House classic · tripel
De Manke Monnik
- Tripel · 7.2%
- Sweet
- Spicy
- Warming
At a glance
- Style
- Tripel
- Alcohol
- 7.2%
- 33 cl
- €6,20
- 50 cl
- €10,20
- Glass
- Goblet, 8–10 °C
The story goes that a limping monk walked these streets in the sixteenth century, and that nobody could explain the limp. The beer explains it well enough. Never bottled: you drink it here, from the tap.
Goes with Steak from the grill and the cheese platter
Brewed in the kettles beside the bar and poured from the tap only. Never bottled.
Rated on Untappd → (opens in a new tab)
The legend
The monk with the limp
De Manke Monnik is our tripel: sweet and spicy notes in balance, warming, 7,2%. It has been on our taps since 2007 and it is the most-rated beer of the house on Untappd. It has never been bottled. You drink it here, from the tap, or not at all.
The story goes that a monk with a limp walked these streets in the sixteenth century, between the convents of the old city, and that nobody could ever explain the limp. The cobbles, a fall, a long road from somewhere far away: the brewery's answer is in the glass. A tripel of 7,2% explains a limp well enough. He is a tale from the tap, not a page from the archives, and we like him that way.
Give it time, and give it food that can stand up to it: a rumpsteak from the grill (300 g, €20,90), the T-bone steak (€37,90), or the cheese platter (small €9,90, large €16,90) at the end of the evening.
Questions about De Manke Monnik
Can I buy De Manke Monnik in bottles?
No, and you never could: De Manke Monnik has never been bottled. It is on tap only, at the bar and in the tasting flight. The one beer that sometimes appears by the bottle is Vintrus, our winter beer, at the bar while a vintage lasts.
What food goes with it?
Steak from the grill and cheese: a rumpsteak (300 g, €20,90), the rib eye (250 g, €26,90), the T-bone (€37,90), or the cheese platter (small €9,90, large €16,90). With a tripel, take your time.
How strong is it?
7,2% alcohol: the strongest of our three house beers. We serve it in 33 cl (€6,20) and 50 cl (€10,20), and on the tasting flight of four beers for €12,90.
On tap now
Only here, only from the tap
Up to 10 guests reserve online; 11 or more plan an event. Or come for the flight and meet all three.