There has certainly been a trend around The Hopry lately – and that is the fact that I’ve been drinking a lot of great canned craft beers. For the most part, they have all been IPAs…until now. On this night we moved to Abt/Quadrupel territory. I have to admit that the first time I heard someone was selling a Belgian-style Quadrupel in a can I just had to search for some to get on the show ASAP. As such, I was able to get a four-pack of the Monk’s Blood from 21st Amendment out of San Francisco. I was very surprised, too, with the amazingly nice packaging. It comes in a square cardboard box with the beer’s information on all sides (seen here and borrowed from here). Since this beer came to me via Minnesota, I figured I would have my good friend Martin back over to share it with me (he’s originally from the area). What we had was a very nice beer that met the expectations of the can, which says “Belgian-style dark ale brewed with cinnamon, vanilla, oak chips and dried figs.” They were pretty spot on with the description because that’s exactly what it tasted like…oh and some with dark cherries.
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Brewery: 21st Amendment
Beer: Monk’s Blood (Insurrection Series)
Style: Abt/Quadrupel
Location: San Francisco, California
ABV: 8.3%
Rating: 91/100
Posted by Aaron Mielke on January 25, 2010 at 11:18 PM
Like the review guys. I’ve had a very eye-opening experience with “opening up” a beer. The Unplugged Old English Porter, which I reviewed on snobbyhops.com, has a completely different character when drank at optimum temperature. It’s amazing really how a beer can change so drastically as it moves up the temperature scale. I’m learning something new about beer everyday!
Posted by thehopry on January 25, 2010 at 11:24 PM
Thank you, Mike. Yeah, this beer actually tastes much better as it approaches room temperature. I guess the general rule I have lived by is the higher the ABV the easier it should be (and better it will taste) as it gets warmer. Even with that said, I still like a bit of a chill on my beer. Above 50 degrees and it loses some level of refreshment for me. But that’s just one man’s opinion…
Posted by Aaron Mielke on January 26, 2010 at 12:31 PM
Mike? Almost acceptable as that’s my father’s name.
I am with you – I like a chill to my beer as well. I picked up a Boulevard Sixth Glass Quadrupel off the shelf, brought it home, uncorked it and straight into my glass. Amazing flavor.
That said, some styles just are not good as they warm – pilsners, for example. Ugh.
Posted by thehopry on January 26, 2010 at 8:30 PM
Aaron…I’m so sorry. I must have been having multiple conversations at the time. And for the record Mike is my father’s name as well…though I was not talking to him at that time.
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Posted by Big Mike on February 18, 2010 at 7:16 PM
I actually picked up some cans of this for $2.00. It’s a really good Quad. I surprised how much i liked it.