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Sunday, June 26, 2011

Monk’s Café Flemish Sour Red Ale

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3.8/5

AROMA
8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20

750 ml bottle into tulip. Pours clear dark reddish-brown color with a foamy 3 finger light orange head with great retention that reduces to a fairly thick lacing cap. Aromas of sour cherry, apple, spices, bread, grass, and a bit of funk. Aromas are solid. Taste of big cherry, apple, and a bit of spices on the front; that leads to a decent amount of of tartness on the finish, but it is not overpowering. I was actually expecting more sourness in this one. Great balance of sweetness and tartness. No alcohol in the taste or finish. Prickly high carbonation in the mouthfeel with light-medium body. No alcohol in the taste or finish noticed. Overall this is a tasty sour, nice balance, and good drinkability due to the moderate amount of sourness.

Definitely a nice intro to sours due to the mild amount of sourness in this. I would probably pick this up again, in the smaller bottles.