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T he Belgian MonkBEERMENU

BELGIUM ON TAP SINCE 2000

Here at the Belgian Monk we go to great lengths to ensure a varied supply ofBelgian beers are available. We travel 3 times each month to purchase direct from ourbreweries. We enjoy exclusivity from 6 smaller regional Belgian breweries ensuring thathere at the Belgian Monk we offer you beers not available anywhere else in the UK.

Look out for this symbol, we highly recommendthese beers as excellent examples of Belgian brewing.

These beers do not contain wheat.

All our beers are Vegan friendly.

Please note, none of our beers contain sulphites.

Now in its eighteenth year The Belgian Monk is importing even moreBelgian beers, we hope you enjoy our selection but welcome your feedback.

T he Belgian Monk... the exclusive home of Ter Dolen Kriek here in the UK

Did you know we alsohold beer tasting eveningsand have a mobile baravailable to hire?

Please call us on01603 767222 orask a member ofmanagement formore details.

I am the Belgian Monk, every one of my fine beershas been hand picked by my very own belly!!!I never compromise on quality over quantity!!

Belgium, the beer paradise, is home to over 500 different beers from some120 breweries. It’s known as the land of good living. Superb beer, sublime chocolateand oh, the Mannekin Pis. We strive to source beers that we feel our customers willboth appreciate and enjoy.

Remember, no beer is exceptional unless someone wants to drink it!!We however, have many exceptionals!! TH/LJS

Take a beer flight around some of Belgium’sbest draught beers. 1/3rd of a pint samplings ofsix of our draught beers. Great for food pairings.

£14.95May not be available during busy periods.

House Beers and Pilsners

Half Pint 33cl BottleTer Dolen Kriek 4.5% abv £3.60 £4.60A deliciously sweet cherry beer. Rich in taste and colour

25cl BottleWittekerke Rosé 4.3% abv £3.50 £4.30The first original Rosé beer, this unique beer has a surprising taste and intensecolour with a sensual character. Pure raspberry juice is added to the WittekerkeWitte beer base. A real hit, terrific served cold.Lindemans Appel 3.5% abv £4.30A refreshing modern apple beer using a natural white beer base infused with crisp green apples.St Louis Peche 2.6% abv £4.30The addition of peach juice gives a subtle full bouquet.Lindemans Cassis 3.5% abv £4.30A sharp, yet slightly sweet, spontaneous fermented blackcurrant beer.Full of flavour and very refreshing.Bosbier 4.5% abv £4.30A soft, yet slightly sweet fruit beer created with blueberries on a Pils base.Oude Geuze Boon A L’Ancienne 7.0% abv £4.95Taste carefully and you will uncover a fruity grapefruit and ginger flavour with a hint ofMuscat grapes. It’s a magnificent blend of 90% mild 18 month old Lambic, 5% strongthree year old beer and 5% very young Lambic.Lindemans Framboise 2.5% abv £4.30A delicate fruity aroma, dark pink in colour, with powerful raspberry notes and a hint of caramel.

Fruit Beers and Lambics

Half PintPetrus Blond 6.6% abv £3.50“The key to heaven” brewed with pure spring water and carefully selected hops andmalts, this blond beer is soft and full of flavour. Gets its name from a vintage French wine.Petrus Dubbel Bruin 6.5% abv £3.50A top fermented dark beer, brewed with pure spring water and carefully selectedhops and malts. Subtle hints of caramelised sugar on the nose. Great served cold.Bavik Pils 5.2% abv £3.30Voted best Belgian Pilsner. Brewed with the finest Bavarian hops and pure springwater means this un-pasteurised lager is an excellent thirst quencher.Wittekerke White Beer 5% abv £3.40Voted best Belgian White Beer, a sunny colour and creamy foam head, nicelyrounded with a well defined herbal bitterness. Great with mussels!!Petrus Aged Red 8.5% abv £5.25The perfect blending of a prize winning dark beer, a beer aged in oak barrels combined withsour cherries. The result, a complex ruby red jewel which is sweet yet sour at the same time.Kwaremont Blond 6.6% abv £3.60Just like the killer climb of the Oude Kwaremont, this beer is fiery and packed full ofcharacter. A full malt brew that delivers the jolt of liquid sugar your body craves afterpeddling your socks off. 33cl BottlePetrus Tripel 7.5% abv £5.10A high fermented blond beer, fermented in the bottle. A special fruity aroma,full of flavour and packed full of taste.Petrus Rood Bruin 5.5% abv £4.50This high fermented deep dark red beer is aged for over 20 months in large oak casks.This process gives this original “Old Brown” its wine-like aristocratic slightly sour taste.Petrus Speciale 5.5% abv £4.50An amber coloured top fermented beer. This beer’s characteristic aroma is a result ofspecially selected malt and hop varieties then brewed to an age-old secret recipe.

