never had monk...
but was just at a real ale festival last weekend. which is a rarity here in the colonies (toronto, to be precise). i was stunned they'd actually managed to get a cask of london pride across the pond. some interesting experiments from the local brewers. including a smoked ale made with tobacco and vanilla. odd, but not bad.
(tuqueboy has been in a medically -induced coma since, Sat 25 Oct 2008, 1:16, Reply)