Single In Havana
Barrel of Monks Brewing in Boca Raton, Florida, United States 🇺🇸
Belgian Style - Blonde / Pale / Amber Regular|
Score
6.54
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The quintessential beer for a tropical climate, our Single in Havana marries a clean and crisp blonde ale with tons of pink guava goodness. Finding the right balance between the fruit and the beer is key to its drinkability and this beer is not only brimming with tropical fruit but astoundingly remains dry and refreshing at the same time.
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5/10
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Appearance 3
Aroma 7
Flavor 4.5
Texture 4
Overall 5
3$ can from total wine. Last beer of the late seminole 4/2026 tasting week, thank you aunt joan. Pour is almost clear light pale with a head the fades rapidly. Nose is uniquely sweet. Taste is initially bitter like mild grapefruit juice. Yes some wheat ale bitterness as well. Not sure if this is a straight up blonde, edges a bit into the flavored or fruit beer style. Now in the middle, that unsweetened grapefruit thing becomes more apparent. Decent carbonation level keeps it interesting. Before I know it, I'm to the bottom of the can. Can't be too bad. Now let's trek back to bah bah beaver county.
Tried
from Can
from
Total Wine & More - St. Petersburg, FL
on 24 Apr 2026
at 01:31
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 5.5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Can: this is yellow with white head. Aroma is grainy blond with minimal guava. Easy to drink but bland and uninspied.
Tried
from Can
on 13 Jan 2026
at 01:52
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 8
12oz can picked up at Total Wine.
Pours clear light golden with a medium sized white head, light lacing. Citrus peel, yeasty, guava, zest.
Good
Pours clear light golden with a medium sized white head, light lacing. Citrus peel, yeasty, guava, zest.
Good
Tried
from Can
from
Total Wine & More - Melbourne, FL
on 19 Mar 2025
at 23:45
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
On tap @ some hotel on the water. Hazy deep orange gold pour. Sharp tropical & floral nose. Taste is more pineapple than guava, somewhat sharp & not overpowering. Light inoffensive beer base, strong forced carb, some subtle bitterness, dusty on the finish. Refreshing. Okay to good.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Oct 2022
at 04:03
6/10
Massive head but decent guava flavor.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Mar 2022
at 01:34
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draft pour at the Eau Resort and Spa, poolside. Poured a golden colro with a small white head. Aroma was light guava. Mild floral notes, guava seems to intensify and diminish on each sip, at least initially. Flavor had some sweet guava. Really crushable on a pleasant day.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Mar 2022
at 04:19
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Light guava and some florals. Golden pour with ok head. Light tangy finish. Breezy beach beer. Bottle.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Feb 2022
at 02:24
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Perfectly clear golden and light peach coloured body with a very thin, off-white head that fades very quickly and only starts off a centimetre tall. Aroma of tons of guava, mangoes, full oranges and a dash of grapefruit along with some very mellow malt and wheat notes and a touch of the yeast and breadiness - but the fruits dominate. Light-bodied; Deep robust mango, melon, guava, orange and lightly pineappley flavours show through with more fruit than anything else and not really a supportive malt note, but some wheat noticeable along with a dry dose of yeast. Aftertaste shows the pungent fruit and dry qualities with a light herbal and grassy finish, but the oranges, grapefruit, guava and especially mango notes show through everything. Overall, a deep and strong beer with way more fruit and dry notes than anything else, but there is some surprising complexity given the low alcohol content and simplistic nature, but nice to sample and recommended, especially if you can find this, since i'm not sure how far away any of their beers would travel. I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased from Knightly Spirits in Orlando (Orange Blossom Trail), Florida on 19-April-2019 for US$2,84 sampled at home in Washington after subscribing to Disney+ and missing out on a trip to Orlando for Spring Break on 27-March-2020.
Tried
from Can
on 31 Mar 2020
at 06:31
7/10
Damn fruity, I get more papaya than guava but still good, carby.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Apr 2019
at 22:19
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at Union Beer Store, pours a hazy blonde with a small white head. Aroma brings out bright guava upfront, with a nice Belgian yeast expression. Flavour is dry and fruity, with zesty saison yeast, fruity guava, and biscuity malt. Fruity yet subdued. Not bad.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Aug 2018
at 19:52