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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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 mwelsh13 (483), Maryland, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/105/57/104/514/20
Aug 1, 2008  
Deep brown and ruby poured with a nice fluffy head. Sweet aroma. No discernible aromas. Raisins, caramel, and other dark fruits in the taste. Some sweetness remains. A bit thick for my liking, but fits the style.


 pojo41 (315), Hattiesburg, Mississippi, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/516/20
Aug 1, 2008  
Poured into a goblet. Nice hazy amber color with a pretty good off-white head that stayed for a while and left a bit of lacing. Flavor of dark malt, cola and fruit. Alcohol is present in the taste but, isn’t hot or solventy. Sweet malty aroma and good mouthfeel. I thought this was a pretty good attempt at a Belgian strong ale.


 bboeckl (133), Grafton, Wisconsin, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/516/20
Jul 31, 2008  
Aroma of caramelized malt. Dark brown with thin foamy head. Good clarity. Bit of an astringency that is characteristic of some porters. Mouthfeel is velvety, heavy. Dry finish. Not for guzzling. Flavor is that of dark roasted malts, dark fruits and nuttiness. Great beer.


 WesKBob (317), Bethany, Oklahoma, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/516/20
Jul 30, 2008  
Pours an opaque dark red with a thin tan head. Head dissipates rather quickly, but leaves moderate lacing. Aroma is sweet fruit, like cherries, raisins or figs. Flavor is dark and sweet, with fruit and caramel notes. Alcohol is warming in the finish, but not overly so, considering the ABV. Not the best Belgian style I’ve had, but still a very nice beer.


 Sparky27 (1559), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/103/513/20
Jul 30, 2008  
750ml bottle. This beer looks great – pours a deep clear reddish amber with 2 finger light tan head with spotty lacing. Nose is dark ripe fruit, caramel, raisins and alcohol. Taste is much like it smells. Sweet dark fruits like figs and raisins and brown sugar with a mild bitter alcohol finish. Medium mouth feel. A bit to sweet for me, but not a bad beer.


 nqualls (1429), Nashville, Tennessee, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Jul 29, 2008  
Poured a deep amber color with a medium tan head. Very malty/yeasty aroma. Flavor was very earthy. Decent beer.


 Jwasciuk (194), Lowell, Michigan, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/59/103/510/20
Jul 28, 2008  
pours dark red and clear with a frothy light brown head. Aroma is modratly malty, lightly hoppy and boldly yeasty of bannanna and bubble gum, rasins and cherrys. Flavor starts balanced twords sweet, dark caramel, cansy, dark fruit, rasins. Finishes much the same and dry. Medium bodied, watery and livley


logantownsend (15), bonner springs, Kansas, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/104/512/20
Jul 28, 2008  
Pours dark amber and too clear for the style in my opinion. The head stays ok but has very little lacing. Strong caramel smell with raisins as well. Flavor delivers much of the same as the aroma. A bit buttery also. A little thin on the mouthfeel with a decent yet slightly bitter finish. Not much alcohol burn either for the abv.



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