RateBeer
   Home Sign Up or Login Advanced Search
   People Ratings Events Places Forums Shop Magazine
      Top By Category  RateBeer Best  Latest Ratings  Top 50    

North Coast Brother Thelonious

North Coast Brother Thelonious - Belgian Strong Ale

* picture credits
copyright may apply

 Percentile 
93
overall
Brewed by North Coast Brewing Company
Style: Belgian Strong Ale

Fort Bragg, California USA

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
Find this beer

Add Distribution Data
send corrections | shelftag |

 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
8183.62/5.03.61/5.0Special9%81.5Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
View Statistics  P 

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.
 Most Recent Top Raters Highest Ratings Who's Rated This?  
 gunsho (134), Louisville, Kentucky, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/57/103/514/20
Feb 10, 2008  
i really like this belgian strong dark. nice rusted orange color with a generous head. airy mouthfeel that is delicately robust. good notes of nuts and molasses. on tap at the map room, chicago, il.


 SudsMcDuff (1691), was CapeTown,SA-now Houston, Texas, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/512/20
Feb 10, 2008  
$7 bucks, no way!! ..smell of faint dryed fruits and chocolate ... as it warms the flavour does improve .. dark prune brown colour ..nice on the tongue but aftertaste is 50-50 ... very odd flavour, good if you really try but is not very enjoyable.. this beer is a janky hoopty!!


 Frauditor (148), Hagerstown, Maryland, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/102/515/20
Feb 9, 2008  
4 pack from wooden keg. I had high expectations for this beer - Belgian Strongs being my bread and butter. Pours medium brown with a think foamy tan head, which disappears within a moderate amount of time. Mouthfeel was thinner than I prefer and it felt as though it wre falling to either side of my tongue. There’s a strange aftertaste that i can’t quite put my finger on yet but i have 3 more bottles to figure it out. not a bad beer probably won’t buy again after the 4pack but decent.


 RunDWP (203), San Jose, California, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/58/105/517/20
Feb 7, 2008  
Lovely. Pours with a nice dark orange color, sturdy light brown head. Low carbination. Slightly fruity, buttery flavor almost like bananas. Swet malty flavors. Has almost creamy consistancy. Tasted as good from the bottle as I remember on tap.


 TikiE (360), Sylva, North Carolina, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/57/104/516/20
Feb 7, 2008  
Finally got to try this guy, thanks Zane for giving me the idea! Amazing beer with a nice burgandy color and a nice frosty head. Doest have that much of a smell, Im kind of stuffed up so I cant really smell, but you can really taste the alcohol but its a nice belgium beer!


 Collint (452), Sylva, North Carolina, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/517/20
Feb 7, 2008  
Pretty big bottle, thanks for this very special beer TikiE. Poures a frothy head. Aroma of sweet fruit. Carbonation is clear. It was very good Belgian.


 thill25 (216), Orlando, Florida, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/58/103/518/20
Feb 4, 2008  
750 ML Bottle...Pours a brown w/ a garnet tint. Slight tannish head that quickly melts away...Nose of yeast and dark fruits. Flavor of dark fruits (raisins and figs), malt, some alcohol and a slight bitterness. The mouthfeel is a little light...Overall, a great sipper.


 beachbum25 (778), Powellville, Maryland, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/510/20
Jan 31, 2008  
750 ML Bottle-Dark reddish brown color w/almost no head. Aroma of burnt molasis. Has a bitter, nutty flavor w/traces of burnt peat & firewood. Wasn’t real crazy @ this one, had a kind of stale flavor to it. Didn’t get that classic fresh, Belgian flavor. Average @ best, I wouldn’t recomend it.



CONSIDER FREE RATEBEER MEMBERSHIP



Join us! RateBeer is made by beer enthusiasts for the craft beer community. Your basic membership is free and allows you to read all beer ratings. Click here to create your account... and give your opinion!

SIGN UP NOW »

View Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82

What's Your Opinion?
Tell us what you think of this beer. Start your free RateBeer account now.
» Click here.

More Belgian Strong Ales

Westvleteren Extra 8 (4.24)

Struise Pannepot Reserva (4.21)

Struise Pannepot (4.2)

Rochefort Trappistes 8 (4.11)

Pizza Port Cuvee de Tomme (4.1)

Abbaye des Rocs Brune (4.09)

Struise Pannepot Grand Reserva (4.05)

Abbaye des Rocs Grand Cru (4.04)

De Dolle Oerbier Special Reserva (4.03)

Gouden Carolus Cuvee Van De Keizer Blauw/Blue (4.01)

Chimay Bleue (Blue) (4.01)

Bush de Nuits (4)

Charlevoix Dominus Vobiscum Lupulus (4)

Bush Prestige (Scaldis Prestige) (3.97)

Abbaye des Rocs Triple Impériale (3.96)


About RateBeer | Add A Beer | Add A Brewer | Edit Personal Info | 100 Beer Club | FAQ | Log out | Feedback? | Copyright 2000-2009, RateBeer LLC