Grumpy Monk - Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)

bump8628

Oklahoma

3.74/5  rDev +2.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

Deep amber with a couple of fingers worth of white foam. Herbal hops dual it out with Belgian yeast character - some banana and pear, black pepper, coriander, clove, thyme, bay leaf, bit of citrus rind. Malt gives some biscuit flavor and a kiss of honey sweetness. Plenty going on, a little bit more in the way of hops would take it from just a hoppy Belgian ale to a true Belgian-style IPA. Still it's a nice addition to a variety pack.

Serving type: bottle

02-09-2013 20:29:01 | More by bump8628

cfitterer

Arizona

2.25/5  rDev -38.2%

05-21-2013 02:40:22 | More by cfitterer

Lucoli

New York

3.75/5  rDev +3%

05-21-2013 01:09:07 | More by Lucoli

InspectorBob

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev -3.8%

05-19-2013 12:48:56 | More by InspectorBob

bzach

Indiana

3.75/5  rDev +3%

05-18-2013 22:27:13 | More by bzach

tankg

Pennsylvania

2.75/5  rDev -24.5%

05-18-2013 19:57:32 | More by tankg

jbarletto

Massachusetts

3.5/5  rDev -3.8%

05-18-2013 14:36:29 | More by jbarletto

Beefytits4

Illinois

3/5  rDev -17.6%

05-18-2013 06:56:26 | More by Beefytits4

JG-90

New Jersey

2.96/5  rDev -18.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3

Beer is a golden orange in color, and pours a moderate sized head. Moderate lacing. Smells like honey/ sweet malts, bread, banana, and slight indescript hops.

Tastes of banana, sweet bread, and a small amount of orange/lemon hops. So much of a banana/bread tendency that it did not meet my expectations of a Belgium IPA. Moutfeel is light-moderate with moderate carbonation. It is a fine beer, but does not meet the requirement for a good or great belgium IPA, in my opinion.

Serving type: bottle

05-16-2013 23:18:56 | More by JG-90

mrwelk

North Dakota

3.75/5  rDev +3%

05-15-2013 01:53:15 | More by mrwelk

vrbulldog22

Ohio

3.5/5  rDev -3.8%

05-13-2013 18:44:48 | More by vrbulldog22

Greggggggg

New Jersey

3.25/5  rDev -10.7%

05-13-2013 16:20:07 | More by Greggggggg

UCLABrewN84

California

2.73/5  rDev -25%
look: 4 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.5

On tap at Haven Gastropub in Pasadena, CA.

Pours a clear orange with a foamy bone head that settles to a film on top of the beer. Foamy swaths of lace form around the glass on the drink down. Smell is of malt, grain, Belgian yeast, and nail polish remover aromas. Taste is much the same with mainly nail polish remover flavors on the finish. There is a medium amount of hop and yeast bitterness on the palate with each sip. This beer has a lower level of carbonation with a slightly crisp and medium bodied mouthfeel. Overall, this is a pretty poor beer that is pretty undrinkable with the nail polish remover aspects going on here.

Serving type: on-tap

05-13-2013 04:16:58 | More by UCLABrewN84

PatGreer

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +9.9%

05-13-2013 03:10:53 | More by PatGreer

ystazi

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev +3%

05-11-2013 17:40:17 | More by ystazi

eulerthegrape

California

2.5/5  rDev -31.3%

05-10-2013 15:46:28 | More by eulerthegrape

twenty5

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -17.6%

05-10-2013 15:23:58 | More by twenty5

Ernest78

Massachusetts

3.5/5  rDev -3.8%

05-10-2013 01:21:30 | More by Ernest78

rph97

Texas

3.75/5  rDev +3%

05-09-2013 23:10:14 | More by rph97

ccrida

Oregon

3.44/5  rDev -5.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5

12 oz. bottle poured into my large Gulden Draak tulip, color is a clear brass with a small, cream y white head that leaves foamy lace.

Smell is earthy, herbal, light honeyed sweetness.

Taste is estery, fruity, like a wit, some banana, with a nice punch of earthy, herbal hops. A little phenolic, lingering hoppy finish.

Mouthfeel is dry, oily, medium light bodied.

Drinkability is OK, the banana esters are a bit too one-dimensional for my taste in Belgians. The continental hops are reasonably robust to meet the metrics for a BIPA, but all together, it doesn't really click for me.

Serving type: bottle

05-09-2013 04:13:47 | More by ccrida

rolltide8425

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev +3%

05-09-2013 01:30:24 | More by rolltide8425

dalepryor

Kentucky

3.25/5  rDev -10.7%

05-07-2013 20:40:52 | More by dalepryor

hockeyfighter19

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +16.8%

05-03-2013 01:00:22 | More by hockeyfighter19

EatonHops

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev +3%

05-02-2013 00:12:06 | More by EatonHops

ALLMUCH

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +16.8%

05-01-2013 04:25:24 | More by ALLMUCH