Brother Thelonius Belgian Abbey Ale

First I want to clear up that Brother Thelonius - Thelonius Monk -  is not a religious figure, but a jazz musician, nay a jazz great. A genius on the keys (I'm listening to his 'Round Midnight right now) Brother Thelonius comes to us from the good folks at North Coast Brewing, makers of Old Rasputin, Scrimshaw and other beers of renown. It's a dark abbey ale, pours a dark ruby red, no head worth mentioning, with the alcohol heat that you might expect from a barleywine. there are hints of spice, maybe a little clove a a pinch of cinnamon. raisins, prunes and even some apricot all show up as I work my way down to the bottom of the glass. Not a beer for the faint of heart. Have one 'round midnight