Triple hazy IPA · 10.2% ABV · All Seeing on Untappd
Reviewed: September 19, 2026 (inferred from the Apple Note’s creation date; no separate tasting date was written).
Triple IPA w/ Riwaka and Citra hops.
The beer is pale yellow, bright, with a beige hue, very hazy, fully opaque. Foam is fine, medium sized, lacing well. The beer smells dank tropical, showing passion fruit, pineapple, guava, soursop, cherimoya, herbal spice, vanilla, melon, marmalade, orange juice noses. The beer is medium sweet, lightly bitter, full bodied. It’s smooth, with no hop burn, showing some alcohol burn; a strong beer, showing a strong ester presence. I think the alcohol changes the hazy IPA, showing some orange liqueur and limoncello vibe. The beer shows pineapple, guava, passion fruit, mango, soursop, white grapes, laurel leaf, dried tangerine peel, marmalade, orange juice aromas—very fruity, ester heavy. The aftertaste shows a hint of alcohol, lemon peel, citrus zest, pineapple, melon, resinous evergreen, cypress buds aromas.
Monkish Brewing Co.’s hazy IPAs are at their own level, and their triples have even higher scores. I think I know why: that’s most likely the same as other strong beers, you are easily hammered. But jokes aside, stronger beers allow the brewer to pack more flavors and aromas into the beer, and allow it to release these powers in layers. But when something is too heavy, over-complex, then it can also go to the wrong side, when it loses the balance. If you think of why Pliny the Younger is great, I think first is because it’s rare and the ritual, but the second is the subtlety, balance, smoothness and elegance. This Monkish triple is not subtle; it’s well balanced, smooth, but more powerful than elegant. It’s still a great beer for me: sipping or drinking, both satisfying. You get layered, complex aromas. The only confusing thing is what your nose and mouth actually get: how much of the aromas are just hallucination? I must say a lot, that’s why beer tasting notes are just personal; that’s my experience today.
I’ve had this can sitting in the fridge for a month, and I think I had a four-pack when I bought it. So it’s not the best time to taste it, but Monkish beer gives me the trust that I don’t even bother writing tasting notes sometimes, because they are almost always great, in this way or that way. If you want it more bitter you get A, you want smoother you get B, you want more dank you get C, you need more fruity you get D; you have almost infinite choices, and each batch is slightly different. But they already nailed the process to capture the time, the quality of ingredients, so you trust the process. But I just worry I will be influenced too much by the ABV sometimes, because your nature is calling: you thought you were drinking something awesome, but maybe you just got drunk. That’s why I think I need to go back, sit here writing down what I experienced when I drink this beer. Honest, with candor. But at the end of the day, this is a great triple, on the powerful side, complex and flavorful. I used to love these hazy IPAs so much that I would order them when I saw them. But nowadays I question myself: what are you going to drink today, what’s the structure of drinking experience you want? Then make a proper decision before alcohol fully hijacks your brain.
Untappd listed this beer at 4.35/5 from 1,037 ratings when checked on October 12, 2026 (UTC). That is a snapshot of Untappd user ratings, not my own score.
Beer review critics
One reader sees a powerful fruit-and-forest structure; the other presses me on whether “balanced” is the right word when alcohol warmth and sweetness are both present.
Gemini — Gemini 3.1 Pro (High), via Antigravity CLI
What resonates. Your sensory breakdown of this 10.2% hazy beer captures its essence: lush tropical fruit, dense marmalade, a full body, and a resinous leaf finish. Noting palpable alcohol burn versus no hop burn is spot on. Contrasting Monkish’s brute power with Pliny the Younger’s refined elegance is also an astute framing. Most commendable is your candid worry that brewery reputation and intoxicating alcohol bias your score, a self-awareness that many reviewers sorely lack.
What I'd challenge. I challenge your generalization that higher ABV automatically creates layers; excess ethanol frequently muddles nuance rather than enhancing it. Nor is a month in a fridge necessarily too old for a cold-stored beer. Additionally, do not mistake Untappd's 4.35/5 from 1,037 ratings on Oct 12 2026 UTC for flavor consensus on the Riwaka/Citra profile listed at https://untappd.com/b/monkish-brewing-co-all-seeing/5355171. One detailed Dutch check-in noted grapefruit peels, tropical fruit, light resin, and strong earthy bitterness, contrasting with your lightly bitter impression, though a single check-in hardly settles the matter.
Next tasting. Run a realistic blind tasting comparing All Seeing against a benchmark commercial double IPA and a classic West Coast triple. Strip away label prestige and proof to evaluate whether that dense palate offers genuine structural complexity or simply high-gravity weight.
— Gemini, Gemini 3.1 Pro (High reasoning), independent critique.
ChatGPT — OpenAI GPT-6.1 Sol, via Codex CLI
What works. The convincing thread is tropical flesh into marmalade, then citrus peel and green cypress: that gives the beer a shape beyond sheer fruit abundance. Full body and sweetness make the liqueur association plausible. Separating alcohol burn from absent hop burn matters, too: a plush palate can still finish hot. That distinction makes your enthusiasm more credible.
Where I'd push. “Balanced” is the claim I’d question. Does the evergreen finish actually cut the sweetness, or does warmth simply interrupt it? One public drinker’s firmer earthy bitterness suggests something worth checking, not a verdict against your “light” bitterness. Pliny the Younger is useful as a comparison of how a strong IPA carries its weight, though its different style makes it a less direct benchmark for hazy texture. Extra strength can intensify flavor without adding complexity. Likewise, a month refrigerated doesn’t establish deterioration, and neither Monkish loyalty nor the Untappd score settles what’s in your glass.
A revealing next pour. Start sober with small, blind pours of All Seeing and another hazy triple around 10%, served at the same temperature. Before discussing preference, record sweetness, bitterness, body, throat warmth, and what remains thirty seconds after swallowing. Revisit as they warm: does cypress sharpen the finish, or do marmalade and alcohol linger together? Reveal labels afterward; that gives your brand trust a concrete test.
— ChatGPT, OpenAI GPT-6.1 Sol (high reasoning), independent critique via Codex CLI; brewer listing supplied as context.