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
Cantillon Cuvée Saint-Gilloise
BELGIUM - A blend of all 2-year-old lambic that is dry hopped and refermented in the keg. Originally named Cuvée des Champions and brewed in honor of the Van Roy family’s main football club Royale Union Saint-Gilloise. 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.
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
Firestone Walker PNC (Batch 2)
CALIFORNIA - David Walker was kind enough to let our PNC band of miscreants invade his brewery to make this one a second time. Massive imperial stout, which had a bit of buckwheat in the mash, aged in fresh-from-the-distillery tequila barrels. More tequila presence in this batch. 13.3%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
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
My Local Brew Works George’s Fault Redux
PHILADELPHIA - This is a revisitation of a GABF metal winning Belgian style ale. Spiced, golden strong ale fortified with honey. 8.6%abv
Ploughman Farm Cider Fish Hawk
PENNSYLVANIA - A multi-varietal cuvée of ciders incorporating Dabinett, Frequin Rouge, Newtown Pippin, Golden Russett, Roxbury Russet, Ashmead’s Kernal, and Gold Rush apples. 8.4%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 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 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. That operation closed a few years later. Then Vinnie was hired as the original and only head brewer at Korbel Champagnes 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. The rest, as they say is history. 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 is 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 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
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
Russian River/Monk's Café 25th Anniversary
CALIFORNIA - Tom flew to CA in June of 2021 to brew with Vinnie on the 5 BBL Windsor brew system. After primary fermentation, the beer was transferred to Hogshead oak barrels that had just been emptied of Sonambic--Vinnie's spontaneously fermented homage to the Lambics brewed in Belgium. Tom flew back to California in December to assist in the blending of the beer we brewed in June. We used some of the Sonambic that was emptied from those Hogshead barrels. Blonde sour ale with notes of peach and pear. Soft, pillowy carbonation. 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