Brother Thelonious

The Beer Stats:

• Beer Name: Brother Thelonious 

• Brewery: North Coast Brewing (California)

• Style: Belgian Style Abbey

• ABV: 9.4%

• IBU: 32

• Pour Color:  Poured a very dark red almost brown

      Poured nice and see through although dark. The head was fluffy and held for awhile. A sweet fruity scent to this one that most ales don't have. On taste you realize it has a fig and/or raisin flavor. The yeast in this one is a star all it's own though. It adds a spicy flavor that melds well with the malts. The malts themselves have a nice caramel flavor that nears that of a scotch ale. Really great complimenting flavors in this one. A great beer that helps a good cause in supporting jazz education.
      I've had some really bad abbey ales for the most part. Beers that get the malts and the flavors wrong while melding and come out being real gross. All of them to me seemed to have a nasty acidic tasting sour and a really over done sweetness. Leaves you feeling like it's vomit in a glass. Brother Thelonious changed that point of view. A well balanced beer that has a 9.4% alcohol, this one goes way past most expectations.

  

Rating: *****