Monk's Lunch
Ritual Brewing Co.
- From:
- Ritual Brewing Co.
- California, United States
- Style:
- Belgian Pale Ale
- ABV:
- 4.5%
- Score:
- 85
- Avg:
- 3.71 | pDev: 11.32%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 4
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Dec 23, 2017
- Added:
- Mar 06, 2014
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 2
SCORE
85
Very Good
85
Very Good
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by Brolo75 from California
3.74/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.74/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
22 ounce bottle poured into a pint glass
Pours a very pale straw color with a slight haze, bright white head, no retention or lacing, not much carbonation. Lots of Belgian yeast, notes of spice, clove, pear, banana, and honey, lots of spice and malt. Notes follow the nose with spice, clove, and pear along with banana, bitterness is mild with the finish having strong notes of spice and malts, taste like German malts giving it a lager like finish. Mouthfeel is light bodied with a slightly dry finish and a good amount of carbonation. Very easy to drink.
A good amount of depth and complexity that I often find in Belgian style beers but it could use more aroma and flavor, very light on the palate that would make it an excellent session beer due to the low ABV.
Dec 23, 2017Pours a very pale straw color with a slight haze, bright white head, no retention or lacing, not much carbonation. Lots of Belgian yeast, notes of spice, clove, pear, banana, and honey, lots of spice and malt. Notes follow the nose with spice, clove, and pear along with banana, bitterness is mild with the finish having strong notes of spice and malts, taste like German malts giving it a lager like finish. Mouthfeel is light bodied with a slightly dry finish and a good amount of carbonation. Very easy to drink.
A good amount of depth and complexity that I often find in Belgian style beers but it could use more aroma and flavor, very light on the palate that would make it an excellent session beer due to the low ABV.
Reviewed by Olsquez from California
3.47/5 rDev -6.5%
look: 4 | smell: 2 | taste: 5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.75
3.47/5 rDev -6.5%
look: 4 | smell: 2 | taste: 5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.75
Love everything about ritual except that they employee that scum bag steve garcia, what a piece of shit he is, but the beer is amazing, let's see how he screws this up like he did hangar 24
Aug 06, 2016
Rated by Furlinator from California
3.65/5 rDev -1.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.65/5 rDev -1.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Slightly funky, lightly spiced with some apple flavor.
Jun 28, 2015
Reviewed by UCLABrewN84 from California
3.91/5 rDev +5.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.91/5 rDev +5.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
On tap at Ritual Brewing Company in Redlands, CA.
Pours a hazy yellow with a foamy white head that settles to a partial film on top of the beer. Foamy rings of lace line the glass on the drink down. Smell is of grain, dried citrus peel, yeast, spice, and tea aromas. Taste is much the same with dried citrus peel, tea, and spice flavors on the finish. There is a mild amount of spice bitterness on the palate with each sip. This beer has a good level of carbonation with a crisp and dry mouthfeel. Overall, this is a good beer that is tasty, light, and easy to drink.
Serving type: on tap.
Apr 30, 2015Pours a hazy yellow with a foamy white head that settles to a partial film on top of the beer. Foamy rings of lace line the glass on the drink down. Smell is of grain, dried citrus peel, yeast, spice, and tea aromas. Taste is much the same with dried citrus peel, tea, and spice flavors on the finish. There is a mild amount of spice bitterness on the palate with each sip. This beer has a good level of carbonation with a crisp and dry mouthfeel. Overall, this is a good beer that is tasty, light, and easy to drink.
Serving type: on tap.
Rated by sholbert from California
4.58/5 rDev +23.5%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
4.58/5 rDev +23.5%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
A great, sessionable Belgian ale. A bit tart, like pear and granny Smith apple, with a very dry, spicy finish. This is a great warm day beer.
Feb 06, 2015
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