Rogue Monk Madness

Clear coppery mahoganey. Tan creamy head. Aroma is wet malts with some sweet hops. Odd creamy bitterness covered brown malts in taste. I don’t know... I don’t want to describe it anymore; its hard to get into.

extremly cloudy off earthy brown w/ some visable carbonation and an off tan head w/ good lacing. Aroma is sweet carmels some light resinous pines a touch of raisens. Palate is dry and well coated. Flavor is very dry a piney lingering bitterness, not very good..

Bottle. Hazy brown body under a tan head. Brown sugar and crystal malt aroma - sweet. "Brown" flavor - crystal malt, oatmeal cookie, and tootsie roll in the finish. Bitter hops linger. Solid stuff but not interesting.

650ml brown bottle. Red/brown colour, bright red highlights. Good head retention, sticky tan foam. Aroma is sweet with a lot of caramel with light hop resins. Flavour is quite hoppy, light malt characte. Lingering bitterness, grapefruity aftertaste with trace dark malt and toffee.

22 oz bottle: pour is reddish brown with a light sand colored head. aroma is very sweet and malty. caramel and maple syrup. hops and fruity ester also present. very surprised by them amount of bitterness in this beer as i was expecting it to by a belgian style, not an american strong ale. bitter and roasted. thin and plain. not bad but not great. its just different. not one of rogues best offerings.

Verre de dégustation, provenant d’une bouteille de 22 oz, lors d’une soirée chez Glouglouburp. Arôme: Odeur d’houblons et de malt rôtis. Apparence: La couleur est ambrée rougâtre avec une faible densité de bulle. Présence d’un mince col mousseux sur le verre. Saveur: Goût d’houblons et de malt rôtis. Durée moyenne de l’arrière goût. Palette: Le corps est moyen avec une texture légèrement huileuse. Présence d’houblon en arrière goût. (Rating #946)

Clear copper body with a little beige head. Well malted and generously hopped. Basic moderately roasted and caramelized malts flavour. Hops make-up in quantity what they lack in expressiveness. Slight rotten fruits flavours but not really unpleasant. Rather ordinary and unadventurous American Strong Ale. Monks’ madness ain’t what it used to be, Rasputin would be bored to death.

This beer was better than what I thought it would be. I am a bit surprised of the low scores, but I am agree with everyone else. The reason being is not in the appearance. The appearance was a nice dark brown, a hint of ruby coloring. The flavor was somewhat roasted, with a sweet hint. Very interesting. This beer had a slight bitter aftertaste, but I was hoping the beer to be bit smoother. The beer was actually very thin. This beer does not drink like a meal. I love it when beer actuallyfills me up, this did not have that affect. I am noticing the malt flavor as the beer warms up. Still not my favorite, very surprised, as I have never tried an American Strong Ale as of yet.