Since my discovery of beer, I have also discovered that even better than a cold beer is a cold beer in the afternoon. It is unexpected, like a matinee, or salt on chocolate, or sex in the morning.
Monk’s Kettle has both good food and beer, so Dad and I decided to go for lunch. I asked my waitress for a recommendation of an “obscure Belgian beer,” number 50 on my list. The waitress scoffed at this question, as most of the beers on the menu at Monk’s Kettle are obscure, or not easily found. Looking over the thirty-page beer menu, she picked out a few that I might like. After trying samples of each of her recommendations, I chose one and enjoyed sipping my twelve-dollar afternoon beer.
Yes… that’s right, twelve-dollars for twelve ounces of fizzy alcohol. The price of the beer at Monk’s Kettle is almost more impressive than the breadth of the menu. I would highly recommend a trip to Monk’s Kettle for the relaxed atmosphere and the incredible selection of rare beer, but I would advise against going for the purpose of a drunken Friday night. This would not only rob you of your spending allowance, but of your entire bank account. I can easily imagine drinking a little too much and thinking that buying a forty-dollar beer made by Belgian Trappist monks is a fantastic idea.
But for an afternoon or evening beer, Monk's Kettle is a wonderful place. And no matter how many times one visits, there will always be a new beer to try.
