Not only is it late becuase it is Tuesday, I actually took these pictures several weeks ago meaning to post for #beersaturday, but never got around to it.
About four months ago, I wrote this review for Tasteem.io on Big E's bar and Grill.
More recently, and I found ourselves back at Big E's and I found myself enjoying this gem of a dark beer.
This is the Monkey Fist Cubano Brown. Although I am not a coffee fan at all, I am a huge fan of dark beers which often have hints of coffee flavor in them.
I have actually never heard of Monkey Fist Brewing Company before, but it isn't surprising that they are based out of Traverse City. There are a lot of new breweries popping up all over in that area.
As you can see, the beer didn't have much of a head which I don't think is that uncommon for darker beers. It had a deep rich flavor and if I didn't have to drive home, I probably would have had several of them.
As you can see from the menu, the alcohol content is only 5% so it was overwhelming. The price of $5.00 isn't that unreasonable either for a craft beer. Looking at the brew list on their webpage, I can see quite a few that I would like to try in the future.
Perhaps one day I will find a restaurant that is doing a tap takeover of Monkey Fist beers and I will get a chance to try some more of them. Either that or if I happen to see a six pack distributed to a local re-seller, I will pick one up.
If you like brown ale's and you get a chance to try this one, I highly recommend it.