Brewed and bottled by Br. Van Steenberge, Ertvelde, Belgium. Bought at Spec's on Old Katy Road, Houston, TX and drunk at home in Katy, TX with lunch of spring rolls.
This is the brewery web site, but there is no mention of Monk's Cafe: http://vansteenberge.com/en
It appears that this beer is brewed especially for Monk's Cafe - a famous Belgian themed restaurant and bar in Philadelphia (http://www.monkscafe.com/body.cfm?nav=menu&data=menu) The bottle says "We blend young and old beers to make this mildly sour ale. Light bodied with a lactic/sour nose and a bit of sweet and sour in the finish. Very refreshing."
The web site http://www.origlio.com/winittoo.php (Origlio is a distributor in Philadephia of imported, craft and micro-brewed beers) says "The first beer ever to bear the name Monk's Cafe, a famous Philadelphia beer bar. This is a traditional Belgian sour ale produced exclusively for Monk's. The Van Steenberge brewery bottled its famous ‘BIOS - Vlaamse Bourgogne’ under private label for Monk’s. The Flemish Burgundy of the Van Steenberge brewery is an old brown style, aged in oak, and is one of the oldest brews made by the brewery, at least brewed for over 300 years. It is produced with mixed fermentation (top and spontaneous) and aged in oak barrels to develop a refreshing flavor and classic piquancy in the beer. This is only brewed once a year."
I enjoyed the taste of this beer, though the first taste was a little strange and not at all what I expected. It was sweeter than anticipated with a taste of berries. Very nice, very different
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