Most of you have probably never heard of Boaks Beer even if you live in New Jersey where it is brewed.  Boaks is about a small as a brewery can get.  The owner, brewmaster, book keepers, sales rep and distributer is Brain Boak.  Ahhh… but, the wonderful thing about the craft beer industry, big does not mean better. Boaks beer has a lineup of four beers Abbey Brown, Double BW, Monster Mash, and Two Blind Monks.  Before I get into the Review of Two Blind Monks, if you find a bottle of Monster Mash Russian Imperial Stout, buy 2, drink one same another for a year or 2.

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Leffe Brune is a Belgian Dark Ale, which to me says it doesn’t fit into any other of the Belgian styles. I had this on Draft at the Cloverleaf Tavern the same night as Ommegang Rouge.

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The Small coastal city of Portland Maine has a bunch of small breweries that produce some great beers.  One of these is Allagash Brewing Company.  I recently reviewed the Allagash Trippel, which was an excellent even superb beer, sufficed to say i have high hopes for the Dubbel Reserve.

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I was looking at my Beer Cellar, while I have many beers that can age, not all can or should.  As I was reviewing my list I found a couple that I had not reviewed which have been in my cellar for a while.  I buy beer that I want to drink or try, sometimes things get pushed to the back. Tonight the Corsendonk Abbey Brown Ale gets pushed back to the front of the line.  The Corsendonk is a Belgian style Dubbel, which tend to be malty, moderate to highly carbonated, low hop profile and may have a caramel sweetness.

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Flying Fish Belgian Style Dubbel

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