Adelbert's Flyin' Monk

Oh Austin, and your penchant for local breweries.  So many have popped up over the last five years, and they continue to do so, and i hope that's a steady trend.  I've mentioned Adelbert's before, a brewery of interesting beers with interesting names (all based on a story told by the brew master's deceased brother).  I am a fan.  And my new favorite is the the Flyin' Monk, a dark Belgian-style quadruple ale that's fermented with oak rum chips.  Those chips make all the difference.  They give the beer a hint of hard alcohol aroma.  It's almost like a nice, smooth scotch.  At first taste, you get the feel of the liquor flavors, but they're paired with an easy sweetness that makes the beer far easier to drink than it should be.  It's delicious.  The Flyin' Monk is a perfect post-meal beer, although it would go great with a fruit or cheese plate, and with a 10.9% ABV, one bomber will do you.

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