On Tap

While Belgian monks have brought us boldly flavored and high octane beers such as Tripels and Quadrupels, the beer that they are most likely drinking themselves is a Singel or Patersbeir. Like those monks, at Barrel of Monks you’ll likely see us enjoying this clean and refreshing beer regularly as there is always something to be done and staying on as even a keel as possible is key. It’s both the perfect beer to begin your quest into the world of Belgian Ales and an ideal choice after a long day of toil and trouble.

Charmingly tweaked from the Latin term Ab Aeterno which translates to “from eternity” or “since the beginning” depending on who you ask, Abbey Terno is our version of the abbey style Dubbel. This timeless brown beer makes liberal use of delicious Belgian candi sugar that adds notes of toffee, dried fruit, just a hint of chocolate and is dry and sessionable even at 7% ABV.

Possibly the most well known and timeless style of Belgian Abbey Ales is the tripel. In keeping with that tradition we use only the finest European malts and hops to craft Three Fates. The nose offers floral notes and zesty yeast aromas. Hints of stone fruits, caramel, and spices accompany this full flavored golden yellow ale. This complex beer pairs extraordinarily well with food and can be aged for years for those people that practice patience.

The quadrupel is the grandaddy of the Abbey style ales. Typically, they are dark, strong ales bursting with flavors such as dark fruit, chocolate and raisins and our Quadraphonic is no exception. This dense beer hides its 10.5% ABV well with a deep brown color and a long rich finish. The Quadraphonic is a beer designed for celebration and decadence.

Wizard is our flagship ale at Barrel of Monks, and for good reason. This is our Belgian style witbier, or wheat ale. This beer is pale yellow in color with a slight haze. It has a mild bready tang from the wheat malt which complements the bitter orange peel and coriander spice. This refreshingly wheat ale is lighter in body than most wheat beers, which make this ale perfect after a long day.

Cheers to our 2020/2021 Brotherhood Members. St. Arnoldus started out with a batch of Parade of Souls and we aged it in cabernet wine barrels for about a year. The result is added complexity with some vanilla from the oak and tannins fromt the red wine.

Our inscrutable IPA known as Endless Enigma has been taken to heights hitherto unseen, with abundant additions of Mosaic, Ekuanot and Citra hops coalescing as a massive Triple IPA. Bursting with notes of citrus, melon, and papaya. What was onc merely Endless is now infinite. 10% ABV

This year's Grand Cru is indeed special, it is a Belgian-style dark strong ale. While quadrupels generally fall into that classification, this beer is a good bit different than our Quadraphonic. It has a more complex grain bill, is even stronger, and is fermented with a different yeast strain. The beer pours with a thick amber head, has a deep ruby/black hue, and smells of dark fruit (however no fruit was added)! The flavor profile is complex, starting with dark cherry and moving to raisin and caramel. A pleasant hop finish balances things out.

If a pineapple is neither an apple nor a pine, what the f* is it? We found it to be the perfect citrusy addition to an abundantly dry-hopped IPA already exploding with tropical fruit notes. How 'bout them pineapples?

In a world full of over bitter IPAs, our Endless Enigma is the perfect blend, plenty of hop flavor and aroma without the mouth-numbing bitterness that many pale ales offer. Our twist on an IPA provides a bold juicy flavor that comes from the Citra, Mosaic, Mandarina Bavaria and Amarillo hops. Now let us be clear, there is absolutely nothing wrong with a big, bold and bitter beer, but we simply lean towards offering a bit more malt balance and yeast character in our Belgian style IPA.

A beer that started as a one-off that we'd send to a few local accounts, grew into one of seasonal fruit beers. Now by popular demand, Single in Havana will now be available all year! It's a light blonde ale at 4.5% with a hint of guava. We pitch our fruit during fermentation to dry out the beer. What that does is provide the flavor and aroma of guava without the overwhelming sweetness. The perfect crisp and refreshing ale to enjoy outdoors.