Brother Thelonious Belgian Style Abbey Ale

Always a fan of Belgian style beers, i was happy to try Brother Thelonious from North Coast Brewing.  Aside from the awesome association with jazz pianist Thelonious Monk, the brewer donates money to the Monk Institute of Jazz in support of Jazz education for every bottle sold...and the beer is pretty damn good too.  Dark, sweet, and strong, the brew drinks very smoothly with heavy caramel malts and some light hops. Like most abbey ales, this one is pretty rich, but it is ridiculously easy to drink one after the other.  Watch out though, as the 9.4% ABV can always pack a punch.  Something good finally came out of California.  Hayo!

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And, as a bonus, enjoy an old performance of "Epistrophy" below.