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Updated: Friday, June 06, 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 

Allagash White

MAINE - Arguably the best Belgian-Style White beer made in the US. Crisp refreshing with hints of coriander and orange peel. Rob Tod's interpretation of a traditional Belgian wheat beer, Allagash White is brewed with a generous portion of wheat and a special blend of spices, this beer is light and slightly cloudy in appearance, with a spicy aroma. 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 

Crooked Stave Spon Raspberry

COLORADO - A golden sour ale produced in the Méthode Traditionnelle of a Belgian Lambic. A 100% spontaneously fermented blend of 1, 2, and 3 year old Spon ales refermented with fresh raspberries and aged in oak barrels. 6.5%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 Stouterik

BELGIUM - Stout with roasted malts and unmalted roasted barley. A bit of chocolate from the malt. Light bodied and excellent. 4.5%abv 

De La Senne Zinnebir

BELGIUM - Brussels People Ale is a golden blond ale. Light maltiness balances a nice bitterness and a long finish. Fragrant hops make for fruity, complex aromas. We love this beer. 6%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 

Hill Farmstead Edward

VERMONT - Part of the Ancestral Series, this American Pale Ale is crafted from American malted barley, a plethora of American hops, their ale yeast and well water from the farm. Unfiltered and dry-hopped. Aromatic and flowery with impressions of citrus and pine. 5.2%abv 

Nøgne Ø Porter

NORWAY - Brewed with a nod to the classic English Porter, though a bit stronger than the average British brew. Smooth with notes of dark chocolate and coffee. 7%abv 

Ploughman Farm Cider Churchyard

PENNSYLVANIA - A take on English west country cider made with bittersweet apples. Mild and balanced flavor with a full apple finish. 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 Consecration (2022)

CALIFORNIA - A strong brown ale aged in cabernet sauvignon barrels for six months with fresh currants. The wine, oak and currants are well integrated into this stunning sour beer. 10%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 STS Pils

CALIFORNIA - A classic, unfiltered, European-style Pilsner. Straw in color. Hop forward with a mild malt foundation, distinct lager yeast characteristic, and a dry, bitter finish. Perfectly balanced. 5.4%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 

The Seed An Ode to No One (Brett)

NEW JERSEY - A Biere de Garde was brewed in November of 2023 and finished in three iterations: clean, with mixed-fermentation, and with brettanomyces. This Brett version has the complexity of saison yeast with fruity spiciness and a little bit of funk. 6.5%abv 

Tilquin Gueuze

BELGIUM - Pierre blends one and two-year old lambics with a lower alcohol Meerts lambic for refermentation in the keg for at least 3 months. All the lambics used were fermented and aged in oak at the blendery. This is blend differs from the bottled version but is equally complex and quaffable. 5.3%abv 

Tonewood Brewing Mas Fuego

NEW JERSEY - A ramped up, Double IPA version of Fuego with more Citra and Mosaic hops. 8.2%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