Day 69, 3.10.11., 21st Amendment - Monk's Blood

Here's a special release from 21st Amendment.  Monks Blood is a Belgian dark ale brewed with candi sugar, vanilla, figs and cinnamon and aged in oak.  I picked up a can for my ferry ride a while back... Yeah, I've got a backlog of beers to tell you about.  Stay tuned.
Anyway, back to the Monk's Blood.  This is a big old dark Belgian with a full creamy body and a bubbly beige head.  It's a beautiful dark chocolate brown.
On the nose, the fig sure comes through with nice notes of dried dark fruit and some earthy hints.
This beer has a very nice malty sweetness offset by a good hop character.  The oak comes through as well along with more nice earthy notes.  It culminates with a nice lingering mouthwatering finish.
This is really an intriguing beer with a lot of interesting stuff going on.  Solid, interesting beers in cans coming from 21st as usual.  worth a try!
8.3% ABV, 34 IBU
7 out of 10.