Boaks Two Blind Monks

Boaks
Brewed at High Point Brewing Company
Style: Abbey Dubbel
Pompton Lakes, New Jersey USA

Serve in Trappist glass

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Tasted a 12oz bottle with Brian the brewer himself.Poured a nice dark bown,the usual color of an abbey.The aromas were of tons of malt,toffee,raisins.The flavors were malt,of course,chocolate,all the usual suspects.I liked it so much I brought a keg of it to put on the bar I purchase for in Warren,can not wait to try it on draft.

UPDATED: APR 26, 2008 12 oz bottle from Oak Tree. Drank out of the Unibrue glass that Jay hooked me up with, thanks Jay. Pours a deep ruby/ brown body with a huge frothy off white head. Aroma of candied sugar, figs, raisins, prunes, sugar, maltiness, brown bread and some more sugar. Medium to full bodied that is nice and creamy with a good touch of carbonation present. flavor is sweet and fruity with notes of fig, raisin, plums and finishes with a touch of srawberry. Great new brewer that I hope makes it because I will drink loads of this beer. PS get some new labels the old ones are uglier then some of my old one night stands.

On tap at Capones. Very nice Dubbel. Thin lacing head, caramel in color, light smooth hop taste, malt is hearty. Very nice beer.

Got this compliments of thaichile in my first beer trade. 12 oz bottle poured into my Chimay Chalice A- Body is a very cloudy nut brown color. Pours with a small white head that quickly fades to a thin collar around the glass. No lacing is left behind. Cloudiness is thick and uniform. S- Nose is very rich with caramel, nuts and toffee. Nose is robust and sweet. T- Sweet caramel and toffee come through upfront with a nutty overtone. Some yeast is noticeable in the background. A hint of roasted malt bitterness comes through for the finish. A hint of alcohol warmth lingers with all the other mentioned flavors. P- Low carbonation and thick body. Smooth and rich with yeast. Very well done. O- I would believe this beer were a dopplebock or even a Scottish ale before I would guess dubbel. The only resemblance it has to a classic dubbel is the yeast presence. But hey just because ti doesn’t fit in doesn’t mean it isn’t a good beer. This one is rich and malty with a superb mouthfeel. Serving type: bottle Reviewed on: 08-26-2008 02:38:47

12 oz bottle thanks to dmac. Thank you dave. Rich malty yeasty flavors that I enjoy. Very good and thank you for sharing.

Bottle. Deep reddish brown in color with a little off white head. Malty chocolatety roasty aroma. Caramel yeasty notes. Dark fruity spicy malty flavor. Vanilla hoppy notes. Finish is slightly bitter. Medium bodied. Nice beer Brian. Very drinkable.

Nice crisp amber/copper coloured body with muddy ruby tints and a nice one centimetre tall tan head. Aroma of nice pit fruits, raisins, figs, caramel, hops and a good touch of alcohol polished off by a sniff of oak. Effervescent, medium-bodied; Strong fruity and almost citric taste up front then fades to a nice maltiness, tons of caramel, a touch of nuts and a very light metallic and earthy finish. Aftertaste is fairly mild, perhaps more carbonation in the palate than other dubbels, but the flavour profile is about right. Overall, a good and rather complex dubbel that I was suprised and happy with. I’d definitely try another one of these, but it seems that it’s not available all over the place. I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased from Ramsey Liquors in Ramsey, New Jersey on 19-January-2009, sampled at home in Washington on 01-October-2009.

Classic dubbel yeastiness; I can smell the earthy spiciness (clove, almost!) from a few feet away. There is a big yeast blob in the neck of the bottle.Excellent, thick ecru head, lasts a long time. Very dark brown, almost impenetrable. Flavor is a whirlwind of alcohol, iron and molasses, fruity brown sugar and nuts (nut meat, walnut specifically). Raisin sweetness charges in at 60 deg (I started at 55 deg). Quite spritzy carbonation, almost too much. Pretty true to style. Thanks to hophead75 for the bottle.

Full bodied, bready aroma and sharp malt and dried fruit flavor. I really liked this Dubbel from Boaks. Reminded me of another Dubbel that’s brewed in Joisey. I’d drink another one in a hot minute. I just wonder the next time I pour a bottle of 2 Blind Monks into a Chimay glass if I’ll have the same love for it.

12 oz bottle from Oaktree. Pours a nice deep ruby color with a nice lasting off beige- almost grayish look and nice lace. Aroma is phenolic yeasty spiciness but not overdone- the typical high fruity esters and fusels seem very light which I like- also a slight sea-air saltiness in the aroma that I get form some saisons- nice yeast strain and temp control here. Flavor is nicely malty, some hints of nuts, toasted bread, caramel and munich malts, light fruitiness in the middle- some raisin but also toffee in there- with a dry bready finish and some light earthy spicy phenols in the end as well. Mouthfeel is nice- carbonation is med to hgih, but not overcarbed- nice mouthfeel. Better than I expected since I dont usually like Dubbels. Nice beer.