North Coast Brother Thelonious

Brewed by North Coast Brewing Company
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Fort Bragg, California USA

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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Estilo belga feito pela escola americana, muito boa, degustada na reunião da Confrabacon EmRibeirão Preto (SP), Brazil.

Smells malty with a little fruit hint. Dark, dark brown color. Darker than I expected for a Belgian. Tastes like figs and malt with a kinda nutty/dry aftertaste. Has a wine feel to it.. It’s not as good as I expected to tell the truth, though it is a very good beer. I would want this with salad or some sort of greens. Don’t get me wrong, it’s good. Just not for me.

8/V/13 - 12Fl. Oz. bottle from Canal’s Liquors (Mt. Ephraim, NJ) @ home - BB: no clue - 2011 vintage (2013-446)

Note: recently I thought I had drunk the last bottle we brought from our honeymoon, but it was not . THIS was. And it was delicious. Shared with my lovely wife, of course.

Little cloudy red brown beer, creamy beige head, little stable, non adhesive. Aroma: lots of sweet malts, caramel, dried fruits, mocha, some chocolate, forest fruits, black berries, dark cherries. Aftertaste: slightly sour touch, dried fruits, cherry jam, bit of alcohol, little bitter, raisins. Very nice beer.

This is a good beer and quantity, very full flavor with good hops balance. Evident bitterness in true aged Belgian fashion, but it is not too bitter to enjoy, sweet smooth tones still prevail. Has a bit of a harder taste than something like a 90 minute IPA. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

(3/2012) bottle. Dark brown. Clear. Yummy chocolate on nose and palate. Soft, a bit sweet. A really tasting, excellent beer.

-- bb/h(n9)

A - Dark brown with ruby highlights. A 1 finger tan head that dissipates into ceiling of micro-bubbles that holds together very well. S - Figs, red delicious apples, currant, vanilla cream, pouched big leaf tobacco, blue/purple grapes, caramel, bready malt, vinous breaths of alcohol. T - A good dose of fruity malt, hints of bitter cocoa, brown sugar syrup, banana esters, some spice( allspice?) and hops, along with a tiny bit of vanilla on the finish. M - Full, low carbonation, a bit cloying, high ABV for the style. This blurs the lines between a Dubbel and a BSDA. I was reviewing it as a Dubbel at first but I don’t know. Great aromas when allowed to warm up and gets high points for the appearance. The spice was hard to detect. Still don’t know what style this is. Try it out for yourself. Serving type: bottle 04-25-2011

Dark amber/brown, typical Belgian characters of dark fruit cake, brown sugar, spices, yeast, peppery bitterness to finish. Quite good.

12oz bottle. Pours a reddish/brown color with a fairly thick off white head. Aroma of dark fruits, chocolate, rum, raisins, molasses, and brown sugar. Taste is sweet dark fruits, caramel, chocolate, with a strong bitter and boozy finish.

Pours reddish brown with a tan head. Aromas of dried cherry, Belgian yeast, and brown bread. Tastes of dried dark fruits, brown bread with molasses, yeast, and a hint of apple. Fairly sweet but nicely balanced with a little hop bitterness. Smooth, medium-full body. I really like this one.

12 oz. bottle. Pours dark amber with a tanned head.. Nose of Fruity malt. Medium to thick mouthfeel, aroma of dried fruits, malts, bret. Some offtaste I can’t define. Not for me.