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
2SP Brewing Amburana The Russi✫n
PENNSYLVANIA - A variation of Bob’s always excellent Imperial Stout aged with South American Amburana wood. This unique wood lends a vanilla/cinnamon spiciness to the bold richness of the complex malts. 9.6%abv
BFM Square Root 225 Anniversary Sour Historic
SWITZERLAND - Brewed for BFM's 15th Anniversary. Belgian style saison matured in third use Abbaye de Saint Bon Chien barrels for 4 months. 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 Sélection
BELGIUM -Lambic from specific foeders selected and blended to best produce a “keg conditioned” geuze. Full bodied with signature sourness and low carbonation. 6.3%abv
Cantillon Cuvee St. Gilloise
BELGIUM - Jean’s first dry-hopped gueuze. A two year aged lambic with fresh Hallertau-Mettelfrüh hops that have been ‘soaked’ in the lambic. While not bitter by American standards, this is generally considered Cantillon’s bitterest beer. 5.5%abv
Cantillon Gueuze
BELGIUM - A blend of 3 year old, 2 year old & 1 year old lambics. A bit of sugar is added to condition the keg. This is a Traditional Gueuze (or Oude Gueuze) made by arguably the most authentic Lambic producer. This gueuze is softly carbonated and has a that distinctive Cantillon house character - a bit of barnyard, a bit acidic and that thirst quenching sourness. EXCELLENT!
Cantillon Kriek
BELGIUM - Whole morello cherries added at the rate of 200g per liter. Macerated in stainless steel tanks. There develops an almond aroma and flavor due to the cherries being added whole, with the pits – or ‘stones’ as Jean refers to them. 5.5%abv
Cantillon V Generations (Monk's Exclusive)
BELGIUM - After much discussion with Jean Van Roy, we decided to create a very special Gueuze to commemorate Monk’s 25th Anniversary. This is the 5th lambic that I helped create – one for each 5 years of serving Cantillon’s magical elixirs. This is my third gueuze, and the most special. We are honored that Jean’s father, Jean-Pierre, interrupted his retirement to lend his guidance to this blend. He had not been involved in brewing or blending lambic since his retirement in 2005. Jean-Pierre’s wife, Claude was also on hand. Florian, Jean’s son has been working side-by-side with his father to learn the art of brewing and blending lambic. My daughter, Isabel flew in from New Zealand to assist. We tasted dozens of barrels of lambic and selected only the very best to blend to create this gueuze. What you will be enjoying today is what I believe is one of the finest gueuze I have ever tasted. We are all very proud of how well all these lambic characteristics integrated into such a wonder gueuze. We hope you enjoy this as much as we do.
Chimay 175
BELGIUM - This limited edition Trappist ale was created to celebrate the 175th anniversary of Scourmont Abbey, the birthplace and home of iconic Brasserie Chimay. A lively, pale blond ale with a complex spiciness and a fruitiness that fades to an elegant dry finish. 6.5%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 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 Ranke Amer-Amer
BELGIUM - An American-style IPA with a Belgian influence. They procured Cascade Centennial hop rhizomes from the Yakama Valley in Oregon, then they had their hop farmer in Popperinge, Belgium, cultivate these distinctively American hops in their southern Belgian soil. The influence of terroir was an eye-opening experience for me. The hops have softened the aggressive bitterness associated with those grown in Oregon. These hops still add intense flavor and aroma, plus they dry-hop each batch with Cascade to up the rich aroma profile. As always, DeRanke only used whole cone hops, never pellets. 6%abv
De Ranke San Francisco Porter
BELGIUM - This American Porter is an ode to the iconic Anchor Brewing Co., their porter being one of Brouwerij De Ranke co-founder Nino Bacelle’s favorite beers. True to the original, they use the ‘steam’ method of brewing, fermenting with cool temperature lager yeast at high ale yeast temperatures. 5.5%abv
Domaine Christian Drouin Poire Cidre
FRANCE - Light gold and slightly cloudy pear cider. Crisp acidity and a discreet sweetness with hints of pear and citrus. Refreshing. 4%abv
Einbecker ‘Historic’ Pils
GERMANY - A more complex version of the classic Einbecker Pils that is entirely unfiltered which leaves the noble hops crisp and dry and the malt character full and rounded. 4.9%abv
Hill Farmstead Poetica #3
VERMONT - A Czech-inspired ‘Old World Pilsner’ brewed with a single decoction mash process, Czech Saaz hops and fermented with Czech and German lager yeast. The brew is conditioned for three months in a cooled French oak puncheon then krausened in a tank with fresh fermenting beer for two months to provide natural carbonation. 4.8%abv
Hill Farmstead Society & Solitude #8
VERMONT - One in the Philosophical series of experimental imperial IPAs, this version is brewed with Citra, Mosaic, and Simcoe hops. 8%abv
Kestemont Lambik (4 Year Old)
BELGIUM- Located in once brewery-rich Dilbeek on the site of Brewery Goossens. The land was purchased and renovated by the Kestemont family in 2016 who have returned traditional Lambik making to the town of Pede. This straight lambik is the base for all their beers. Aged in oak for 4 years before kegging. 5.5%abv
Russian River DDH Pliny the Elder
CALIFORNIA - Original Pliny and DDH Pliny both have the same hop bill. Original is dry-hopped on day 7 with about 2lbs per barrel. DDH Pliny is dry-hopped on day 1 and again on day 6 for a total of about 4lbs per barrel. This process adds even more flavor, complexity, hop aroma and freshness to the beer. 8%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.
Russian River Shadow of a Doubt
CALIFORNIA - Named after the great Hitchcock movie filmed in Santa Rosa in 1943. This imperial porter packs a rich chocolate and light smoked malt character with a very soft, dry finish. This is the first beer Tom drinks at their place upon each arrival. So thrilled to have this in Philly! 9.8%abv
Sierra Nevada Northern Hemisphere Harvest
CALIFORNIA-The original "wet hopped" beer. Hops picked in the morning then added to the brew kettle within hours. Incredibly fresh hop character. Aromas of grapefruit. 6.7%abv
Straffe Hendrik Brugs Quadrupel
BELGIUM - A dark brown, rich quad heavy made 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. 7%abv