Fris en Monter

Fris en Monter is a young beer company from Dendermonde whose name is closely associated with Hopmonkey, a hop-forward Belgian beer presented in a modern Session IPA style. Rather than operating as a traditional historic abbey or farmhouse brewery, the company represents a contemporary Flemish brewing model: a local beer brand developed by a small business and brewed with an external Belgian brewing partner. A Dendermonde beer company Fris en Monter is based on Sint-Gillislaan in Dendermonde, East Flanders. Its official site identifies the company behind Hopmonkey and presents the beer as a blond, high-fermentation beer with 5.5% alcohol, substantial hop character, citrus-like aroma and a refreshing bitter finish. Hopmonkey and the modern IPA tradition The brewery describes Hopmonkey as closest to a Session IPA: it retains the hoppiness and bitterness associated with India Pale Ale while keeping the alcohol relatively low. The company connects that style to the historical English IPA tradition, in which additional hops helped beer withstand long colonial sea voyages. A brewery without an inherited legend Fris en Monter was established in 2020 and is listed as a beer manufacturer. Its beers are brewed at Brouwerij Anders! in Halen, showing a contemporary Belgian arrangement in which a local beer company develops and markets its own beers while production takes place at a specialist brewery. A contemporary Dendermonde beer company built around a distinctly hop-led, approachable Belgian Session IPA. Dendermonde, East Flanders, Belgium 2020 2020: Fris en Monter was established in Dendermonde. 2020: The company’s Hopmonkey beer was presented as a blond, high-fermentation, hop-forward beer.