Monk's Elixir
Mikkeller in Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark 🇩🇰
Brewed at/by: De ProefbrouwerijBelgian Style - Quadrupel / Dark Strong Regular
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Score
7.44
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Monk's Brew aka Monk’s Elixir is a heavy dark Belgian ale inspired by the Trappist monasteries of Rochefort and Westvleteren. The beer style, characterized by its high content of alcohol, distinguishes itself by its dominant yeast character, delicious malt background and balanced hop notes.
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8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Creamy beige head stayed well on a very dark brown active body. Chocolate, rum, plum, brown sugar aroma - smells fantastic! Big mouth feel, creamy on the palate & a slight tang on the back. Dark fruits, brown sugar, plum, raisin, slightly boozy & very slightly bitter back.
Tried
on 20 Nov 2016
at 15:36
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 7
Refrigerated 11.2 oz. brown bottle poured into a snifter. Translucent medium brown with small beige head. Aroma is dark fruit, medium body, medium carbonation, and little lacing. Taste is caramel malt, some dark fruit, and some dark candy sugar. I believe the low rating is due to having this after St. Bernadus 12.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Nov 2016
at 07:56
8.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 10
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle from BrewDog online, drunk at home. Dark brown, translucent with a tiny bit of beige/tan head. Burnt plums, crème brûlée, Bananas Foster, hyssop aroma. Taste is Oh my dear Mother of God gorgeous: sweet, sugary and yeasty with a notable amount of bitterness holding it in balance. Short finish. Very carbonated but the body is disappointingly thin, but I could drink this all night. An incredible concoction.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Nov 2016
at 14:16
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Huge thanks to Iznogud and Werckmeister for sharing the bottle! Drank at the Who Cares for Beer Festival 2016, Bevog Brewery in Bad Radkersburg, Austria. Murky reddish-brown, beige head. Aroma of dry fruits, fruit jam, alcohol and yeast. Mostly sweet. Full body, alcoholic and dry finish. Very complex.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Sep 2016
at 09:09
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
0,33l from bottle at Bevog Festival shared by iznogud, big thanks. almost black color, small off white head. smells of spices, marzipan, light nutty, dark fruits, raisins, nice smell. full body, soft carbonation, slick mouthfeel. tastes of raisins, dark fruit, light berry notes, light sweetness, some belgian yeast. finishes lightly sweet with notes of raisins and dark fruity notes. nice one overall.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Sep 2016
at 13:32
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Jun. ’16. A 0.33 l bottle from Mali Ducan, Split. It poured a lightly hazy copper to brown body with medium sized head. Dark fruit, caramel and herbal aroma, rather weak and simple. Flavor was lightly sweet, fruity (cooked), with some chocolate and residual sugar, not bad but quite simple and empty. Especially considering the ABV, which was not felt much, but everything else was seemingly dampened together with alcohol. Medium body with shorter, chocolate and dark cooked fruity finish. Not bad, showed some very fine notes, but not more than an average Belgian style brew. Expected so much more seeing these ratings! Brand surely sells here.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jul 2016
at 07:40
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Bottle. Raisin, orange, chocolate malt, and herbal hay aroma. Dark brown with small head. Very sweet candi sugar, caramel malt, raisin, and mildly bitter herbal hay flavor. Nice body. Very tasty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Apr 2016
at 20:19
8/10
--- Beer aliased from original tick of Monk's Brew on 25 May 2019 at 17:47 - Score: 7
Tried
on 10 Apr 2016
at 19:42
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Bottle: (as "Monk’s Brew") Cloudy, dark brown with a creamy, whipped tan head. Aroma of vanilla candi-sugar, toffee, dark fruit. Flavour is fudge, vanilla , a touch of bitter coffee, plum... Creamy, a little peppery, nicely complex. Wonderful !
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Apr 2016
at 18:41
7/10
Przeklejka oceny dla piw ocenionych na RB przed zalozeniem konta UT :) --- Beer aliased from original tick of Monk's Brew on 02 Apr 2016 at 23:14 - Score: 8. Original review text: Delikatny, slodkawy, karmelowy, owocowy, ryli dobry. Bardziej mi smakuje z butelki niz lany o dziwo. B dobry
Tried
on 31 Mar 2016
at 12:58