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North Coast Brother Thelonious

North Coast Brother Thelonious - Belgian Strong Ale

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 Percentile 
93
overall
Brewed by North Coast Brewing Company
Style: Belgian Strong Ale

Fort Bragg, California USA

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
8183.62/5.03.61/5.0Special9%81.5Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
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Commercial Description:
With the developing interest in Belgian abbey ales and the monasteries that brew them, it’s time to remind the world that here in the U.S., we have a Monk of our own. Jazz icon Thelonious Monk is the inspiration for North Coast Brewing’s new Belgian-style abbey ale called, appropriately enough, Brother Thelonious. The beer is being released in conjunction with the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz (www.monkinstitute.org), and the brewery will make a contribution to the Institute for every case sold to support jazz education. Like a Belgian “Dark Strong Ale”, the beer is rich and robust with an ABV of 9%. The package is a 750 ml bottle with a traditional cork and wire finish and features a label picturing the jazz master himself.
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 drjay44 (758), Salida, Colorado, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/105/516/20
Nov 30, 2008  
750 ml.. bottle. 9.4% ABV. Pours a thin head with minimal lacing, over a dark reddish brown slightly cloudy body, and minimal yeast sediment.....nose of esthers, fruits primarily citrus, cherry....tastes of esthers including lots of cherry, some raisin, delightfully complex and somewhat sweet...mouth feel is thick and chewy. North coast labels it as an abbey strong and it certainly meets the style. Quite delicious!!! 11/30/2008


 finol (475), Nacka (Stockholm), Sweden
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/104/515/20
Nov 29, 2008  
(small) Bottle from Systembolaget When poured it looks like a darker version of Coke, with a small short lasting head. The armoa contains enough citrus to reveal that its an american brew. Chocklaty malts in taste.


 yespr (11645), Copenhagen O, Denmark
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Nov 29, 2008  
12 fl oz bottle. Pours clear and golden brown with a semi fizzy tan head. Spice, berry fruity and malty aroma. Sweet malty with a solid roasted flavoured and spiced malt base. Lingering spiced and fruity flavoured, lasting into the finish. Slight sticky.


 Pinball (2693), Allerød, Denmark
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Nov 21, 2008  
sourish, citruish aroma sort of lures me on.. what the f* is this?, very faint dark fruits and raisins. clear red, nice head. flavor is dark fruits, raisins(faint) , nutyish sweetish marcipanish flavor, nice.


 Theis (3617), Denmark
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/515/20
Nov 21, 2008  
Bottle at home - bought at Systembolaget, Malmö. Clear dark brown - offwhite head. Dark bread, sweetness, high malty, raisins, berries, dried dark fruits, light yeasty, ryebread, caramel, raisins, brown sugar, syrup, chocolate, high malty, high sweetness.


 kevd193213 (477), Hope Valley, Rhode Island, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
Nov 21, 2008  
750 mL bottle. Brownish amber pour with a medium tan head. Aroma of caramel and raisins. Nice lacing, taste of raisins, caramel, bread and malt. Aftertaste has a nice warming alcohol flavoring but not too much that gets in the way of an even finish.


 Egon (392), Gothenburg, Sweden
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/104/514/20
Nov 20, 2008  
Bottle. Dark amber with small whitish head. Caramel and fruit. Brown bread. The malt hides the alcohol quite well, maybe too well. Low bitterness.


 jeremytoni (1069), Swedesboro, New Jersey, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/513/20
Nov 20, 2008  
From a bottle poured an amber/light brown color with a small head. Nice smooth malty flavor with a lingering finish.



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