North Coast Brewing Company Brother Thelonious

Brother Thelonious

 

North Coast Brewing Company in Fort Bragg, California, United States 🇺🇸

  Belgian Style - Quadrupel / Dark Strong Regular
Score
7.23
ABV: 9.4% IBU: 27 Ticks: 228
With all the interest in Belgian ales and in the monasteries that brew them, it’s time to remind the world that here in the U.S. we have a Monk of our own. Jazz legend Thelonious Monk is the inspiration for North Coast Brewing’s Belgian-style Abbey Ale. With an ABV of over 9%, this strong dark ale is rich and robust. Available in a handsome 750 ml bottle with crown and capsule finish or 12 oz. 4-Packs. The label features the Jazz master himself, a portrait by California artist Eric Grbich.

Brother Thelonious is produced under a licensing agreement with the Thelonious Monk Estate. North Coast Brewing is proud to make a donation from the sale of every bottle and keg of Brother Thelonious Belgian Style Abbey Ale to the Jazz education programs of the Monterey Jazz Festival.
 

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Stored for a long time
Marker as best before 2025-06-01

Tried from Bottle on 22 Nov 2025 at 19:26


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

Bottle from Systembolaget Sweden.
Big, long lastning beige head.
Dark red brown color.
Dark roasted malty aroma with a mineral touch.
Sweet caramell malty taste with a firm bitterness but a light body for such intence maltiness.

Tried from Bottle on 06 Aug 2025 at 16:25


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7.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

12oz bottle from Farmers Bar, Avenue K, Kuala Lumpur. Poured a clear dark amber, chestnut colour with a thin, frothy off-white head. The aroma is yeasty, toffee, red berry fruits. The flavour is over moderate sweet, with a rich, smooth, toffee, burnt treacle, red berry fruit, light warm alcohol bitter palate. Medium bodied with average carbonation. Rather nicely balanced and tasty. Pleasantly surprised.

Tried from Bottle at Farmers Bar @ Avenue K on 24 Jul 2025 at 08:09


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

750 mL bottle poured, pulled from the cellar. Not sure on the bottle date here, but if I were to guess, this is a 2017 or 2018. Copper, dark amber pour, decent amount of tan foam head that hangs on, touch of sediment. Nice dark fruit notes, some raisin. Caramel, gentle bready, bran like malts. Seems to have held up really nicely over the years. Easy drinking for its strength, so really smoothed out if I remember correctly from trying this one fresh. Long lingering raisin note. Solid, classic belgian ale from my local shelves, although brewed many miles away. Not surprised this one has continued to come back over a decade later. Very good brew.

Tried from Bottle on 04 Jul 2025 at 02:04


7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

750ml bottle. Poured a dark brown w/large, foamy had into tulip glass. Raisins, spice, caramel etc. Thought it was a dubbel really. Anyway I liked it quite a bit, would get it again.

Tried from Bottle on 20 May 2025 at 00:56


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle. Dark amber in color. Aroma is cloves. Taste is cloves, grains, slight banana.

Tried from Bottle on 21 Mar 2025 at 05:13


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottle at home. Aroma is malt, caramel, spicy herbal notes, ’kerststol’, cinnamon, yeast, brown sugar, a little chocolate. Flavour is sweet with a hint of bitterness in the finish. Body is medium to full. Rich and tasty, enjoyable sippin’ beer.

Tried from Bottle on 13 Feb 2025 at 05:00


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Rerate keg Haket 2025-01-14 Göteborg
AR: Sweet caramel, yeasty, thin vs old brews?
AP: dark amber, weelid
F: Sweet caramel, yeasty, thin vs old brews?
New rating 6,1 old 6,3

Bottle, 2008-10-15 brow body, thin head F: dark fruit, chocolate (not the best one), brown caramel, baking syrup

Tried from Draft on 14 Jan 2025 at 17:00


6

Ooh. Hoppy. And strong.

Tried on 13 Dec 2024 at 16:59


6.5

Thanks Sara!

Tried from Bottle on 19 Oct 2024 at 22:17