BELGIAN STOUT 5.2% ABV
New!
Session Beer
Belgian Family Owned
Suitable for Cellaring
“What’s surprising about this beer is that while it’s a stout, I’m instantly reminded of Saison Dupont. The grassy barnyard notes that make Saison so identifiable, and for me, such a perfect summer beer shine through without a problem.”
- Mario Rubio, Brewed For Thought
FORMATS
Case, 6 x 75 cl (25.4 fl oz)
Dupont has done it again. They’ve brewed the first true Belgian interpretation of Stout, not a simple recreation of the style. Dark, dry and quenching, as only Dupont’s active and attenuating yeast can make it. Monk’s Stout has an intense black coffee aroma with a fine bitterness. It is light, almost astringent, on the tongue—like strong iced espresso. It finishes with deep roasted (almost charred) malt that is bracing and refreshing without the slightest trace of heaviness. Stout lovers expecting a gentler roasted malt quality or a sweet lactose roundness that lingers on the palate will find Monk’s Stout surprising, if not challenging. But for those who have always found Stouts flavorful but not sufficiently quenching, who like roasted malt, but not the lingering, oftentimes coating, mouth feel, now have a Stout to call our own. Monk’s Stout — without a doubt a truly Belgian kind of Stout.
Great with food!
Better than champagne with oysters. So nice with maatjes (herring).
Pair with bourbon soy marinated flank steak, sushi (really!), spicy Szechuan dishes, cumin rubbed pork loin and sautéed apples, shepherd’s pie, well- aged cheddar and gouda. Delicious with chocolate pecan pie with vanilla ice cream.
What is an Envoi Brassicole?
This recipe presents prunes poached in Monk’s Stout lightly dusted with pistachio atop coconut cream bavarois with vanilla and cinnamon. Amazing with Monk’s Stout as well as being a super duper dinner party dessert. (Yes, we will send you the recipe if you ask!)
Video
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