"> Monk's Café - On Tap

Updated: Thursday, October 03, 2024

Allagash Coolship Resurgam

MAINE - Brewed with Pilsner malt, raw wheat and aged hops. Naturally occurring microflora inoculates the beer which is matured in French wine oak. One, two and three year old versions are blended to produce aromas of apricot, lemon zest and candied fruit. Notes of tropical fruit and funk lead to a clean, tart finish. 6.3%abv  

Au Baron Cuvée De Jonquilles

FRANCE - From a tiny brewery in France on the Belgian border comes this refreshingly well-hopped biere de garde/farmhouse ale. We love this stuff!! 7%abv 

Aval Cidre Blanc

FRANCE - Fermented with mostly sour apples from the Brittany region of western France. Light on the palate with low tannins, and a bright, clean minerality in the body. 5%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 Oerbier

BELGIUM - Nat & Straff! OriginalBeer is brewed from no less than 6 malts, Poperinge Golding hop flowers and a special yeast which make it a little tart. 9%abv 

De Halve Moon Brugse Zot

BELGIUM - Refreshing blonde ale with a hint of citrus-y hops. This is awesome when its fresh & 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 

De Ranke Guldenberg

BELGIUM - A strong blonde ale that bears no resemblance to any Tripel you may have had, except maybe in color. It's dry-hopped with Hallertau Mittelfruh which results in a unique soft-bitter taste and aroma. 8%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 

Friegeist Ottekolong

GERMANY - An unfiltered, classic Kolsch who’s name translates to ‘Eau de Cologne’ in a play-on-words nod to the style’s true home. Golden hued with some cloudiness. Light, a bit bitter with a refreshing dry finish. 4.8%abv 

Girardin Oude Lambic

BELGIUM - This is the base for all their blends. A still, sour and slightly earthy lambic by this brewery founded in 1845. 5%abv 

Hercule Stout (Brasserie des Légendes)

BELGIUM - Named for Agatha Christie’s Hercule Poirot. This dry stout has that unique Belgian influence that comes from the yeast. 9%abv 

Hill Farmstead Ephraim

VERMONT - Part of the Ancestral Series and named for Edward’s great-grandfather. American Double IPA brewed with American malted barley, loads of American hops and the brewery’s ale yeast and well water. Unfiltered and double dry-hopped. Intensely aromatic and resinous. 9.1%abv 

Hill Farmstead Society & Solitude #13

VERMONT - A Double IPA from the Philosophical Series brewed with HBC 586, Strata, and hand-selected Simcoe hops. Aromatically complex with a balanced hop brightness. 8%abv 

Lost Abbey Serpent's Stout

CALIFORNIA - Notes of bittersweet chocolate & dark coffee grounds. This is so rich and almost savory. Stupid good! 11%abv. 

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 

OEC Brewing Oktoberfest

CONNECTICUT- Brewed with a traditional step infusion of German Pilsner, Munich, & Cara malts and hopped with German Tettnang and Spalt Select hops. It sits for an hour in their copper coolship before being run through an old school baudelot cooler for an open, lager yeast fermentation. 5.9%abv 

Oxbow Le Pyramide

MAINE - Mixed-fermentation farmhouse ale made with Maine wheat and blended with apricot and Cayuga grape juice. 6.5%abv 

Oxbow Luppolo Pils

MAINE - An Italian-style, unfiltered, dry-hopped pils with European malts and hops. 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 Fonio

CALIFORNIA - Brewed by Vinnie and Natalie in collaboration with the Brewing for Impact initiative founded by their good friend, Brooklyn Brewing’s legendary brewmaster Garrett Oliver. Fonio is an ancient, and amazingly sustainable West African grain with the unique ability to flourish in harsh environments sans irrigation, fertilizers, or pesticides. A Belgian style blond ale inspired by the Trappist classics. 5.7%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. 

Second District Brewing Watermalone

PHILADELPHIA - A fruited gose style ale brewed with local barley and wheat malts, salt and fermented with a huge quantity of fresh watermelon. 4.1%abv 

Straffe Hendrik Brugs Quadrupel

BELGIUM - A dark brown, rich quad heavy with De Halve Maan brewery’s specialty malt blend.  Full bodied with notes of caramel and dried dark fruits as it warms in the glass.  11%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.  A rarity on draft.  7%abv