Belgian Regional SpecialitiesSome unique regional beers known as “Streekbieren” in Flemish.

Half Pint 33cl BottleDeKoninck 5% abv £3.60Antwerp’s favourite beer, a very easy drinkable ale. Just ask the server for a bollekje,they won’t be offended.

Ter Dolen Blond 6.1% abv £3.65An uncomparable beer, very soft on the palate. A very enjoyable Abbaye beer.

St Bernardus Abt 12 10% abv £5.80The pride of the stable, this dark quadruple beer is packed full of fruity aromas. A perfectequilibrium between malty, bitter and sweet. Full bodied with a long bitter sweet finish.

Ter Dolen Armand 7.0% abv £4.75A blond fruity beer with hints of grapefruit and citrus. This beer combines 3 types ofAmerican hops to produce a lager-like taste with a bitter finish. Unfiltered cloudy andhoppy, easy drinking. Gold medal winner 2012.

Ter Dolen Donker 7.1% abv £4.80This dark Abbaye beer with its mellow taste and full body is fruity and slightly sweet.

Blanche de Namur 4.5% abv £4.50Hazy, mild and smooth, this white beer is subtly brewed with wheat and hints of bitter orangepeel and coriander from Brasserie du Bocq. Slightly acidulous, harmonious with seafood.

Saison Dupont 6.5% abv £4.60A classic among the seasoned Belgian beers, a coppery blond beer with the finest of aromasand strong bitterness which transform this beer into a thirst quencher with no equal.

Troubadour Blond 6.5% abv £4.95A tasty blond strong beer, refermented in the bottle. An unfiltered speciality beer.

Grimbergen Blond 6.7% abv £4.95Ochre coloured, with a balanced fruity-malty, light taste.

Grimbergen Dubbel 6.5% abv £4.95Dark reddish brown, with a sweet toffee taste and a warming finish.

Belle Fleur IPA 6.0% abv £6.00The pure taste of hops!! An excellent Golden Beer with strong notes of caramel malt, floral andcitrus undertones. A medium biterness, with a long dry finish. Excellent and well balanced.

Gulden Draak 10.5% abv £6.25This is a beer that is in a class of its own, a dark heavy beer that is very easy drinking, so rich inflavour the English call this a barley wine. The Belgians? Well they simply ask.... is there abetter beer than Gulden Draak in this world?

33cl Bottle

Delta IPA 6.5% abv £5.95A beer chosen by the locals of Brussels with notes of lychee and passion fruit,this is a very easy drinking beer that strikes you with its refreshing bitterness andindefinite thirst quenching ability.

Grosse Bertha 7.0% abv £5.95A Belgian Hefeweizen, a beer for adults brewed to a traditional Bavarian recipe. She seduced Mr Tripelin Brussels with her well rounded and warm curves - Prost!! Fruity and flowery with notes of bananaand clove, hazy and white.Dark Sister 6.66% abv £5.95The Evil Twin of the Delta IPA and an obscure temptress. Roasted and toasted malts are used todarken its soul. Pale, cara and choco malts combine with chocolate and coffee notes. Deep black incolour. Originally brewed as a one-off brew but its popularity meant that the vox populi reigned andthe beer has arisen from the dead.

One of the most exciting finds in modern day brewing, we arepleased to bring you three new beers to try on our latest beer menu.

