Midnight Sun Monk's Mistress
The inspiration for this beer’s name—previously, La Maitresse du Moine—is the beer itself. Its deep, intense flavors inspired the concept of a monk that seeks solace and satisfaction from the sensory pleasure and mind-provoking effects of this liquid temptress.
Mesmerizing Monk’s Mistress seduces your senses at first sip. Its daunting beauty and intriguing flavor fully captivate your attention. Belgian yeast adds character and complexity. We invite you to give in to this little bit of “heaven on earth”.
While Monk’s Mistress Special Dark Ale accompanies a wide variety of dishes, it is also a lovely and engaging beer to keep you company.
Submit. Surrender. Succumb.
Mesmerizing Monk’s Mistress seduces your senses at first sip. Its daunting beauty and intriguing flavor fully captivate your attention. Belgian yeast adds character and complexity. We invite you to give in to this little bit of “heaven on earth”.
While Monk’s Mistress Special Dark Ale accompanies a wide variety of dishes, it is also a lovely and engaging beer to keep you company.
Submit. Surrender. Succumb.
3.9
520 reviews
Anchorage, United States
Community reviews
Aroma: bourbon, caramel, toffee, wood. Appearance: hazy, dark brown, small, beige, creamy head. Taste: light sweet. Palate: sweets intensify and get very heavy, sugar syrup, molasses, wood, bourbon again, heavy body, alcohol notes in finish. Overall: heavy Belgian Strong Ale, nice bourbon flavours. Bottle from the brewery, Anchorage.
on tap @ Prospector’s / Denai Nat’l Park AK --- Clear mahogany brown color, ivory head cover, sheets of lace. Solid aroma of maple and malt (in that order). Taste is strong malt that stays steady until the swallow, when brown sugar, maple, and apricots take over, leading to a finish with very light bittering. A big, fabulous brew, in spite of the emphasis on the sweet. Be careful - the alcohol is well-hidden. Highly recommended.
Cigar, tobacco, cocoa, hints of caramel and dark chocolate fudge. Earthy and bready with notes of rye?
Bomber. Pours a muddy brown with a tan head and aroma of fruits, spices, and yeast. Taste is sweet, nice notes of spices,dark fruits, caramel, toffee, and yeast with a sweet, slight toasty finish.
With Zack on the patio with an AVO cigar, pours a dark deep mahogany brown color with a small Java head. Nose is sweet, toffee and stong syrupy malt. Taste is malty with caramel and toffe, sweet and very drinkable even with the high ABV. Finishes on charmingly sweet malty notes with an abrupt ending. Nice, real nice ! Quaff Score 9 /10
March 21, 2015. Bottle received in a trade with _angst_, thanks Alex!
Dark brown with a medium sized creamy brown head. Aroma is figs, raisins, dark sugar, caramel, red apples, roasted coffee notes and some spices. Taste sweet caramel and dried fruits, spices and light bitter. Medium to full bodied, somewhat creamy texture, soft carbonation.
Bourbon, oak, caramel, raisin in both aroma and flavor. Quite bitter. Dark brown color.
Black pour from bomber at home. Tan head . Fruity apricot taste on a dark beer, odd. Has the belgium taste i don’t like, but it is very drinkable and tons of flavor.
"All kinds of dark fruit, zesty yeast and mystery sweetness in this bad boy. Full bodied and flavored, complex and tasty. The only fault is its almost too sweet to drink more than a little, as it seems candy sugar and brown sugar are big players, but it’s really nice in small quantities."
On tap at Red Hot. Dark brown thin tan head. Scent is fig, brown sugar and done booze. Taste is spice. Alcohol is covered well. Fed beer.
Thanks to Deuane for busting this one out for us to try. It is one of the old "La Maitresse Du Moine" bottles.
A - Pours deep brown, bordering on black, with a nice pillow one one finger tall light tan head leaving light lace down the glass.
S - Smells of the typical dark fruits, candied sugar, dark chocolate, tobacco, and some light spice. Only the faintest hint of booze creeps in toward the end of the glass.
T - Starts off with a nice dose of dark fruits; like figs, raisins, and plums; slowly giving way to a mix of dark chocolate, dark roasted caramel malt, tobacco, and some light spice. It is pretty sweet throughout, only growing stronger as it warms. The finish is a mix of dark sweetness and light dryness, lingering for some time.
M - Medium body and flavor with moderate carbonation. Full feel with a mix of sugary sweetness and light dryness lingering on the pallet through the finish.
O - Not too bad. I have liked most of the Midnight Sun beers I have had and this one is no different. I liked the dark flavors and the age seems to have really smoothed out the rough edges.
750 ml bottle shared with the Quebec City crew. Pours a ruby reddish brown-black with a thick, creamy, resilient beige head. Aroma is wood, fruits, oldish, dusty. Flavor is fruits, sugar, brown sugar, bubble gum. Light to medium body, weak carbonation.
Draft at bottleworks. Pours like a stout but with a fine-bubbled khaki head that dissipates pretty quick. Aroma of bubblegum, cotton candy, candi sugar and copper. Taste: well that’s awfully nice. Moderately sweet but that drops away by the finish. Still plenty of cotton candy, adding in some dark fruits. This one is delicious. Palate: full body, slick coating texture. Overall: so far the best beer of the night. Beastie talked me into the extra 0.1 -- definitely deserves it.
Aromas of raisins and toasted oats. Pours dark brown with a thin tan head. Deep flavors with raisins and nuts.
(Draught) clear, viscous-looking deep brown, not much head. Nose of dark Belgian candi sugar, banana, raisin, rum, complex and sweet. Taste is sweet even for a guy who likes sweet beers. Dark candi sugar, raisin, dates, light banana and a rummy finish. Finishes sweet and kind of thick in body.
