North Coast Brother Thelonious

Dark amber with a decent head. Sweet sour fruits with some mild bitterness. Fizzy and mild finish. Pretty good.

Pours a brown amber color with a nice white froth. Aroma is spicy and a bit tart with some sweet fruity notes. Flavor starts out a little plum and fruity but the spice notes come through in the finish with a nice zing. Smooth finish and a nice medium body. Excellent example of a Belgian abbey ale. Drinking it while listening to a Thelonious record makes it even tastier

[750mL bottle...a year or so old] Pours a dark murky brown with with a wonderful fine silky beige head that forms lovely craters. Interesting aroma... sour like a flemish? malty, varnish, plums, lots of alcohol and some toffee. Subtle, but rich and quality malty/brown sugar, Belgian like flavor. Excellent job NC Nutty and sweet, some plums and light chocolate, varnish and dark, as well as, red fruits. Alcohol is a tad strong... Medium fluffy body that is a bit sticky. Reminds me a bit of Abbaye des Rocs Brune.

Draft at North Coast: Ruddy brown opaque pour with aroma of apricot, cider vinegar and cherry. Strong malt nearly matched by citrus hops with flavors of plum skins, pie crust and musk. Even so, subtle mineral yeast is present. Heavier texture like whole milk, body tipping toward barleywine. A high-alcohol sipper to relax into.

The beer pours a very dark amber almost black with a thick off white head that is mostly lasting. The nose is a yeasty sour funky mix of bread and malts. The flavor is what the nose has lead us to believe; a slightly funky sour with notes of yeast coriander and citrus, the finish is slightly sour and short lived.

12oz bottle. 4-pack purchased in Calgary. Very dark reddish brown with a good yellow tinged head. Keep the liquid swirling in the glass for a steady aroma stream. Alcohol, malt, spices and a hint of molasses. Lively thick mouth feel. I find it tasty, interesting and drinkable. Restrained alcohol. Dark malt and soft spice. A hint of sourness or acid in the finish that is intriguing.

Bottle: beautiful looking beer with a dark red color. Aroma of chocholate, and some yeast. Very thick beer with nice sweetness. The sweetness yeild to a slight hop taste, but this is a good beer. The alcohol is noticeable.

Bottle shared by a generous local. Poured a deep amber-brown color with a thin beige head that faded to a ring. Aroma of sweet brown sugar, bubble gum, some spice, and a hint of yeast. Moderate biting entry with some fruity undertones and a moderately yeast, dry finish. Smooth, moderate dryness. Not bad, but not outstanding and lacks some Belgian character.