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Updated: Friday, May 16, 2025

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 

Blaugies Darbyste

BELGIUM - Saison made with wheat and fermented with fig juice. Rich and flavorful with a hint of lemon in the finish. Love this beer! 5.8%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 

Chouffe Houblon

BELGIUM - A marriage of the English tradition of IPAs, the American Imperial IPA revolution, and the classic Belgian way of brewing. Big malty body, distinct dryness. 9%abv 

Crooked Stave Nightmare on Brett Raspberry

COLORADO- A dark sour ale that is first rested in large oak foeders with wild yeast and bacteria, then moved to whiskey barrels from Leopold Bros Distillery in Denver where it ages with Washington State grown raspberries. Sour, strong dark fruit flavors with a tart berry finish. 8.5%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 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 

Fantôme Skrip’s Big Brew

BELGIUM- A unique collaborative creation with a Soy, Belgium to Philadelphia connection. Nick Sarlo (aka Skrip), Doug Phresh of Phresh Phlavors and two close friends teamed up with Dany Prignon, the founder, brewer, and mastermind behind the legendary Brasserie Fantôme. A double decocted Saison with Citra hops, cayenne and strawberry tea. 6.5%abv 

Firestone Walker Parabola 2025

CALIFORNIA- Imperial stout aged for one year in 12-year Elijah Craig & 11-year Henry McKenna bourbon barrels. Flavors of rich, chewy roasted malts, charred oak and espresso. Silky, balanced finish. A sipper that develops as it warms in the glass. 13.6%abv 

Gouden Carolus Cuvée Van De Keizer

BELGIUM - This strong Belgian dark ale is brewed every year to celebrate the birth of Charles the 5th. Soft and fruity aroma with a warm roundness. Powerful notes of roasted malts, caramel and plums. Refined, complex and intense. 11%abv 

Hill Farmstead Everett

VERMONT - Named for Shaun Hill's grandfather & brother, this porter is unfiltered and naturally carbonated. Complex backbone of chocolate, coffee, malty sweetness. This world-class Porter is so very good! 7.2%abv 

Hill Farmstead Excursions: HBC 586/Phantasm

VERMONT - From the Excursions Series that explores new hop varieties and flavor profiles. This offering features the experimental hop HBC 586 and Phantasm Thiol Powder which is made from Marlborough New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc grape skins. The organic compounds in the Thiol powder enhance and boost the strong tropical fruit aromas of the hops during fermentation. 6%abv 

HIll Farmstead Society & Solitude #3

VERMONT - One in the Philosophical series of experimental imperial IPAs, this version is brewed with ample amounts of Columbus hops. 8%abv 

Lost Abbey Devotion

CALIFORNIA - Originally brewed for Monk's Cafe's 10th Anniversary. This is now a year round beer for them. This was inspired by Tomme & Tom sharing a bottle of Westvleteren Blonde at Monk's. We loved the low-ish alcohol and fresh hop character. Tomme did a great job capturing the spirit of that beer. 6.25%abv 

Oxbow Mûroise

MAINE - A mixed-fermentation farmhouse ale aged on whole blackberries and raspberries. 6.5%abv 

Petrus Oak Aged Pale Ale

BELGIUM - This is a staff favorite. This beer is aged 18 months in oak barrels, which provides the sour note this beer exhibits. Both refreshing and bracing. 7.3%abv 

Ploughman Cider Lummox

PENNSYLVANIA - Citra hops, the sweetness of Jonagold and tartness of Gold Rush apples yield a big, brassy cider balanced by a subtle sweetness. 8.5%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. 

Schilling Beer Co. Aosta

NEW HAMPSHIRE - A crisp Italian-style Pilsner brewed with specialty Adriatic malts, and lightly dry hopped with Hallertau Tradition and Tettnanger hops. A super drinkable, excellent iteration of this style. 5%abv 

Tonewood Brewing Sun Dog

NEW JERSEY- An Imperial West Coast-style IPA brewed exclusively with 2 Row Barley malt and hopped with Mosaic, Mosaic Cryo, Centennial, and Chinook hops. 9%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