Refrigerated brown bomber poured into a Trappist glass. Pours opaque dark brown with big light brown head. Aroma is sweet dark fruit, medium body, well carbonated, and thick small bubble lacing. Taste is complex, sweet, yeasty, dark fruit (mostly raisin). Alcohol is well covered especially for the abv, quite flavorful,good dark Belgian ale.
Opaque brown, slight ring if a head. Aroma of malt, raisin. Flavor raisin, malt, caramel, milk chocolate. Body rich and smooth, carbonation subdued. Drinks like a dopplebock.
Small pour from a bottle. Pours dark chestnut with a large creamy brown head that dissipates slowly with nice lacing. Aroma is dark sugars, spices, yeast. Flavor is quite sweet, light zesty bitter, spicy with stronger bitterness on the finish. Medium body, some harshness and a fair amount of heat. Decent.
bottle shared by tom10101, thanks buddy. pours clear dark brown-purple with a small light beige head, soem retention and lacing. raisins-plenty, westy style, dense red fruitiness - plums, cherries, belgian yeastiness, some roasty caramel, pepper, booze, hint of garbage, chalk. moderate carbonation, medium body - oily, moderate sweetness - dark candi and molasses, grassy-spicy finish. good one.
Bottle 650ml.
Pours black with low beige head. Some lacing. Aroma is of raisins, plums, figs, sugar. Taste is of raisins, caramel, roasted malt, sweetness. Alcohol is well hidden. Palate: Full bodied. Overall: Pretty fruity. Some interesting roast features. Good.
Pours a dark brown with an offwhite head that offers nice lacing. Aroma is of dark fruits and alcohol, quite close to the real thing I think. Taste is of molasse, raisins and brown sugar. Booze is present throughout but it is not disturbing. Body was medium-full and sticky. A nice classic quad!
Bottle (22 oz). From cparles, thanks Chris! Dark brown with a small beige head and some lacing. Aroma is of figs, dates, raisins, candi sugar, molasses, some alcohol and Belgian yeast. Taste is moderately sweet with a lot of dark fruits (plums, figs, raisins), candi sugar, some spiciness, yeast and a touch of alcohol in the finish. Full bodied. Moderate carbonation. Good Belgian Strong Ale. Interesting balance and nice fruitiness.
bottle, pours black, big carmel colored head. big spicy yeast nose, malts, dark fruits. very balanced taste, not too overly yeasty, some nice malts, warm alcohol feel. yumm.
bottle, shared with CBW crew @ CBW. medium bodied raisiny colored pour. somewhat fizzy. malted milk balls, chocolate, raisins & other dark dried fruits. good, flavor, somewaht fizzy mouthfeel. decent
The appearance is dark brown mostly close to black colored body with a slim half finger white foamy head, no lacing; the aroma has spicy Belgian yeast up front with toasted malty notes and dark fruit, some cinnamon comes to play more so as it warms; the taste is bready yet sweet and also somewhat spicy; spicy aftertaste and finish; its fairly easy on the palate but actually more of a sipper to me; overall - this is a pretty good Belgian Strong ale that I would have again
$9 bomber at hucks in Spokane
Bottled fourth week of January 2010.
Poured to wine glass
A: dark brown ale with excellent clarity and a light tan two finger which falls quickly and leaves larger bubbles on surface.
S: plums, currants, grapes. Funky Belgian scent with a hair of farm on it. Complex and nice.
T: cinnamon, malt, anise, clove. Goddam this is yummy! Burnt sugar, molasses. Mmmmm.
M: medium to full body. Low carb. Nice feel.
D: so sexy. I’m buying another bottle immediately.
Serving type: bottle
01-24-2011
Une bouteille de 22 onces. La Maîtresse du Moine a une robe acajou et montre une coiffe solidement plantée. Un fabuleux travail de la dentelle. Ses parfums sont très denses et énigmatiques. Son souffle chocolaté est indéniable. Une mélasse fruitée s’installe avec allégresse. Des noix mélangées rôties érotisent tous ses mouvements. Sous mon nez, une banane flambe dans un alcool d’une grande délicatesse. Des épices, du cuir et de la réglisse drapent ses épaules. Des saveurs immensément larges. Des malts richissimes qui s’imposent. Des petits caramels foncés fondent sur mon palais. Je goûte distinctivement à des feuilles de tabac épicé. Des fruits secs et des noix explosent sur ma langue tandis que des houblons peuvent facilement se confondre avec une merveilleuse gnôle. En bouche, son corps est dense et crémeux. J’adore le lent travail de ses bulles : les saveurs s’étendent pendant de longues minutes. En finale, cette Maîtresse qui roule dans mes yeux a une peau fruitée, bellement amère et chaleureusement aimable. Une bière de très grande complexité. Tout à fait fascinante. Je dirais même plus : superbe.
11/7/2013. 22 oz. bottle from BottleSelect.com. Pours dark brown with a fizzy beige head. Sweet malty aromas with dark fruit and spices. Buttery texture with alcohol present. Flavors of dark fruit such as cherries. A hint of sourness. Carbonation is medium-high and the finish is slightly sweet. Interesting brew.
Straight from the traded bottle, post-run, pushing Harper in her swing. Yep, good parenting. Anyway the beer: awesome Belgian style with dark fruit, brown sugar and a little booze. Tended to the quad side of the house. Mighty fine. I guess if you hop the pole (so to speak) Alaska is pretty close to Belgium.
22 ounce bottle. Pours a dark brown with a decent biege head. Aroma of fruit, malt, and chocolate. Taste is dark fruit, sweet malt, chocolate, spice, and molasses. Very nice!!