Founders Brewing Co. Blushing Monk

Blushing Monk

 

Founders Brewing Co. in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸

  Fruit Beer Rotating Out of Production
Score
7.38
ABV: 9.2% IBU: 20 Ticks: 202
Belgian-Style Ale Fermented with Pure Raspberries

Blushing Monk is brewed with a ridiculous amount of raspberries and with a Belgian yeast strain that keeps our head cellar operator from sleeping for a week. It pours a stunning deep berry red and, at 9.2% ABV, has a surprising kick. The perfect dessert beer, it can be enjoyed on its own or paired with fresh cheeses, fruit, cakes and more.
 

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Tried from Draft on 26 Mar 2025 at 12:26


6.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Another one of those situations, I thought I had rated this beer before. Obviously not so. A 12 oz bottle acquired at Mr. T's locally, I have it set up to pour inside of a tulip glass this evening. Pinkish red body with a small head of light pink foam. Very fruity in smell, not anything else that can get through. I lift the glass to take a drink. Raspberry for sure. For me just too much of that single flavor. In the day, Fort and Fruit-Full Fort hit more than one base, made them decent if not good.This one, not my thing.

Tried from Bottle on 20 Feb 2025 at 01:43


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle at Boothill Saloon, Amersfoort. Thick raspberry aroma, yammy raspberry and raspberry syrup. Medium sweet with a little tartness. Fairly robust for a Fruit Beer. Likeable!

Tried from Bottle on 24 Jan 2025 at 13:27


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Reddish-pink in color with a small head. Aroma is mostly raspberry. Taste is raspberry, grains and some other weird flavor I can't identify but it's still good.

Tried from Can on 21 Jan 2025 at 05:39


8

Well, everything is wonderful

Tried from Bottle on 13 Dec 2024 at 18:50


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle picked up from Beer Republic webshop Berkel-Enschot Netherlands and consumed at home Friday 22nd December 2024 listening to Afrodeutsche on 6Music, we had Smash Burgers and Homemade Chips. Pours a reddish brown colour with not much of a head. The aroma is very much singing fruit beer, lots of raspberry.Smooth in the mouth, slightly sweet, there is a little tanginess, raspberries really dominate but it's a lovely beer.

Tried from Bottle on 23 Nov 2024 at 05:34


7

Raspberries

Tried from Bottle on 25 Nov 2023 at 20:08


7.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 9

Bottle at home from Sterk, Amsterdam, 3rd June 23. Pours a hazy pink reddish fruit beer. Aroma is bright raspberry and fruit. Taste is smooth, sweet and light tart, raspberries and light funk. Nice

Tried from Bottle on 03 Jun 2023 at 19:56


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Hazy brown color, small head. Smells fruity. Sour and sweet, like sweeter lambic. Medium to full body, short finish.

Tried on 21 May 2023 at 09:51


7.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle pour from Candia Road Convenience. Appearance is hazy raspberry red with nice sparkle, finger-width off-white head with poor retention and no lacing. Aroma is strong sweet raspberries and yeast. Taste is strong sweet over tart raspberry and mild late yeast. Mouthfeel is medium side of light-to-medium bodied with smooth texture, average-to-lively carbonation, no sign of alcohol and finish as taste. Overall, probably groundbreaking for its day. Strong raspberry and they manage to get a good balance of sweet and tart. Enjoyable.

Tried from Bottle on 18 Sep 2022 at 02:48