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Four+ Monkshine

Four+ Monkshine

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A Belgian Ale brewed by
Uinta Brewing Company

Salt Lake City, Utah USA

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513.06/5.03.05/5.0Special7%34.5Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler P  Stats

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Brewed at Uinta's experimental Four+ Brewery. Monkshine gives a Belgian twist to the pale ale. Instead of being highly hopped, this beer gets its accent from spicy and fruity Belgian yeast. The complex aroma features notes of clove, honey and banana with malt undertones. The palate is smooth and malty with a touch of spicy sweetness.

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 footbalm (1217), Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
1.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/103/53/102/57/20

Mar 2, 2008  
Well I feel bad as I have sent a few of these out in trades as extras, mostly just as a novelty. Just a bit of flavor. Really difficult to create something that is close to a Belgian Ale in Utah.

 nearbeer (1336), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/515/20
Oct 10, 2008  
12 oz, bb 5/23/08. Absolutely clear (and no sediment in the bottle at all!) orange-copper with a large, lasting head. Aromas of metallic apple, caramel and spicy clove-banana. Flavor is tart apple, funky caramel and grain, bitterish dry wheat, earthy cinnamon and clove. Light-medium body is slightly tingly and dry with a touch of chest-warming alcohol in the finish. Interesting beer that seems to put sort of an English Ale twist on the Belgian style.


 ucusty (1217), Wake Forest, North Carolina, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/56/103/512/20
Oct 7, 2008  
Cloudy gold pour. Spicy aroma. Yeast banana and clove for flavor. Cloying finish


 daknole (858), Plantation, Florida, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/516/20
Oct 1, 2008  
Bottle from strykzone. Thanks! Very interesting beer. Pours a hazy godl with a big white head. Aroma of yeast, banana, honey, apple juice and malts. Flavor is yeasty, sweet, a tad spicy and a very small hop profile. I do believe this beer is way underrated.


 NachlamSie (1387), Tennessee, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Aug 24, 2008  
Bottle best before May 23, 2008. I don’t like to post ratings of beers that are past their recommended date stamp, but I actually liked this one and found little to no negative signs of age. The pour is hazy copper with a receding white head. The aroma is light, but solidly estery with hints of banana, coriander, lemon zest, and a pleasing dryness. The palate is slightly spritzy which melds well with the fruity sweetness. A typical banana and clove flavor profile hits my tongue, but it is appropriate and well done. The finish brings out that dryness I picked up in the aroma. I’m not sure exactly how to describe it, but it rounds out everything well. I also detect hints of green apples and black tea. This is a decent attempt by a small American brewer from Utah to replicate a basic Belgian style. I have no real problems with the brew and I feel that while it isn’t exceptional, it’s certainly underrated. Yeah, I don’t understand such a low score for this one.


 hopdog (4654), Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Aug 6, 2008  
12oz bottle acquired in trade with douglas88 (thanks!). Bottle labeled bottled on 11/12/07. Poured a medium and hazy golden color with a large sized head. Aromas of banana fruitiness, honey, spices, and yeast. Tastes of bananans, honey, and some citrus.



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