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264 S. 16th Street Philadelpiha, PA (215) 545-7005

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Monk's Café Flemish Sour Ale

BELGIUM - Our own private label brewed for us by the family owned Van Steenberge brewery, just outside of Ghent, Belgium. Medium body, red color, somewhat fruity nose, malt flavor with a slight lactic sourness. A real thirst quencher and palate cleanser. 5.5%abv

2SP Brewing Misfit

PENNSYLVANIA - A barrel aged, sour dark ale blend. Both a stout and a porter were aged separately in used wine barrels and blended before kegging. Malty dark chocolate balanced by a tart fruitiness and oak notes from the barrels. 5%abv $8

Ayinger Celebrator Dopplebock

GERMANY - The complex balance between various malts, the alcohol and subtle hops give this beer a roasty fruitiness and faintly smoky dryness. 6.7%abv

Boon Geuze Sélection

BELGIUM - Lambic from specific foeders selected and blended to best produce a “keg conditioned” geuze. Full bodied with signature sourness and low carbonation. 6.3%abv

Chimay 175

BELGIUM - This limited edition Trappist ale was created to celebrate the 175th anniversary of Scourmont Abbey, the birthplace and home of iconic Brasserie Chimay. A lively, pale blond ale with a complex spiciness and a fruitiness that fades to an elegant dry finish. 6.5%abv

Chimay Dorée

BELGIUM - Chimay Gold was formerly reserved for the monastic community, staff and guests of Scourmont Abbey. Refreshingly crisp with a nice balance of citrus and spice. Finishes with a hint of bitterness. 4.8%abv

Chouffe Houblon

BELGIUM - Monk's served the very first keg outside of Belgium. Chris handed a 5 liter keg to Tom at the Zythos beer festival in St. Nikolaas several years back. Brought home as checked luggage. Inspired by a US Imperial IPA, but with a classic belgian twist. 9%abv

De Dolle Arabier

BELGIUM - Pale ale dry hopped with Poperinge hops. Crisp & refreshing, yet with a bit of that De Dolle funk. 8%abv

Dupont Avec Les Bons Voeux

BELGIUM - Arguably the best Holiday Ale made in Belgium. A bit of citrusy with lots of dried fruit flavor. Medium to full bodied. Hops in the body & finish. A staff favorite! 9.5%abv

Grimm Ales Double Negative

NEW YORK - A jet black imperial stout with burnt orange highlights. Aromas and flavors of coffee, bitter chocolate, caramel, black currant and blueberry. A smooth bitterness follows before a long roasty finish. 10%abv

Hill Farmstead Abner

VERMONT - Part of the Ancestral Series. A double dry hopped Imperial pale ale crafted from American malted barley, American hops, ale yeast, and water from their great grandfather Abner's well. Aromatic and flowery with notes of citrus and pine. 8.3%abv

Hill Farmstead Anna

VERMONT -Part of the Ancestral Series. Farmstead ale brewed with Vermont wildflower honey, European and American hops, and the farmhouse yeast. Foudre aged, unfiltered and naturally carbonated. 6.5%abv

Hill Farmstead Difference & Repetition

VERMONT - From the Exploratory IPA series which utilizes a rotating selection of hop varieties and blending combinations. This iteration is hopped with Simcoe, Citra, and Nelson Sauvin hops. 6%abv

Lost Abbey Devotion

CALIFORNIA - Originally brewed for Monk's Cafe's 10th Anniversary. This is now a year round beer for them. This was inspired by Tomme & Tom sharing a bottle of Westvleteren Blonde at Monk's. We loved the low-ish alcohol and fresh hop character. Tomme did a great job capturing the spirit of that beer. 6.25%abv

Mount St. Bernard Tynt Meadow Trappist Blond

ENGLAND - From England’s only accredited Trappist Brewery. Brewed in Mount St. Bernard Abbey at the foot of Charnwood Forest with generations of Trappist technique and standards as a guide but made unique by the exclusively England-grown malts, hops and yeast strains. This is a blond ale with a light but complex maltiness and refreshing citrus notes. 5%abv

OEC Brewing Maibock

CONNECTICUT - This traditional German step infusion mashed style lager is brewed with Pilsner, Munich and Cara malts, and hopped with Tettnag and Spelt Select. It undergoes an open fermentation and is lagered in oak for four weeks prior to kegging. 6%abv

Oxbow Town Line Porter

MAINE- A robust American-hopped porter brewed with Maine-grown barley and spelt. 5.5%abv

Ploughman Farm Cider Birdwatcher

PENNSYLVANIA - A combination of dry apple cider and wild fermented peach juice. A lightly carbonated sipper. Bursting with fresh peach. 8.5%abv

Põhjala Öö

ESTONIA - A pitch black Imperial Baltic porter with notes of espresso, dark chocolate, dried fruit, and caramalized toffee. 10.5%abv

Russian River Pliny the Elder

WINDSOR, CALIFORNIA - A bit of history first: Vinnie Cilurzo brewed America's first Double IPA, named "Inaugural Ale", back in 1994 at Blind Pig Brewing Co, Temecula, CA. Then Vinnie was hired as the original and only head brewer at Korbel Chanpagnes Cellars' foray into brewing - Russian River Brewing Co. Vinnie and his wife, Natalie bought the brewery a few years later and opened their Santa Rosa location. Vinnie is the originator of this style and he still brews the best version, Pliny the Elder. Brewed with copious amounts of Amarillo, Centennial, CTZ, and Simcoe hops. Very hoppy, but not a hop bomb - the balance of the malt and hops is extraordinary. Super drinkable, but be careful it's 8%abv.

Russian River RnD IPA #90

CALIFORNIA - All the brews from the RND series begin as small developmental batches in Vinnie’s 5-barrel pilot brewery where he and his brewing team try out new recipes and play with different ingredients. When they find one they like, they share it with us. This iteration is a citrus-forward IPA brewed with Tangier, Nectaron, and NZH-106 hops. 6.5%abv

Schilling Beer Co. Alexandr

NEW HAMPSHIRE - This Czech-style Pilsner is crisp, clean and sessionable, with a firm, but rounded hop backbone. Crushable! 5%abv

Straffe Hendrik Brugs Quadrupel

BELGIUM - A dark brown, rich quad heavy made with De Halve Maan brewery's specialty malt blend. Full bodied with notes of caramel and dried dark fruits as it warms in the glass. 11%abv

The Seed Sculpture: Figure 1

NEW JERSEY - An unblended, single oak barrel-aged, mixed culture saison that lets the brewery’s unique terroir shine through. Particularly inspiring barrels are given this solo release. This old world Gueuze-inspired spontaneous fermentation leads to a complex, minerality and depth from the oak barrel chosen. 6.5%abv

Westmalle Dubbel

BELGIUM - A dark, red-brown beer with notes of caramel, malt and fruity esters followed by a long, dry finish. Rich and complex. 7%abv