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Alpine Beer Company Chez Monieux


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A Sour Ale brewed by
Alpine Beer Company (CA)

Alpine, California USA

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613.61/5.03.59/5.0Special5.8%46.2 Snifter P  Stats

Commercial Description:
A Belgian Lambic aged in red wine barrels. Generous amounts of the tart montmorency cherry were added after 12 months of aging. Sour from lactic and acetic acids produced from special wild yeasts. A delicious tart, sour treat.

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 Vac (2184), San Diego, California, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/516/20

Apr 21, 2008  
Bottle shared by Bill Batten of Alesmith. Pours a clear, rose body topped by a thin white head with some lacing. It’s sour with a touch of underlying sweetness from the cherries. Becomes tart in the finish. Light bodied, crisp and dry.

 DaSilky1 (1528), San Diego, California, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/58/104/517/20
Jul 22, 2008  
I need to give props to Pat & crew...If Pat is still the crew, who knows...it’s been a a while since i paid any attention to the brewing industry, but in any event...They deserve praise for doing this beer. Alpine came out of nowhere with its "Pure Hoppiness" and blew the IPA fans away...Then, they beat us over the head with Exponential Hoppiness before double IPAs even became a normal thing...You never really saw two many belgian ales come out of Alpine until somewhat recent...at least, not that i ever saw...Then there’s the Chez Monieux..This cloudy playdoh/blood orange fluid is damn right inviting if i do say my damn self. The nose was a floral garden of vinous cherry with old citrus/ruby red grapefruit waves. Flavors were vinous and slightly citrusy with floral sweetness riding along. Its perfectly clean throughout with no major flavor flaws...the floral fruitiness is down right fun...the sourness is solid, and well, the beer is fucking cool man, shit.


 Snojerk321 (907), San Diego, California, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Jul 20, 2008  
2nd beer tasted @ the Stone Sour Fest 2008. Poured a hazy pink color with a fizzy one finger head. Tart cherry and with some wood and spicy funk.


 fishingnet (737), Brandon, Florida, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/515/20
Jul 20, 2008  
Bottle courtesy Ibrew2or3. Thanks Dave. Pours a slightly hazy peach with a small white head. Aroma of tart citrus, spicy yeast, and oak. Taste is the same as aroma with tart cherries in the finish. Medium thin mouthfeel with a moderate amount of acidity and a spicy finish. A little pricey at $30 a bottle but at least I didn’t pay for it. Very good.


 sebletitje (147), Tampa, Florida, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/102/513/20
Jul 16, 2008    Updated: Jul 22, 2008
Bottle courtsey of ibrew2or3. Pours amber/red. Nose is filled with yeast and light cherry tone. The flavor has again a lot of yeast and oaky, giving a tart, lightly sugary, but very dry and acidic aftertaste. Really couldn’t get over the vinagry acidic taste. Overpriced.


 JK (2356), Twin Cities, Minnesota, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/105/516/20
Jul 15, 2008  
Some brett in the aroma and the flavor. Lots of yeast in the aroma and light cherry. The flavor however, is loaded with sweet cherry, like cherry pie filling, perhaps not that sweet. A little acidic. Sour for a fruit beer. Mildly sour. A bright red color. A very nice fruit beer. Thanks to BDR for sharing.




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