North Coast Brother Thelonious

Dark red brown color with golden tanned fizzy head. Sweet salty aroma of dark malt, dried prunes and soysauce. Rich flavor of sweet dark malt, burnt sugar, raisins, prunes, dark syrup bread, Thick creamy and smooth mouthfeel with a finishing alcohol warmth to it.

Aroma: fruity, wort, dried fruit, malts (heavy), sourish, yeast (coriander, seville orange, liquorice)... Slightly roasted, red currants, sappy hops... pears.
Flavour: powerful, roasted (but not burnt at all), nice chocolate malt, prunes, liquorice. Very mellow.
Palate: wonderful, fizzy, creamy, very smooth... thick.
Appearance: brown, mellow copper w/yellow bizarre, surprisingly nonfrothy head.

Bottle. Dark amber color with a dissapering head. Aroma is malty, notes of dried fruits, plums, caramel and some american hops. Flavour is sweet, malty, notes of dried fruits, caramel, american hops, citrus. Pretty filling in the mouth and quite drinkable - it’s a very nice sipper. And yes, it reminds me a bit of Dugges Wallonia, though the latter one is a bit better. Worth the price though!

Bottle, 355ml - dark amber colored beer with a disappearing dense beige head. Aroma is malty with hints of caramel, amaretto and American style hops. Also some smokiness hides in the background. Flavor is rather sweet with strong notes of nuts. Lots of other flavors are somewhat evident. Was expecting a little bit more still.

Ruby colour smal creamy beige head. alcohol together with sugar and dark fruits in the nose. flavour is sweet with dark fruits reminds me of Dugges Wallonia but this beer is not as complex as that one although this beer is better value for money.

Pours a dark brown with light tan head, good lacing. Dark fruits and caramel dominate the taste. A good beer for the style and pretty cheap.

750 ml bottle purchased at Spirit’s Burlington. Pours a murky deep chestnut brown with an average size foamy light beige head. Wow what an aroma, is this bourbon barrel aged?? Strong complex with notes of vanilla, raisin, fig, prune, bourbon, toffee, caramel, brown sugar,yeast, just comlex and great all around. Medium bodied yet with a flat mouthfeel almost as if there was not much carbonation despite the head that I observed on the original pour. Flavor isn’t quite as complex as the great aroma but still pleasant. Flavors of dark fruits(figs, plum, raisin), brown bread, yeast, brown sugar and some candy notes(toffee and caramel) come through. This is one solid beer that I would gladly have again and again.

12 oz bottle. Maybe the most interesting looking bottle I’ve seen. Great theory for the beer, and it works. Pours a hazy amber with minimal head. Aroma is earthy and sweet malt. Mouthfeel is thick and chewy, with a bit of alcohol burn to it. Flavors are nutty and earthy. Not as much on the spice as a lot of true Belgians. No sediment, so this one tastes a bit "cleaner" than a lot of the yeasty abbey style ales.