Monkless Belgian Ales

Microbrewery in Bend, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Monkless Belgian Ales - The Brasserie

Established in 2014

Contact
803 SW Industrial Way, #202, Bend, OR, 97702, United States
Description
Monasteries have been brewing as far back as the sixth century to provide sustenance and benevolence to the communities they served. Water-borne epidemics during this period were commonplace, and the boiling of beer during the brewing process, made it a far healthier option than the town’s water supply.

So Monks Brewed.

What made monastic breweries different was that the monks brought patience, process and dedication to the practice of brewing. At Monkless, there are no monks, but this is our devotion. We practice patience to perfection in our brewing process, and focus exclusively on Belgian-style ales.

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7.6/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Pint can. Pours a vibrant amber color with a large sandy head. Smells of light fruity Belgian yeast and floral hops. Has a deep sweetness, light yeast, and moderate floral presence. Different, but good.
Tried from Can on 06 Oct 2022 at 03:07

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16oz can from Brewers Haven. Brass colored pour, lasting creamy white head. Malty aroma, Belgian yeast just under the surface, orange. Taste is sweet and fruity, spice/savory notes pick at the palate. Buttery flavors throughout. Solid from start to finish.
Tried from Can on 03 Oct 2022 at 00:35

7.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
500ml bottle. Dark brown, murky, patchy head. Aroma is a bouquet of raisins, brown sugar, plums, wood. Taste stays on target, sweet, pit fruit, yeasty, oak. Spot on.
Tried from Bottle on 12 Sep 2022 at 03:48

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16oz can from HomeBrewStuff. Pale, cloudy golden, with a thin, creamy white head. Sweet aroma, fruity, grassy. Taste brings notes of orange, bready malts, very light yeasty notes. I'm getting more witbier notes than Tripel. Sampled this after another more traditional Tripel, and I find it lacking.
Tried from Can on 07 Sep 2022 at 05:15

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16oz can from Boise Co-op. Cloudy, pale golden pour with an airy, bubbly head. Aroma is Belgian yeast and coriander. Taste is mildly sweet, yeasty, lemon, savory. Nice velvety feel too.
Tried from Can on 03 Sep 2022 at 01:41

7.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Fairly hazy deep golden and light copper coloured body with a nice, but fast-dying and mellow pure white head that starts off at two centimetres and fades to just a thin layer after a few minutes. Aroma of light wheat, some grass, a small dose of curacao, a hint of coriander seed freshness and yes, interestingly enough some black peppercorns and more white pepper notes with a drying malt noticeable in the nose. Medium-bodied; Fairly rich wheatie notes show at first with a good balance that provides enough support for the deeper full oranges, light lemon peel and some deeper curacao and coriander seed notes that follow right behind, but again the dryness and 'darker' flavours of the pepper is noticeable towards the end. Aftertaste shows some dryness from the malts with a little bit of hops here as well and a slight kick of alcohol warmth that shows up right at the end along with a touch of sweetness from the fruits. Overall, a pretty nice and balanced, full-of-flavour beer that has pepper notes of course, but a bunch of the yeast, wheat, coriander seed and especially citrus flavours (full oranges, curacao and lemons here) that make this nice to drink, even in the middle of summer, which is when I had it, and not in the measly Oregon summer, this is in the heat of Washington! I sampled this sixteen ounce, pint-sized can, purchased from Trader Joe's in Bend, Oregon on 29-March-2021 for US$3,00, part of Batch #305 (from bottom of can) sampled at my house here in Washington on the other end of the country on a hot day here in the summer on 22-August-2022.
Tried from Can on 23 Aug 2022 at 07:51

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16oz can from Brewers Haven. Dark brown pour with a fizzy beige head. Immediate aroma of raspberries, followed by chocolate, boozy notes. Taste is sweet, a small blast of berries, then rich chocolatey flavors. Plums underlay all of this and the ABV comes in near the finish. I'm really starting to like these guys a lot.
Tried from Can on 21 Aug 2022 at 23:57

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16oz can from Brewers Haven. Mahogany pour, thin film of beige head. Yeasty aroma, tannins, tobacco, raisins, prunes. Taste brings a tinge of sweetness, Belgian yeast flavors, pit fruit, light tingle at the back. Pretty damn authentic.
Tried from Can on 17 Aug 2022 at 04:51

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
On tap at BitterCreek Boise Lightly foggy pale golden. Fine dense lasting off white head. Nice smooth full bodied. Not getting much peppercorn but smooth and pleasant. With a hint of the continental wit yeast.
Tried from Draft on 29 Jun 2022 at 18:55

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Poured from the tap. Slightly hazy gold with small white head. Light booze and floral notes, saison yeast. Underwhelming.
Tried from Draft on 23 May 2022 at 02:08