33cl Bottle

Cazeau Tournay Tripel Dry Hopping 9.0% abv £6.35This beer is seductively strong, very smooth and easy to drink. Cloudy and sweet, brewed using acombination of the New Zealand hop Nelson Sauvin and English Fuggles and Cascade varieties.A great new addition.Papegaei 8.0% abv £6.00A blond beer which is unfiltered and pasteurised. Brewed with fresh hop flowers, this beer has asweet aftertaste, very easy on the palate with a nice floral nose.Straffe Hendrik Tripel 9.0% abv £6.35Starts soft and sweet with pronounced pear drop notes but with a lingering hoppy finish.Saison Cazeau – Aux Fleurs de Sureau 5.0% abv £5.95Brewed with elderflower, this is truly a refreshing session beer. Light and hoppy with a slightlybitter finish and floral aromas.Préaris IPA 6.7% abv £5.40No hops, no glory!! A perfect example of a medium strength IPA with a clean hoppy aftertaste.Tripel LeFort 8.8% abv £5.95A complex golden beer with an intense crisp fruity aroma. Essences of vanilla and clove combine withthe fruity flavours of bananas and red apples.Wolf 7 7.4% abv £5.25No not the one from Norfolk, this special distinctive Belgian blond beer is strong and full offlavour with hints of spice and wheat. Brewed by Brouwerij Lupus.Filou 8.5% abv £5.95This beautiful golden blond strong beer has a perfect balance of hops to malt. Full on taste in the mouth,finishing with a pure yet slightly bitter end.Kwak 8.4% abv £5.95Strong amber ale served in a miniature yard-of-ale glass supported by a wooden plinth. Legendhas it that this bizarre vessel enabled it to be passed to coachmen without spillage. This beeroffers much more than novelty value.DeliriumTremens 8.5% abv £6.35A golden ale. Pink elephants on the glass. Daft name glorifying alcohol abuse.Rochefort 10 11.3% abv £6.95One of only 6 Trappist beers. This excellent brown beer with a hint of chocolate is fermented inthe bottle. Although easy drinking should always be drunk with respect.Kasteel Rouge 8% abv £5.75This is the fruit beer from the excellent Kasteel range, its unique dark red colour is obtained bymixing Kasteel Bruin that has matured for six months, with sour cherries. It’s an outstandingreal ale, but be careful - it’s tasty, easy drinking but strong.Maredsous Blonde 6% abv £4.65This clear, crisp dry blond is full of bite, golden orange in colour with minimal spice andhints of honey.Bush Amber 12% abv £6.95One of the oldest Belgian “special” beers, pride of the Debuisson family. Brewed using malt,hops and natural sugars leaves this beer with a bitter sweet caramel taste.Tripel Karmeliet 8.4% abv £5.95A blond robust fruity 3 grain beer from the House of Kwak.Hoppa Hontas 6.5% abv £5.95Brewed by Brouwerij Maenhout, this IPA is very easy drinking. A hoppy blond packed full of flavourwith notes of pineapple, grapefruit and citrus with a slightly bitter finish.La Chouffe 8.0% abv £5.95An exceptionally unfiltered blond beer. Pleasantly fruity and nicely spiced with coriander tingedwith hops. Great with white meats and meaty fish dishes.Brugse Zot Blond 6.0% abv £5.00A delicious blond beer with a fruity yet spicy bouquet. Brewed with four different kinds of hops whichgives the beer its inimitable taste.

White Wines 175ml 250ml 750ml Bottle

Verdejo Pasos de La Capula (Sp) £4.25 £6.00 £16.95Grown in La Mancha, with low rainfall, hot days and cool nights.Made from 30 year old Verdejo vines. Dry fresh with lovely floral aromasand peachy flavours, with a fresh, rounded character.Drinks well with or without food.Pinot Grigio, Prima Alta (It) £4.95 £6.95 £20.95A modern, clean wine with a pale straw colour and gently scented nose, withacacia and white blossom flowers. The palate is dry, light to medium bodiedwith restrained peach and citrus fruit.Sauvignon Blanc, Bouchon Reserva (Ch) £25.00All the fruit is hand picked, predominantly from mature vines in theMaule valley south of Santiago, where they benefit from long dry summers and mildwinters. This refreshing wine offers notes of freshly cut grass and nettles on the nose.Sauvignon Blanc, Wild South, Cairnbrae, Marlborough (NZ) £25.95This multi award winning wine shows a classic lychee and gooseberry nose, with hints oftropical fruits on the palate. Stunning!Riesling Hartenberg (SA) £24.95This Riesling is planted on clay-rich soils and harvested entirely by hand. This wine boastsstone fruit aromas, sweet and sour citrus notes and a definite whiff of jasmine.Chablis, Domaine Billaud - Simon (Fr) £34.95A classic Chablis with wet stone delicacies with bags of lemon and grapefruit bouquet.

Wines

Cidres _ Belgian Ciders 33cl Bottle

Strongbow Gold Appel Cidre 4.5% £4.30A crisp Belgian Cider that’s slightly sweet with a refreshingly crisp bite.Strongbow Elderflower Cidre 4.5% £4.30A new addition, a Cider with the added sweetness of elderflower.Strongbow Red Berries Cidre 4.5% £4.30A refreshing Cider with a combination of red berries.

Low Alcohol and Gluten-Free 25cl BottleJupiler 0.0% abv £2.90A blond 0% alcohol version of Belgium’s best selling Pilsner. 33cl BottleMongozo Gluten-Free Pilsner 5.0% abv £4.95A light and delicate floral bouquet, refreshingly light and malty, all ingredients are verifiablyorganically grown with no compromise to taste whatsoever.

75cl Bottles, Perfect for sharing or “But darling I only had one bottle”La Chouffe 8.0% abv £11.95An exceptionally unfiltered blond beer. Pleasantly fruity and nicely spiced with coriander tingedwith hops. Great with white meats and meaty fish dishes.

