Big Boss Monkey Bizz-Ness

Brewed by Big Boss Brewing Company
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Raleigh, North Carolina USA

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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Sampled on draft at the brewery. Pours a light amber color with a medium head. Average head retention and lacing. Aroma of peach and caramel. Taste is very fruity with notes of citrus, pear and peach. Medium bodied.

On tap at Sam’s Quik Shop. Hazy golden pour, thin white head with some light lacing. Yeasty bread aroma. Heavy carbonation. Flavor is spicy in the beginning with heavy fruity ester notes. A mild malt flavor at the end. The bite from the. Carbonation seems to linger.

Draught @ brewery. This one pours a fairly clear, golden with a tinge of orange color. There was a small off white head that leaves just a bit of lacing. The aroma is good. There are notes of earthiness, malt sweetness, fruit, floral and spices. The taste is very good. It is just slightly sweet, earthy, spicy, very faint fruits. A nice brew.

Draught. Pours orange, slight haze, small white head. Strong aroma of pepper, yeast, fairly complex. Flavor is yeasty, spice--ginger, coriander--apricot, peach, a little raisin. Slight alcohol in finish.

Orange gold pour with of white head and lace. Aroma of brown sugar and apples. Sweet maltiness, brown sugar, and abv. Medium bodied with good carbonation. A beer I liked.

Sampled at World Beer Festival Durham NC - pours a cloudy golden color with foamy white head. Aroma of yeast, spice, and fruit. Taste is fairly fruity (citrus) along with yeast and coriander. Nice ale that met my expectations.

Sampled at Brewgrass 2009. Cloudy yellow, big white head. Very yeasty, fruity, banana-y aroma. Flavor is juicy, orange and other citrus mixed with a lot of yeasty notes. Pretty tasty.

pint @ Tyler’s Apex. Ok aroma, sweet, spice, little funk, banana, coriander. Hazed brownish orange color, small head that faded quick. no lace. Sweet yeasty flavor, Medium Body, smooth mouthfeel, spice sweet finish, Good, not one to drink a bunch of, I thought this was just the surrender monkey rebadged, but I see it so I rate it.....

The 4th installment of the "monkey’ series. I have to admit i’ve liked previous versions better. Muddy brown pour with a thin beige head. Sweet malts,dark fruits, and spice on the nose. Candi sugar, tropical fruits, spice, yeast. Flavor was a little to sweet and on the verge of being cloying.

Hazy amber body with off-white head. Aroma is moderately sweet, candi sugar, bread, kiwi, some pepper, lemon. Taste is moderately sweet, yeast, candi sugar, orange, some alcohol, light pepper. Sticky medium-full body.