 PWalk (332), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Jul 7, 2005
Highly enjoyed this beer. Aroma has some nice hints of oak to go along with what you would normally expect from Merry Monks. There is much the same in the flavor as oaks pervades throughout with a nice smooth bourbon underneath the sweet beer. Finish had a little alcohol burn to it with some bitter notes. Very tasty brew.
puzzl (1715), New York, New York, USA
Aug 18, 2008 12oz bottle, getting on two years old. At first pour this was brutal, but as its warmed its opened up and has turned into a fairly decent beer. Pour is a great gold with almost no head. Aroma is intense and very fruity, tons of esters, some booze and some toothpaste. Body is pretty thin, and some of that bourbon comes through in the flavor and blocks a lot of notes. Overall a bit tough to drink though not the massive failure I was expected by any means.
bitbucket (1536), Kirkland, Washington, USA
Aug 5, 2008 22, capped, thanks to ??? at the recent tasting. Pours clear dark gold with a white ring of foam. Lightly sour apple aroma, maybe with some butterscotch behind it? Light body moderate carbonation. Lightly sour and hot finish. This vaguely reminds me of a old cold and cough remedy: 1 jigger hot water; one jigger lemon juice, one jigger honey and one jigger bourbon. Tastes pretty much the same, except for the lower temperature in this one. I almost want to heat it up.
after4ever (1696), Brier, Washington, USA
Aug 3, 2008 22, capped. Cloudy medium amber with bright gold highlights. Virtually headless, laceless. No legs. Mild, orangey, a little bit of biscuit. Subued tart finish.
nearbeer (1199), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
Aug 1, 2008 Updated: Aug 2, 200865o ml. Cloudy pale orange gold with a bottle gush that flits away and settles to a nice small ring of cream. Aroma is butterscotch, apple and alcohol. Wow taste is cherry-apple-butterscotch coughdrop like I have never tasted in a beer before. It’s actually not bad, but OMG sweet fruity alcohol with a lot of chest warming; I should have saved this one for a winter-time sinus infection. I like the lightly carbonated, light-medium body with gum-tingly alcohol. Actually very drinkable for all the sweetness and alcohol.
Mr_Stitch (119), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Apr 22, 2008 22oz Bottle. Pours a light gold color with tight white head that disappears quickly and leaves some lacing around the glass. Aroma is oak, bourbon, bread dough, and some fruitiness. Taste is very nice, up front you get hit with a quick burst of grapes then it moves into the mellow flavors of wood and bourbon. It all ends rather cleanly with a nice dry finish much like a glass of champaign. Mouthfeel is very dry with a bit of tangyness from the alcohol and carbonation. This is a very nicely brewed beer, I enjoyed it very much and will be recommending it to friends.
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