Frost Monster
Captain Lawrence Brewing Company in Elmsford, New York, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.27
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Deep and dark as a cold Winter night… The Frost Monster is lurking. This beast of an ale started out as a pilot batch concept by packaging line veteran Justin Perrone. Thinking of his own monster (dog) “Frost” he wanted to make a beer that had intense flavor, aroma and strength. Working with Brewmaster Scott Vaccaro and Head Brewer Scott Tobin they came up with an imperial stout only befitting its title.
Brewed with a massive amount of malt to give it the rich, roasted and smokey flavors expected of such an ale. Black in color with a head as white as the beast itself. Drink it this Winter or lay some down for Winters to come.
Brewed with a massive amount of malt to give it the rich, roasted and smokey flavors expected of such an ale. Black in color with a head as white as the beast itself. Drink it this Winter or lay some down for Winters to come.
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6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
24th June 2014
Tasting at Bruce’s pad. Thanks to Mr Smith. Opaque brown beer, small pale tan head. Palate is airy and dry with fine carbonation. Smooth dark malts with a bourbon biscuit streak. Mild dark chocolate. Light bitterness in the airy dry finish. Not bad but wants something else.
Tasting at Bruce’s pad. Thanks to Mr Smith. Opaque brown beer, small pale tan head. Palate is airy and dry with fine carbonation. Smooth dark malts with a bourbon biscuit streak. Mild dark chocolate. Light bitterness in the airy dry finish. Not bad but wants something else.
Tried
on 28 Jun 2014
at 07:50
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle split at Bruce’s Pad, big thanks to the Leightonator, 24/06/14. Extremely dark mahogany brown with moderate tan spotting and edgeing. Nose is big roasty pops, hint of booze, earthy cocoa, dark toffee, mineral notes. Taste comprises rich dark toffee, molasses, dark chocolate, light mineral wash, spice. Medium + body, fine carbonation, light roast and booze in the finale. Ok impy, drinkable but a touch basic for this venerable style.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jun 2014
at 14:19
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle shared in London - picked up in NYC. Pours black-brown with a creamy khaki head. Rich chocolate on the nose with nips of alcohol, burnt wood, ripened dark fruits. Medium sweet flavor with slight smoke, strong roast, burnt earth, wood, alcohol, dark cherries, rich bread. Medium to full bodied with fine to average carbonation. Warming finish with lightly bittersweet cocoa, roast, scorched earth, burnt sugars, dark fruits, raisins. Punchy stuff but very nice overall.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Jun 2014
at 11:48
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle thanks to Leighton. It pours darkest brown with a small tan head. The nose is sweet chocolate, earth, roasty, toast, mild acidity, over-ripe fruits and brown sugar. The taste is rich, roasty, toast, earth, mild acidity, coffee, burnt stuff, pepper and booze with a dry, roasty finish. Medium-full body and fine carbonation. Ok, but substandard for the style.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Jun 2014
at 11:45
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7
From the June 2013 3R6P tasting. +++ Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer poured thick and black with a medium sized creamy brown head that lingered and left good lacing. The aroma was red wine, chocolate and toasty malts. The flavor was red wine, chocolate, cola, toasty malts and anise. Long finish. Thick and creamy body. Interesting.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Jun 2014
at 17:41
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle shared by Max at RBWG 2014 grand tasting, thanks! Pours black with a light brown head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has notes of dark grains, dark bread and roasted malts. Flavor has notes of bitter dark grains and bread with a bit of roast backing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Feb 2014
at 17:43
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
RBWG14 Trip Rating #146. Bottle shared at the Grand Tasting. Pours a dark brown color with a medium sized frothy tan head. Good head retention. Aroma of roasted malts, nuts, honey. Taste is roasted malts, chocolate, dark fruit, mild bitter hops. Medium bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Feb 2014
at 19:57
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Pours black with brown head. Nose and taste of smoke, peat, roast chocolate, black licorice and burnt brownie. Full bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2013
at 16:11
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle from a four pack - not too sure about the abv, but I doubt it’s 15 - it’s pretty boozy, but not 15% boozy - medium thick pour with surprisingly high carbonation for a high alcohol brew - very sweet nose of anise, dark chocolate, prune, raisin, doughy/cookie character, vanilla, black cherry - actually smells prety dang good - medium carbonation, pretty slick mouthfeel - very sweet, but it also has a bright, fruity acidity to it that balances the sweetness but also becomes rather abrasive after a while - gets a bit hot and boozy late - a lot of bittersweet chocolate and dark fruit - decent flavor, but sharp and brutish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Dec 2013
at 20:33
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Sampled at EBF. Pours a watery mahogany amber with some spitty, white head. Nose of malt, chocolate, brown sugar. Fairly mild nose. Flavor is weird, chocolate and brown sugar, malt, fruit. Medium bodied, slightly hot finish.
Tried
on 24 Mar 2013
at 12:51