Kasteel Rouge 8.0% abv £12.85This is the fruit beer from the excellent Kasteel range, its unique dark red colour is obtained bymixing Kasteel Bruin that has matured for six months, with sour cherries. It’s an outstandingreal ale, but be careful - it’s tasty, easy drinking but strong.

from £2.60 (35ml)

Bacardi, Gin, Courvoisier, Jack Daniels, Jamesons, Whisky,Martini Dry (50ml), Amaretto Disaronno (50ml), Pimms No.1 (50ml)Smirnoff, Southern Comfort, Tia Maria (50ml), Port (50ml), Baileys (50ml)

Spirits and Liqueurs

Champagne and Sparkling 750ml BottleGratiot-pillière NV Vintage Champagne £45.00This Brut tradition is pure and elegant in style, aromas of flowers and fresh white fruit emerge,followed by a direct crisp expressive finish.Prosecco Spumante DOC, Ca’ degli Ermellini NV (It) £27.50This delicate Prosecco Spumante is pale yellow in colour with fine bubbles. It has gentle floral aromasand apple fruit on the palate with hints of flowers and honey. Crisp and well balanced, it is the perfectaperitif as well as a good match for fish and seafood. 200ml BottleProsecco £8.95Perfect for one, an individual 200ml bottle of Prosecco. Elegant with undertones of stone fruits,lemon and fine bubbles.

Fancy a Cocktail?Belgian Bubbles A cocktail of Ter Dolen Kriek Beer blended with Prosecco. “Heaven in a Glass”. £9.95

Rose Wines 175ml 250ml 750ml BottleWhite Grenache, E & J Gallo (USA) £4.60 £6.20 £17.95One of the most popular and easy drinking Rose wines, full ofsweetness and rich in bouquet.

Red Wines 175ml 250ml 750ml Bottle

Tempranillo, Pasos de la Capula (Sp) £4.25 £6.00 £16.95Rich and ripe with deep concentration of red berry fruit flavoursand gentle tanins with a touch of spice. Not surprisingly, a very drinkable wine.Roc d’Opale Rouge, VdP de Mediteranée (Fr) £4.95 £6.95 £19.95A combination of Grenache and Merlot, generally harvested at nightto retain the flavours, lovely blend with the hedgerow fruit combiningwith fresh damson and chocolate on the nose. The wine is roundbursting with plum flavours and is incredibly easy to drink.Zinfandel Rosso ‘True Zin’ IGT Puglia (It) £21.95This is a great fun wine from the heel of Italy. 100% Primitivo which isalso known as Zinfandel. An intense purple colour. It is fruity withnotes of plums and cherry marmalade, with spices and aftertastes of cocoa,coffee and vanilla.Chianti Contea di Lucca (It) £22.95This ruby red wine with its attractive fragance of violets is soft on thepalate, with a structured, rounded finish. A blend of 85% sangiovesewith a balance of Canaiolo and Malvasia grapes.Cabernet Shiraz, Hartenburg Estate, (SA) £25.95Hartenburg Estate is at the forefront of the new era of South Africanwine making. This wine is peppery and spicy with rich berry aromasand fruit flavours. This wine has style and elegance. You would behard-pressed to find a better value for money red wine in South Africa.Cabernet Merlot, Pitchfork (Aus) £24.95Soft and ripe berry fruits with chocolate mint characters typical ofMargaret River Cabernet Sauvignon. The palate has good concentrationof ripe sweet berry fruits with impressive fleshiness and ripe tannin on the finish.

£2.20 small 25ml £3.95 large 50mlA wide selection of flavours are available. Please ask for details

Young Grain 25ml £2.50Old Grain 25ml £3.25Jenever Paddle (25ml)4 Stick £7.90 6 Stick £11.60 8 Stick £15.50

Small Coke, Diet Coke or Lemonade £2.00

Large Coke, Diet Coke or Lemonade £3.30

Fruit Juices £2.30

Bon-Val Lemon Iced Tea £2.30

J2O £2.45

Red Bull £2.90

Small Still or Sparkling Water £1.90

Large Still or Sparkling Water £3.20

Fever Tree Tonic Water £1.95

Fruit Shoot (Orange or Apple and Blackcurrant) £1.50

MilkshakesThese are made to order using Fresh milk, Ice Cream

and the Syrup or Alcohol of your choice.Please be prepared for a short wait during busy periods.

Syrup £3.30Belgian ChocolateStrawberryBananaBlueberrySalted CaramelPeanut Butter and Banana

Alcoholic £5.40BaileysMalibuTia Maria

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