Brugge City Brune
Munkle Brewing Company

From a can in Hilton Head. It tastes like the name: a Dunkel with Monk/Belgian overtones. In the same camp as Rockefort 18, but local. As it warms, it gains some more roastiness and a little hoppy bite.

Can in Charleston, SC. Good color, bready, and a good bit of sweetness. Not what I expected, and the ABV is more than what the taste would indicate. I'd definitely get it again.

 

 

Currently on vacation w/ my entire immediate family on Kiawah Island in South Carolina. Picked this up at the store yesterday. Poured out of a 12 oz. can into a goblet glass, this beer pours a medium copper color streams of little bubbles rapidly and continually rising to the beer's surface. Has a just slightly off-white head that's about an inch thick when first poured that settles quickly to a thick ring lining the inside of the glass w/ a huge cluster swirl of film layer surface foam and a thick ring of foam lining the inside of the glass at the beer's surface. Not much lacing here though. Aromas of some slightly toasted, caramel, bready malts along w/ dome dark fruit notes of plum and fig, Belgian candi sugar, and a light note of earthy hops. A very similar flavor profile, with the aforementioned lightly toasted, caramel, bready malt sweetness along w/ the plum and fig fruit flavors and a bit more sweetness from the Belgian candi sugar. Also has some yeasty esters notes that are rounded out by just a bit of earthy hops that provide some bitterness. A nice balance of the different flavors here. Has a fairly crisp, slightly creamy, also smooth, medium bodied mouthfeel with moderate carbonation. Very drinkable and fairly refreshing. Has a clean finish, and the flavors all linger nicely for the aftertaste. Not a bad beer at all.

Eric

 

 

Picked up a sixer from TW-Greenville, SC 5-7-22 for $12.99. Canned 2-9-22; consumed can for review 5-15-22.

Beer poured reddish brown with a nice off-white head.

Nose has notes of wheat bread and a light dose of dark fruits.

Taste is a heavy toasted wheat and sourdough bread baseline with a touch of plums finishing balanced but nice level of bready sweetness.

Mouthfeel is light to medium bodied and smooth.

Overall a very nice representation of the Dubbel style!

Got as a gift from dbrauneis. 12 ounce can into tulip glass, no can dating. Pours lightly hazy/cloudy copper/orange color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and fluffy off white head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing on the glass, with a light amount of streaming carbonation. Awesome Belgian brown. Aromas and flavors of raisin, plum, fig, pear, apricot, red apple, caramel, brown sugar/bread/crust, biscuit, light roast, wood, herbal, grass, peppercorn, light banana/clove, and yeast earthiness. Light-medium herbal/woody/grassy bitterness and peppery yeast spiciness on the finish. Medium-high carbonation, medium body, and fairly crisp/clean finishing. Balanced bready/grainy malts and sticky hops in the mouthfeel. Lingering bitter/spicy dryness with no astringency. Minimal warming 6.2%. Spot on style with great complexity of yeast and malts, and balancing noble hops.

A: Pours a relatively clear medium to dark reddish amber in color with moderate amounts of active visible carbonation rising from the bottom of the glass and a moderate burnt orange + medium golden yellow + honey + copper + mahogany colored highlights. The beer has a three finger tall foamy tan head that reduces to a large patch of thin film covering the entire surface of the beer and a thin ring at the edges of the glass. Minimal amounts of lacing are observed.

S: Moderate to string aromas of toasted + caramel + dark malts with moderate amounts of dark fruit (plum + raisin) and candi sugar sweetness. Moderate aromas of fruity esters from the yeast and light aromas of spicy + earthy hops.

T: Upfront there are moderate to strong flavors of toasted + caramel + dark malts with moderate amounts of dark fruit (plum + raisin) and candi sugar sweetness.That is followed by a moderate flavor of Belgian yeast with moderate amounts of fruity esters. Finally there is a light amount of spicy + earthy hops which impart a light amount of bitterness which fades away fairly quickly leaving moderate lingering Belgian yeast +candies sugar malt sweetness.

M: Slightly heavier than medium bodied with moderate amounts of carbonation. Light amounts of dryness in the finish.

O: Easy to drink with well hidden alcohol and a pleasant dryness in the finish. Enjoyable but a touch sweet and that sweetness really lingers.

12 oz can

pours dark brown, with cream colored head. good head retention. aroma of dark malts and herbal Belgian yeast. similar flavor, a touch sweet but drier finish. medium bodied.

 

 

Look: It pours dark amber with a slightly off white head. The head is not well formed and head retention is low.

Smell: It has a sweet and sugary aroma. There are some funky notes with very low raisins.

Taste: The flavor is sugary with some dark fruits. The dark fruits are mostly raisins. It has low funk from the Belgian Yeast.

Feel: It has a medium body and finishes a bit sweet.

Overall, the flavors aren't well developed and it tends to be sweet more than a combination of flavors.

None of the Belgian yeast flavor I was expecting.. Smooth and sweet with a wet finish ..

Unexpected but not a bad brew

 

 

 

On tap at Craft & Draft
Clear amber with one finger beige head, spotty lacing, full cap remaining
Malty nutty aroma
Nuts, coffee, toffee, light tobacco
Slight hop bite, medium bodied, not weighty
Very tasty brune from Charleston.