Monk in the Trunk Organic Amber Ale

Inlet Brewing Company
Brewed at Thomas Creek Brewery
Style: Amber Ale
Jupiter, Florida USA

Serve in English pint, Shaker

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amber body with a thin white ring of head and mild spotty lace. livestock grain feed aroma heavy on the nose. minimal hop presense. mild bitterness and acidity. moderate carb. rather boring.

12oz bottle from Whole Foods, Tampa. Pours hazy amber-orange with an off-white fizzy, dissipating head. Nose is slight malt, honey, and fruit, but beer is dominated by Belgian Yeast character that lets nothing else out in the aroma. Flavor is the same as the Belgian Yeast is having Napolean Complex and dominating everything else. Medium body and slightly dry finish.

12 oz bottle from Pantani. Nose of sweet caramel with a hint of bubblegum. Clear light amber with a medium, lightly lacing, beige head. Flavor is peppery with caramel and a touch of spiciness. This would be a decent session ale.

Clear transparent amber bronze pour has a smallish white coating of head. Has a semisweet caramel malty nose with a touch of graininess and earthy hops. Starts with average fullness and some light toasty caramel and biscuity maltiness with a touch of semi-tart fruits before a drier toasted grainy finish. Pretty drinkable, but could use a fuller flavor.

The aroma and mouthfeel seemed very muted as if it was watered down. The finish was alos very muted but did show some notes of the hops. I will try again as it seems that it should be better.

Bottle served in Duval snifter: Clean amber hue with a fading frothy head and minimal lacing. The aroma has notes of crystal caramelized and biscuity malts, herbal and earthy esters, slight apricot and peach, beernuts, and some butterscotch. The taste is pretty much a hybrid of your paint by numbers Amber Ale and a mild Belgian Ale. Sweet and fruity with some diacetyl notes. Herbal, nutty and slightly spicy finish does help with some semblance of balance. The mouth feel is just there, a tad thin and chalky with a hint of metallic notes. It is what it is, just your average brew.

pours a clear brown with small head. aroma is nutty with a hint of spiciness. mouthful has a nice nuttiness to it then finishes with Belgian spice. Belgian yeast seems out of place in sunny FLA, but nice brew none the less.

I’ve never really tried organic beers in my comings and goings of beer stores but this one is pretty damn good. Has a light brown gold color when poured. Definitly has a light spice note to it with a little bit of fruit in there as well.

Spicy like a Unibroue product. Lots of Nutmeg and cinnamon, maybe cloves. This should be a Christmas Ale. It’s fantastic as long as it stays cold (like most heavily spiced beers) but with warm food, outdoors in Miami’s 98 degree weather, it gets nasty quick. On Tap at Yard House, Coral Gables.

A nice abbey style amber ale. On draft at a quaint Irish bar in Jupiter, FL. Good flavor and balance--not too strong. Color was light amber.