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Alengrin (11675) reviewed Hoppy Monk from BIIR 10 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Beer made by Barcelona-based BIIR at the Brewerkz micro brewery in Singapore. A dubbel, usually malt-forward beers, so I am curious about the ’hoppy’ part of the name. Pours a dark rusty copper colour with orangey hue, hazy, under a dense, lacing, moussy, yellowish tan head. Pleasantly aromatic: lots of sweet cookie dough (not unlike a Scotch ale), milk chocolate, fresh orange, caramel candy, grapefruit peel, marshmallows, hints of coffee grounds, banana, port, toasted bread, liquorice, pine wood, coriander. Sweet onset of raisins, banana, candied orange, pear; candi syrup touch as well, with a creamy, somewhat oily, resinous mouthfeel and soft carbonation. Big maltiness ensues, with a pleasant caramel and somewhat toasted character, resinous and drying and somewhat ’sticky’ spice effect (coriander seed), gentle but quite insisting roasted bitter accent paired with bittering, leafy, peppery hops with a somewhat piney and even citrussy, aromatic touch as well. This resinous ’double’ bitterness lingers along with caramelly malt sweetness after swallowing, in good balance with each other. Indeed hoppier and therefore a lot more bitter than your average (Belgian style) dubbel and in that sense a bit unusual, but a pleasant beer nonetheless.
mike_77 (15880) reviewed Hoppy Monk from BIIR 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Black. Roasted, bitter malts in aroma. Flavour has a mild bitterness from the roasted malts and a stronger more bitter whack from it’s heavy hopping.
fombe89 (10867) reviewed Hoppy Monk from BIIR 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
On Tap, @V Festival Birrasana. Blanes. 02/05/2015 Color marrón oscuro, espuma beige. Sabores caramelo.
anstei (3640) reviewed Hoppy Monk from BIIR 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
330ml bottle. Pours dark brown with a small oliy head. Slightly roasty and sweet aroma. Resin taste, hints of liquorice, roast notes. Lacks the final punch to make it more than "just" a good beer.
Reubs (35701) reviewed Hoppy Monk from BIIR 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle@yesper - dark brown pour with thin beige head. Sweet malty aroma and taste, caramel, toffee, light spice, dark fruit, nice.
yespr (55573) reviewed Hoppy Monk from BIIR 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
33 cL bottle. Pours hazy brown with a small tan head. Aroma is fruity and toasted malty. Bitter, toasted malty and light breadish. Lingering toasted malty and breadish finish.
Kermis (23501) reviewed Hoppy Monk from BIIR 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle shared. Pours dark brown with a small tan head. Aroma of weedy and grassy hops, roast, light coffee, caramel. Flavor is moderate sweet and over moderate bitter. A bit soapy in the palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Deanso (15822) reviewed Hoppy Monk from BIIR 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
33cl bottle courtesy of and shared with Kermis. Very thin off white head. Clear deep burgundy pour. A decent dubbel
77ships (14509) reviewed Hoppy Monk from BIIR 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
330 ml. bottle shared with Kraddel @ Rampkrot. Blackish dark brown, mocha sparse bubbles. Nose is earthly, quite a bit of roasted, mocha, umami, sweet soy malts, earthly hops, no real contrast, it is a bit of a muddled affair. Taste is earthly roast, leaves, mushroom, umami, sweet umami, not very outspoken, lots of cacao & bitter roast,.. Lacks contrast & character but still drinks okay. Lower carbonation, cacao powder body.
Kraddel (15872) reviewed Hoppy Monk from BIIR 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Pours unclear , rather dark , chocolaty brown . Smell is bit sweet, but rather complex . Earthy, and forest leaves. Taste is full on burnt , coal , bitter , leaves ( also burnt ) , waaw .. very intense taste ... not sure if I like it though ...