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Struise Aardmonnik / Earthmonk

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Struise Aardmonnik / Earthmonk

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A Sour Ale formerly brewed by
Struise

Woesten-Vleteren, Belgium

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Commercial Description:
Due to its authenticity, Earthmonk received as less sugar as possible during bottle conditioning in order to prevail all original aromas and flavours. This beer comes with little carbonation and a mini head. Is best served at cellar temperature and poured generously, meaning from a hight of approximately 15 to 20 CM, in an upright standing tulip glass. A big bubbled head will quickly make place for the Earthmonk coming alive! Bottle-conditioned in 33cl (5000 btls.) and 75cl (1000 btls.). At Struise, we never retire beers. At ratebeer, Beers are retired when a new batch is not bottled within 12 months. As Earthmonk takes 18 months to age on oak... we have to be patient.

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 anders37 (2582), Malmö, Sweden
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/518/20

Feb 11, 2007  
Bottle. Pours a dark brown color with a small off-white head. Sour tasrt malty aroma with some vinous hints. Malty tasrt sour flavor with some earthy hints and hints of wood. Has a drytart finish with some vinous hints in th e aftertaste. Very nice.

 muenster (335), Sevierville, Tennessee, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/58/104/518/20
Sep 6, 2008  
Bottle, shared with NachlamSie. Pours murky brown with no head. Not a very attractive beer, but apparently it is intentional. Aroma is very potent. Lots of sour acidic notes, backed with a very earthy backbone, maybe like standing in a big vineyard. Flavor has a very unique sour profile, I’m getting a lot of grapes, vinegar, a bit of caramel, then it washes away with a very acidic cherry sourness. Very enjoyable.


 NachlamSie (1358), Tennessee, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/58/103/519/20
Sep 6, 2008  
Bottle, big thanks to Muenster for this one. The pour is completely still, murky, and muddy brown. When I took a sniff, I vocalized my surprise. This stuff is powerfully aromatic in a very good way. Yeah, it’s cleanly sour, but not just that. Very rich, genuine vinous character is all over the place. A gentle floral backdrop highlights the grapey, winey notes and of course, highly tasteful suggestions of malt vinegar are up front. The mouthfeel is nice, the stillness works very well here. Lots of rich grape, oak, cherry, all strung together by beautiful sourness. I simply can’t get over the harmony and strength of everything. This is without a doubt my single most favorite soured beer I’ve ever had.


 BOLTZ7555 (463), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/102/59/104/517/20
Sep 4, 2008  
Interesting beer...ugly as hell...but very complex and flavorful!!! This one pours a murky muddy river water with exactly 5 large bubbles for a head. The glass remains almost as clean as before the brew was poured...not a single spot of lacing is left. Aroma is pungent and exhibits red wine-like qualities. Grape, raisin, cherry skins, brown sugar, oak and balsamic all are evident in the nose. Flavor is sour but has a caramel undertone that makes this palatable. Enjoyed this one!!!


 ChristianScheffel (2104), Odense, Denmark
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/515/20
Aug 29, 2008  
Brown with a small off-white head. Fruity aroma with pineapple, and some malt, leather and brown sugar. Very sour flavour, mostly vinegar, with a cherry note.


 radiomgb (1761), Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/517/20
Aug 28, 2008  
Deep brown with some rust in colour, thin off-white coloured head, good lacing. The aroma has some balsamic vinegar, cherries, some sweetness, sour and tart with a bit of wood. The flavour is more sweet than sour but it really works here, cherry tartness, light sourness and smooth all at once. Tart mouthfeel, medium body, medium/high carbonation. Finishes lingering, lots of cherries, some grape skins.

Wow, this was awesome, tart and sweet with perfect balance. I am very glad that I have more of this. Why mds called me "barn-tits" while drinking this I’ll never know.

750ml bottle shared by IPFreely, thanks Tim.
Opened on March 28, 2008.
Best before 2011.




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