While at Al’s of Hampden, I ordered a glass of Brouwerij Van Steenberge Monk’s Cafe Flemish Sour Red Ale. The beer pours a brown color with red and cranberry hues and a thin bubbly off-white colored head. The aroma is malty and yeasty with sour cherry and raspberry. The taste puts the vinegar upfront, but not too sour or puckering, with a sour cherry twist, all built on a caramel and yeast backbone. The after taste has a sweet cherry tinge to it. The alcohol content is 5.5% ABV. Monk’s Cafe has a great flavor mixture, but I was surprised that it was not overly sour. I would recommend this beer for those that have not converted themselves to sour beer drinkers yet, as it is quite tasty and not too intense.
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Brouwerij Van Steenberge Monk's Cafe Flemish Sour Red Ale
While at Al’s of Hampden, I ordered a glass of Brouwerij Van Steenberge Monk’s Cafe Flemish Sour Red Ale. The beer pours a brown color with red and cranberry hues and a thin bubbly off-white colored head. The aroma is malty and yeasty with sour cherry and raspberry. The taste puts the vinegar upfront, but not too sour or puckering, with a sour cherry twist, all built on a caramel and yeast backbone. The after taste has a sweet cherry tinge to it. The alcohol content is 5.5% ABV. Monk’s Cafe has a great flavor mixture, but I was surprised that it was not overly sour. I would recommend this beer for those that have not converted themselves to sour beer drinkers yet, as it is quite tasty and not too intense.
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