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BACK IN THE MONKEE BUSINESS
2015 Stickee Monkee “Central Coast Quad” Set for May 23 Release
Paso Robles, CA:
You could call it a bunch of Monkee business—a beer meticulously brewed
in the classic Belgian Quadrupel style, but aged for more than a year
in retired bourbon barrels to create a stylistic outlier now known as a
“Central Coast Quad.”
Such is the unlikely provenance of Firestone Walker’s 2015 Stickee Monkee, which is set for release on May 23. The 2015 vintage marks just the second bottled release of Stickee Monkee, following up on last year’s inaugural release.
“Some
folks have questioned the moniker ‘Central Coast Quad’ that we assigned
to Stickee Monkee, but we stand by it,” said Brewmaster Matt
Brynildson. “We brew this beer true to the Quadrupel style right up
until we rack it to barrels for our own local California Central Coast
twist.”
He
added, “The 2015 vintage turned out awesome, and I think a lot of
people will go apes***t when they taste this Stickee Monkee.”
Brynildson
said that the base recipe of Stickee Monkee aims to hit all of the
targets of the hallmark Quadrupel style in terms of alcohol, residual
sugar, and overall body. Accordingly, the beer is brewed with Belgian
candi sugar, which drives the beer’s color and caramelized character.
“Belgian
candi sugar is like something you want to pour on your waffles in the
morning, and it’s what gives Belgian Dubbels and Quads their signature
molasses sweetness,” Brynildson said.
As
for aging the beer in bourbon barrels from Woodford Reserve, Elijah
Craig and Four Roses, Brynildson believes it’s a perfect complement to
the Quadrupel style. “The wood adds just enough interesting flavor and
oak astringency to counterbalance the sweetness and keep it from being
cloying,” he said.
In
their youth, Quadrupels are known for exhibiting a signature spicy
Belgian yeast quality. But when aged, the yeasty quality yields to more
boozy sherry-caramel notes. “You don’t really get that youthful yeasty
quality with Stickee Monkee,” Brynildson said. “Upon release, it’s more
along the lines of a Quad that has been properly aged for five years.”
The name Stickee Monkee is a nod to the native Sticky Monkey flower that thrives in the mountains along California’s Central Coast, as well as a shout-out to the Belgian monks who pioneered the Quad style.
The name Stickee Monkee is a nod to the native Sticky Monkey flower that thrives in the mountains along California’s Central Coast, as well as a shout-out to the Belgian monks who pioneered the Quad style.
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