Brasserie Saint-Monon

Microbrewery in Ambly, Luxembourg, Belgium 🇧🇪

Established in 1996

Contact
Rue Principale 41, Ambly, 6953, Belgium
Description
La brasserie artisanale Saint-Monon est une entreprise familiale née en 1996, située à Ambly, à la limite de l’Ardenne et de la Famenne.

Saint-Monon beer was born in 1996 in the heart of the Famenne, land of brigandage and legends located at the gateway to the Belgian Ardennes. This beverage straight out of the imagination of the youngest Walloon brewer in, Pierre Jacob, quickly acquired its letters of nobility.

Pierre Jacob is an industrial engineer in the food industry. Nature, he works with and he respects it. His farm is 100% self-sufficient in electricity, the filtration residues from his beers are converted into food for the village animals, organic waste is composted, he works with recycled paper and cardboard boxes.

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6.4/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle. Fruity aroma. Cloudy brown colour. Thin, but fruity and malty flavour.
Tried from Bottle on 20 Apr 2005 at 11:45

5.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 6
A hazy orange beer with a huge orange head. The aroma is sweet and very spicy - coriander standing out. The flavor is sweet with primary notes of caramel.11
Tried on 14 Apr 2005 at 11:42

5.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 4
Bottle, 6.5%. Fruity aroma. Hazy brown colour, small white head. The flavour starts off caramelly, then turns rough. Some coriander. Malty, but rough finish. 6 3 5 3 11 Bottle. Yeasty banana aroma. Muddy amber colour. Slightly slimy mouthfeel. Metal flavour. 4 3 4 3 8
Tried from Bottle on 09 Apr 2005 at 13:28

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
Sweet flavour. Quite nice mouthfeel, probably due to the honey. Aftertaste has a bit of honey.
Tried on 09 Apr 2005 at 05:32

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Draught. Malty aroma, hint of liquorice. Unclear black colour. Nice, sweet liquorice flavour with a hint of yeast, though. But still very nice. Low carbonation.
Tried on 09 Apr 2005 at 05:28

6.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
Draught. Weak, malty roasted aroma. Almost black colour, small creamy light brown head. Thin body. Liquorice flavour at several levels. A bit sweet.
Tried on 19 Mar 2005 at 17:09

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
Gushing to golden, slightly orange tinted beer; orangey, dense head. Wheaty (spelt-y) and very citrussy nose (lemon, orange, grapefruit), even a bit lactic (acid?). Soft taste, with a kroepoek-like flavour, not disagreable, howevr. Citrus (orange) and some perfumed Thai rice, and, of course, coriander. Also a bit of fresh ginger. Light bodied, but creamy-wheaty MF, flour in suspension. Not undeserving. Was spelt used by the Roman Gaul for beer?
Tried on 11 Jan 2005 at 14:20

3.5/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 4 Flavor 3 Texture 6 Overall 2
GREEN! This beer is venomously green, as from a flacon on the shelf above the bathtub, only to be used by my wife. And that has green foam too, so does this. Or is the cleaning lady’s? The colour is everything. No nose needed, it seems. At first, its just a bit of chalk, but gradually, some aroma as from chlorophyl or spearmint chewing gum comes through. Fresh, yes. Very malty taste. Pale malts, lightly coloured malts and STALE malts. And spearmint, great. Soapy, fizzy MF, medium bodied - I think. As something the children might get a crush on for two weeks in the season. Until the first one gets sick from it, and the bottle is lost in the corner of the fridge. Bleedin’ fads.
Tried from Bottle on 10 Jan 2005 at 14:10

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
La Saint-Hubert Cuvee du Borq, ABV 6%. Slightly cloudy amber color, short head. Aroma of caramel malt, hops. Taste is also a combination of some caramel malt and sweetness and hoppy bitterness. Decent beer.
Tried on 07 Jan 2005 at 14:28

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Slightly hazy brown color, short off-white head. Aroma of roasted malt, fruits like prune, bit spicy, some coffee and licorice. Full taste of roasted malt and fruit. Full palate.
Earlier Rating: 3/6/2004 Total Score: 4.2
Cloudy dark brown color, short brown head. Aroma of roasted malts, rye, fruits (grapes), port, resin. Taste of resin, rye, sweet malts. Slight alcoholic palate. A positive surprise!
Tried on 12 Dec 2004 at 12:06