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Founders Blushing Monk

Founders Blushing Monk

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A Fruit Beer brewed by
Founders Brewing Company

Grand Rapids, Michigan USA

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2193.78/5.03.77/5.0Summer12.3%99.1Flute P  Stats

Commercial Description:
AKA: Imperial Belgian Razz

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 Beerman6686 (780), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
4.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/510/104/519/20

May 25, 2008  
Pours a hazy ruby red raspberry color with a nice pinkish head. Aroma is of amazing tart raspberries. Flavor is a very nice tart raspberry flavor but with a nice sweet finish but not syrupy or extract tasting at all. Alcohol content is also hidden extremely well in this one. Excellent.

 unclemattie (1643), Georgia, USA
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/105/518/20
Oct 11, 2008  
22oz bottle. Color of razzberry juice. Ruby red and juicy. Aroma of fresh pressed razzberries. Flavor is nothing but tart juicy fruit. Lots of alcohol which is all very hidden. Beer drinkers and non drinkers would definately mistake this for juice. could be the best fruit beer I’ve tasted. Its just too easy to enjoy!


 ATLBeerDog (217), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Oct 11, 2008  
From a brown 22oz bottle - Pours a dark reddish/brown – very pretty. Smells of tarty raspberries. Below average carbonation. First sip is tart and bitter with the raspberries leading the way. Other fruits could include cherries, pears and grapes. Super fruity not too sour. VERY NICE. The 12.3% is well hidden.


 JCB (1067), Durham, North Carolina, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/514/20
Sep 17, 2008  
22oz from drewbeerme - thanks, dude! A dark, slightly luminous red pour with very little head or carbonation. Rich razz notes in the nose, not surprisingly, but not overpowering or excessively artificial. Imperial Rubaeus? Whatever it is, it hits the mark in some sense but falls short in others. Hits the mark in being a balanced flavorful brew that builds strength on the other Founders beers in this vein. Falls short insofar as there’s a thin, cola-like quality to the brew, and the somewhat excessive alk makes for a bit of a clash. Certainly easy drinking (perhaps too much so) and nice balanced flavors (mild acidity), but nothing to write home about.


 lb4lb (1453), Austin, Texas, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/517/20
Sep 10, 2008  
Bottle in trade from knight84. Thanks man!
Pours a rich cranberry color with a nice smell of fresh raspberries and a light hint of booze. Taste is all raspberry and is nicely dry. A sublte yeasty flavor mingles with the bold raspberry flavor, and there is a nice bready backbone to the fruit. Very, very well hidden alcohol and very easy to drink. If this wasn’t so expensive, I would trade for and drink a lot more of it! Great fruit beer.


robdouglas71 (1), USA
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3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/515/20
Aug 30, 2008  
I’m not sure what’s "Belgian" about this . . . It tastes like a stronger version of Founders’ other raspberry beer. Great color, nice aroma and flavor, if you like fruit beers. Hides the 12.3% very well.



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