"> Monk's Café - On Tap

Updated: Friday, February 21, 2025

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 

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 

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 Stille Nacht (2023)

BELGIUM - One of the best Christmas beers in the world. Kris brews this in small batches at this iconic brewery. Malty, complex, strong, and incredibly flavorful as it warms. This beer can also age beautifully for many years. 12%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 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 Avec Les Bons Voeux

BELGIUM - Arguably the best Holiday Ale made in Belgium. A bit of citrusy with lots of dried fruit flavor. Medium to full bodied. Hops in the body & finish. A staff favorite! 9.5%abv 

Firestone Walker Helldorado

CALIFORNIA - Blonde barley wine brewed with English and American pale malts. The bready, honeyed flavors of pale malts pull out rich wildflower honey, vanilla and coconut notes from the oak. Hops sneak in at the finish. A full-bodied and densely concentrated sipper. 12.8%abv 

Hill Farmstead Poetica #2

VERMONT - A German-style pilsner brewed with a single decoction mash process, and German Hersbruker and Spalter hops. 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. 5%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 Malefactus

CONNECTICUT - A pitch-black Imperial Stout with notes and scents of dark chocolate and espresso. Big and malty with a smooth finish from a touch of wheat. 10%abv 

Ploughman Farm Cider Birdwatcher

PENNSYLVANIA - A combination of dry apple cider and wild fermented peach juice. A lightly carbonated sipper. Bursting with fresh peach. 8.5%abv 

Russian River Beatification

CALIFORNIA - Inspired by breweries in the Lambic region of Belgium. It is 100% spontaneously ferment – no yeast is added. The hot wort, basically beer-tea, is pumped into a long, wide, shallow “vat” to cool overnight. This liquid collects wild yeast and bacteria to inoculate and ferment this wild ale. The next day it is transferred into oak barrels that had been used for wine fermentation, for further aging & fermentation. This is awesome. (Kegged 12/2022) 6%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

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. Kegged December 2023. 10%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 Intinction Sauvignon Blanc

CALIFORNIA - Basically a pilsner aged in Sauvignon Blanc barrels with the addition of Sauvignon Blanc juice for the secondary, Brettanomyces fermentation. Barrels & juice from Dutton Vineyards in the Russian River appellation in Sanoma County. (Kegged in 2021) 8%abv 

Russian River Pliny the Younger

CALIFORNIA - This is why you’re here. Brewed Once a Year. Triple IPA loaded with hop flavor, bitterness, and aromatics. Amarillo, Citra, Mosaic, Nectaron, Simcoe and Warrior hops – plus this year, Vinnie added Tangier hops. Those hops balance the inordinate amount of malt used to brew this big beer. Strong notes of citrus, stone fruit, tropical fruit, and candied orange peel, all balanced with a medium, lingering bitterness. Deceptively smooth with very little heat – especially considering the abv being on the high end. First brewed in 2004 and the basic recipe has remained intact, but Vinnie tweaks it a bit every year with that year’s barley & hop crops. 10.25%abv 

Russian River Sanctification

CALIFORNIA - A Golden Ale fermented 100% with Brettanomyces. Crisp and clean with a hint of tartness and a super dry finish. (Kegged 10/2021) 4.8%abv 

Russian River Supplication

CALIFORNIA - Brown ale aged in French oak pinot noir barrels for 6 to 18 months. Vinnie then blends these barrels into this magic elixir. He adds fresh sour cherries and three “wild” yeast strains: Brettanomyces, Lactobacillus & Pediococcus. Malt, oak, wine, cherries, and a subtle pineapple note from the brett. (Kegged 12/2023) 7.2%abv 

Russian River Temptation

CALIFORNIA - Blonde ale aged one year in Sonoma Chardonnay barrels. Sour with hints of oak, Chardonnay and funky brett. (Kegged 9/2021) 7.75%abv 

Schilling Beer Co. Alexandr

NEW HAMPSHIRE - This Czech-style Pilsner is crisp, clean and sessionable, with a firm, but rounded hop backbone. Crushable! 5%abv 

Sierra Nevada Bigfoot Barleywine Ale

CALIFORNIA - An award-winning Barleywine that boasts a dense, fruity bouquet, an intense flavor palate and a deep reddish-brown color. Its big maltiness is superbly balanced by a subtly bittersweet hoppiness. 9.6%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