Monsters' Park - Triple Barrel-Aged in Maple, Apple Brandy & Bourbon Barrels
Modern Times Beer in San Diego, California, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Regular|
Score
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What's better than Monsters’ Park, our hulking Imperial Stout?
Monsters’ Park aged in three different barrels! We first aged Monsters’ Park in Bourbon Barrels, then jumped the same batch out and into Apple Brandy Barrels, then finally Maple Barrels. It’s wonderfully nuanced, and endlessly complex. There’s a lot to unpack here, but keep a keen eye out for some rich dark fruit, complex sugars, and an incredible oak presence.
Released: August 2024
Format: 22oz Bottle Show Less
Monsters’ Park aged in three different barrels! We first aged Monsters’ Park in Bourbon Barrels, then jumped the same batch out and into Apple Brandy Barrels, then finally Maple Barrels. It’s wonderfully nuanced, and endlessly complex. There’s a lot to unpack here, but keep a keen eye out for some rich dark fruit, complex sugars, and an incredible oak presence.
Released: August 2024
Format: 22oz Bottle Show Less
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8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 8
22 oz. bottle, pours black, almost no head. Nose is complex, with intense woody barrels, gentle apple brandy, bourbon barrels, and dark sugars. Flavour is complex, with rich apple brandy barrels, gentle maple, just a touch of the bourbon, and some sticky sugars. All three barrels show their qualities really harmoniously. Wonderful as usual.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Sep 2025
at 05:50
9/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 9
Dark brown. The aroma is very rich, lots of dark chocolate/cacao nibs, some alcohol, and it's difficult to parse the individual barrels on the nose. On the palate, there's a touch of acidity that cuts through rich sugars. The maple and apple brandy both show up, lending alcohol as well as their flavours. Big body, soft and rich at the same time. Excellent as usual, extra rich, beautiful base, the aging is phenomenal.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Sep 2025
at 05:50
8.6/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 9
Overall 8.5
22oz (thx, Ben M. D.!) @ SF.
Aroma: heavy, moderately sweet, booze, noticeable apples.
Taste: very complex, sweet, a lot of barrel, charred oak, round.
Overall: very nice ❤️❤️❤️ Why are you shut down?! 😭
Aroma: heavy, moderately sweet, booze, noticeable apples.
Taste: very complex, sweet, a lot of barrel, charred oak, round.
Overall: very nice ❤️❤️❤️ Why are you shut down?! 😭
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Sep 2025
at 05:47
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Poured from 650mL bottle. Very dark brown with very minimal beige head. Smooth bourbon and apple brandy, balanced, super feint hint of maple character. Enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Sep 2025
at 05:42
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
22oz bottle. Pours black with almost no head. Tons of boozy bourbon, roast, and brandy on the nose; a bit of iodine and dark sugars. Flavour is a rich medly of bourbon and brandy barrels; sugar profile has dark sugars and maple sugar; nutty, woody. This is rich, malty, and boozy; deep, complex. This is phenomenal.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Sep 2025
at 01:59