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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Dangle (31), Cullowhee, North Carolina, USA

4.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.3	7/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	20/20

May 3, 2008

First of all, I just want to say that the music of Thelonious Monk has changed my life as a music. His ideas were so unique and inspirational that i incorporate them into my own compositions. Away Beer. Yes nice dark brown almost bronze color Big ol’ Of white head. Nice thick lacing. Tastes of Fruit and malts. Kinda carmel. Yea great beer.

AR (423), Georgia, USA

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

May 3, 2008

This is a nice, full-bodied beer. Good aroma and a nice head. Flavor is that of dark fruits with a hoppy kick.

donteatpoop (124), Youngstown, Ohio, USA

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	5/10	4/5	7/10	5/5	14/20

Apr 30, 2008

Okay, I’ll admit it. I bought this because it referenced one of the greatest jazz musicians of all time. The fact that it was a Belgian style ale was only an added bonus. Pours a nice clear dark amber, almost brown with a thin tan head capping the beer off. Leaves a thin lace along the side of the glass as it is drunk. The scent was faint, smelling of moist soil and hops. The taste was profoundly more intense than the scent, tasting of caramel, sugars, and malts. Beautiful mouth-feel, very full and creamy. Well balanced in the mouth and a perfect level of carbonation. This was a solid belgian style abbey ale, one that I am willing to pick up again in the future. Serving type: bottle

mar (1804), Dallas, Texas, USA

3.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.2	6/10	4/5	6/10	3/5	13/20

Apr 26, 2008

on tap. deep ruby pour with a thin cream head. can’t pick up any real scent besides fruit. nice on the palate and quite an interesting taste of spicy malts and fruit.

GJF (498), Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA

3.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.8	7/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	16/20

Apr 22, 2008

I really like this beer. Pours a nice dark ruby with a solid tan head. Good biscuity aroma with lots of fruit--raisin and cherry mostly--in the flavor. Yeasty in the finish. It’s well balanced and really quite drinkable.

daknole (2884), Plantation, Florida, USA

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

Apr 22, 2008

This is a nice brew folks. Nice crystal clear brown color with a decent sized head. Dried fruits on the nose and tongue. Good malt and a bit of hops to balance it well. I like this beer.

RichJ7 (1175), Cullman, Alabama, USA

3.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.8	8/10	3/5	8/10	4/5	15/20

Apr 18, 2008 Updated: Jun 3, 2009

Ruby amber with a fruity, yeasty nose. Flavor is abbey ale all the way - dark dried fruits and bready malts with yeasty goodness. Rich and tasty. Very good.

Pwn3d (1053), Manhattan, New York, USA

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	7/10	4/5	6/10	3/5	15/20

Apr 17, 2008

750ml bottle. Part of a blind tasting. Clear brown pour with nice head atop. Seems rated a bit high.. i didn’t find anything to exciting about this. Good but one of the weaker brews of the night.

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