North Coast Brother Thelonious

	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
824	3.62/5.0	3.61/5.0	Special	9%	81.4	Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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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MatSciGuy (630), Rosemount, Minnesota, USA

3.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.9	8/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	15/20

Jul 13, 2008

[Bottle] Pours a beautiful, clear amber with a medium off white head. Aroma is sweet and malty, with notes of raisins, fruity yeast, and maybe some spices. Flavor is raisin forward, with the spices coming through a little bit. Nice, light mouthfeel, and the alcohol is barely detectable. Very nice Belgian style brew.

jrob21 (1257), Atlanta, Georgia, USA

3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	7/10	3/5	8/10	4/5	15/20

Jul 11, 2008

Poured a clear reddish brown color. Had this baby on draft from the Midway. Couldn’t get a great impression of the aroma but what I did get was caramel malt goodness. Flavor was very fruity upfront with some cherry. It then faded to a chewy malt and caramel flavor. Next up some grape and raisin. Finally on the finish is a bitter hop flavor. There is a bit of an alcoholic bit to it that is a little offputting but that’s the only knock for now.

rustychiles (1018), Mesa, Arizona, USA

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	7/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	15/20

Jul 11, 2008

Pours a reddish brown with a small off white head. Aroma of fruits, malt and caramel. Flavor is fruits, yeast, spices, candy. Loads of carbonation, and pretty decent mouthfeel on this one, but something seems just a touch out of balance. Still very decent.

Tejas (695), Dallas, Texas, USA

3.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.4	5/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	16/20

Jul 9, 2008

Malty but not to much so. Smooth palate. Dark red color. Little cherry flavor. Good Belgian. Not to yeasty which I dig.

Alldaydrinker (558), Norwood, Massachusetts, USA

3.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.4	7/10	4/5	6/10	3/5	14/20

Jul 6, 2008

Pours a murky redish amber colorw with small tan head. Nose of caramel, toffee, fig and touch of fruits. Initial taste of toffee galore, caramel lingering, dark fruits and yeast. Finishing with a touch of fruits, caramel, spiciness from the abv, mild hop balance. Flavors is kind of one dimensional too similar to the aroma. Medium body. Good head retention and spot lacing of the glass. Average palate duration.

WeeObese (18), San Diego, California, USA

4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4	8/10	5/5	7/10	3/5	17/20

Jul 5, 2008

The beer pours dark amber almost ruby in color with a thick tan colored head that dissipates quickly.The smell is dominated by dark carmel malts, fruity spicy phenols, and slight alcohol. Taste is sweet malt followed by strong alcohol, and finishes with a nice Belgian yeast aftertaste. The mouthfeel is warming and full. The beer is pretty big so, although tasty, more than one could be a little too much.

Nik925 (303), California, USA

3.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.4	7/10	4/5	5/10	5/5	13/20

Jul 5, 2008

dark candi sugar, too much candi sugar burnt sugar tasting, many things were done right in brewing, but the candi sugar to up the alcohol makes it taste crude

fidel (918), Livermore, California, USA

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	7/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	15/20

Jul 4, 2008

Deep amber, malty, dark fruits, yeast, caramel, nice carbonation with a slight bitter bite.

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