Monk's Café Flemish Sour Ale
BELGIUM - Our own private label brewed for us by the family owned Van Steenberge brewery, just outside of Ghent, Belgium. Medium body, red color, somewhat fruity nose, malt flavor with a slight lactic sourness. A real thirst quencher and palate cleanser. 5.5%abv
Allagash Curieux
MAINE - This is their Belgian-style Tripel that was aged in a Jim Beam whiskey cask. Hints of vanilla, oak & bourbon. 11%abv
Blaugies La Moneuse
BELGIUM - A classic saison. Hardy, semi-dry malt character, a fresh but not overpowering hoppiness, abundant yeasty, fruity flavors and a fairly strong, but pleasant mustiness. 8%abv
Boon Geuze Selection
BELGIUM - Lambic from specific foeders are selected to best produce a “keg conditioned” geuze. Full bodied with signature sourness and low carbonation. 6.3%abv
Chimay Dorée
BELGIUM - Chimay Gold was formerly reserved for the monastic community, staff and guests of Scourmont Abbey. Refreshingly crisp with a nice balance of citrus and spice. Finishes with a hint of bitterness. 4.8%abv
De Dolle Dulle Teve
BELGIUM - "Mad Bitch" from the mad brewer. Kris' version of a Tripel. Lots of hops & candi sugar in the nose. Sweet, golden fruit palate. Citrus finish. 10%abv
De Halve Moon Brugse Zot
BELGIUM - Refreshing blonde ale with a hint of citrus-y hops. This is awesome when it's fresh and this keg is very fresh. 6%abv
De La Senne Zenne Pils
BELGIUM - A traditionally decocted, unfiltered and unpasteurized German style lager with generous amounts of noble hop varieties. Refreshingly crisp with a perfectly balanced malt backbone. 4.9%abv
Dupont Monk's Stout
BELGIUM - Owner/Brewer Olivier found his grandfather's recipe while reading through the old journals. Olivier showed that recipe book to me on a visit to Brasserie Dupont in December of 2010. He even uses the old-style font used by his grandfather. And for god's sake, it's called "Monk's", so I just had to pour it. It's a really good Belgian stout with medium body and noticeable roasty notes from the barley. Yummy. 5.2%abv
Dupont Saison
BELGIUM - This benchmark saison has been brewed at the farm-brewery since 1844. Still owned and operated by the same family. Founded by Rimaux Deridder in 1844 and passed through to Louis Dupont in 1920. Then passed to Sylva Rosier in 1945, who passed it on to his son Marc Rosier in 1964. Marc's nephew, Oliver Dedeycker took over the brewing duties in 2002. Peppery hops and fruity esters derived soley from the hops and yeast. This is the Saison that inspired hundreds of brewers from around the world. This is still perfection. 6.5%abv
Firestone Walker Parabolita
CALIFORNIA - Parabola stout is aged in Bourbon barrels for 1 year and then blended with Velvet Merkin milk stout to lower the abv and add creaminess. It is then infused with cocoa nibs, vanilla bean, and sea salt. 9.2%abv
Gurutzeta Basque Cider
SPAIN - Very dry, lightly carbonated, and slightly tart cider from Northern Spain near the Bay of Biscay. Great with food. Truly excellent. 6%abv
Hill Farmstead Brother Soigné
VERMONT - Tart, refreshing saison-style beer originally brewed with Luc Bim Lafontaine, formerly of Dieu du Ciel!. Lime, hibiscus, and blood orange in a mix fermentation. Foudre aged. 5%abv
Hill Farmstead Legitimacy
VERMONT - An IPA from the Singular series brewed with Citra, Motueka, and Simcoe hops and malted with 2-row barley and oats. 6%abv
Hill Farmstead Mary
VERMONT - Part of the Ancestral Series. A crisp, and delicious German-style Pilsner named in honor of Shaun’s great-grandmother. 5%abv
Lost Abbey Judgment Day
CALIFORNIA - A Belgian-style quadruppel (AKA Tomme’s “Mother of All Beers”). Big, malty, complex ale. 10.5%abv
Maine Beer Co. a tiny beautiful something
MAINE - A single-hop American pale ale brewed exclusively with El Dorado hops. Floral aromas with hints of orange marmalade and apricot. Soft spice and bitterness. 5.5%abv
Maine Beer Co. Peeper Ale
MAINE - American-style ale brewed one barrel at a time. Dry, clean and crisp. Ideal gateway for lager drinkers. 5.5%abv
OEC Brewing Aether
CONNECTICUT - Dry hopped sour pale ale brewed with wheat malt & oats and fermented with the brewery’s wild yeast strains. Lightly hopped boil followed by a post primary fermentation dry hopping. Refreshing acidity with hop forward aromatics. 6%abv
Oxbow Surfcasting
MAINE - A lightly salted grisette-style farmhouse ale brewed with American hops, wheat, and limes. 4.5%abv
Russian River Blind Pig
CALIFORNIA - Perhaps my favorite West Coast IPA. Solid hop aromas and finish backed up by the perfect balance of malt. 6.1%abv
Russian River Pliny the Elder
WINDSOR, CALIFORNIA - A bit of history first: Vinnie Cilurzo brewed America's first Double IPA, named "Inaugural Ale", back in 1994 at Blind Pig Brewing Co, Temecula, CA. Then Vinnie was hired as the original and only head brewer at Korbel Chanpagnes Cellars' foray into brewing - Russian River Brewing Co. Vinnie and his wife, Natalie bought the brewery a few years later and opened their Santa Rosa location. Vinnie is the originator of this style and he still brews the best version, Pliny the Elder. Brewed with copious amounts of Amarillo, Centennial, CTZ, and Simcoe hops. Very hoppy, but not a hop bomb - the balance of the malt and hops is extraordinary. Super drinkable, but be careful it's 8%abv.
St. Feuillien Grand Cru
BELGIUM - These are the first tastes of this classic Belgian extra-blond strong ale available on draft. No additional spices have been added, and the beer is dry hopped exclusively with Styrian Golding hops prior to refermentation in the keg. 9.8%abv
The Seed Poetry in Motion
NEW JERSEY - This Biere de Coupage is a blend of a young, hoppy saison and a barrel fermented and aged Brett saison. Brewed with NJ pilsner malt, spelt, wheat, rye and fresh Cascade hops. 5.7%abv
Westmalle Dubbel
BELGIUM - A dark, red-brown beer with notes of caramel, malt and fruity esters followed by a long, dry finish. Rich and complex. 7%abv