Grumpy Monk - Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)

chickenflea

Florida

3.73/5  rDev +2.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

12 oz bottle: Aroma has the hallmarks of a Belgian beer the clove and coriander, light fruity almost banana like scent. The hops are there too, all citrusy and slightly earthy. Appearance is a rich clear golden with a rocky white head that lingers. Tastes more like a pale ale than an IPA. The Belgian yeast really mutes the hoppiness. Body is medium. Texture is soft. I like it, but I just did not know what to make of it.

Serving type: bottle

06-03-2012 00:09:13 | More by chickenflea

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

BigBarley

Texas

3.1/5  rDev -14.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25

Pours a deep gold, with a touch of the brown. Nice cap of rolling white head that fluffs up and looks... Belgian.

Smells like wild yeasty goodness, a slight touch of banana and wheaty musk, and plenty of hops. Hops smell like the noble variety, but that could be interference from the biscuity malt. Reminds me of something like a pilsner with farmhouse yeast... interesting stuff.

Well... shit. That's a buzzkill. Tastes like dank hops soaked in stale hop residue, wth some sort of pine-tree farts solidified and dropped in the dry-hop. There's an unpleasant touch of the wild yeast and wheat qualities but... unpleasant isn't why I drink beer. I had high hopes for this. And am sad that this is the only one of these limited Sam IPAs I couldn't really get into.

Feel is thick but not overpowering, with decent carbonation. A little watery on the end unfortunately.

I wanted to enjoy this beer, and I enjoy everything about it but the taste. Too bad that's a huge part of the drinking experience...

Serving type: bottle

04-30-2013 10:23:29 | More by BigBarley

shadowyee

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -3.8%

04-29-2013 21:56:47 | More by shadowyee