Works of Love: Monk’s Blend
Blended Barrel-Aged Farmsteadยฎ Ale
In April of 2017, Tom Peters and Felicia D’Ambrosio of Philadelphiaโs Monk’s Cafe journeyed north to collaborate on a blend originally intended to commemorate Monk’s 20th anniversary. The purposeful goal: evoke the minerality of white Burgundy wine while capturing the essence of a barrel-aged Farmsteadยฎ ale.ย
In the spirit of this yearโs emergence of Prolegomena, this beerโs journey has been longer than anticipated but no less captivating to observeโone which ultimately resulted in a celebration of the 25th anniversary of Monkโs Cafe!ย
A blend of eight individual barrels comprised of Nordic Saison, Vera Mae, Anna, Arthur, and Florence, most of these began their individual journeys in the respective springs of 2015 and 2016. The composition now represents more than seven yearsโan arc of development and progress marked by patience, observation, and optimism.