Yakima Bad Monk
Hop Capital Brewing in Yakima, Washington, United States 🇺🇸
Belgian Style - Strong Ale Regular|
Score
6.98
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stevoj (18327) reviewed Yakima Bad Monk from Hop Capital Brewing 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
On tap at Yakima taproom, part of a flight. A bit heavy on the candy sugar, but all else (aroma, taste) was on the money for a Belgian. Just a not too sweet....
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Reviewed from notes.
This was poured into a chalice.
The appearance was a glossed over slightly orange to ruddy brown color with a one and a half finger white foamy head that dissipated within less than a minute. Lacing was somewhat there and stringy with a weird somewhat spider web pattern to it.
The smell had a light spice (pepper and clove) leading to a semi-sweet Belgian candy sweetness.
The taste was mainly spicy and allowed a slight sweetness to pervade eloquently into the flavor.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium with a fairly decent sessionability about it. The carbonation was there and moderately trying to make an effort to overtake my tongue into submission. Haha, it doesn’t.
Overall, for the most part, not a bad Belgian Strong Ale, I could see myself having this again.
bhensonb (22605) reviewed Yakima Bad Monk from Hop Capital Brewing 15 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bomber from Whidbey Beer Works. Pours dark, ruddy, kind of copper with a four finger off-white head. Aroma is definitely spicey. Almost like Xmas stuff. Rosemary? Medium body, moderate carbonation. Flavor is heavily roasted malt with a strong spice component. I’m still thinking there’s rosemary in this. Whatever, it is spicey. It’s not bitter. The malt is balanced by the spice. Gotta be full of antioxidants. This really takes control of the mouth. Not a trace of heat. Very good stuff.