Stickee Monkee
Firestone Walker Brewing in Paso Robles, California, United States 🇺🇸
Belgian Style - Quadrupel / Dark Strong Rotating|
Score
8.06
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A Belgian Quad by recipe, but aging it in spirits barrels garners its own category: Central Coast Quad. A beer formulated to sit on the sweeter and malty side so that we could utilize it for blending. Turbinado brown sugar from Mexico and Belgian candi sugar add wonderful molasses flavors. It has a full body and lush texture with barrel expression all over this beer: toasted oak, coconut, leather and cigar tobacco.
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8.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 8.5
(Bottle) Dark brown colour with frothy, beige head. Malty, vinous nose with notes of caramel, brown sugar, dried fruit, raisins, dates, figs, oak wood, coconut and vanilla. Malty, sweetish taste with caramel, dried fruit, brown sugar, dates, raisins, oak wood, bourbon, vanilla, coconut, tobacco and a balanced spicy bitterness in a warming finish. Full body, sweet. Rich, sweet, a bit boozy and really tasty. Great beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Feb 2026
at 22:01
9/10
Bottle @ gunnfryd. Well stored bottle, 2018 edition opened in 2026. Unclear brown body under a dense tam head. Strong and complex aroma of malt, dry fruit, mild oak, vanilla and smooth alcohol. Taste is basically like expected from aroma with sweet malt, caramel, dry fruit, oak, vanilla, hint of chocolate, balanced bitterness and warming alcohol. A herbal touch as well. Fine body with long lasting, pleasant aftertaste. Solid and nice.
Tried
on 28 Jan 2026
at 14:47
9/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 9
GERGYKK. Black color with a tan head. 2018 edition. Aroma and flavor is vanilla, roasted malt, alcohol, alcohol, chocolate. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Jan 2026
at 07:16
9/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 9.5
The last of my inventory of Stickee Monkee, put away almost seven years ago and I have seen none at any store since. SM is one of my favorite quadrupels, my hope is the condition of the bottle has not declined. The opening goes well, I hear some carbonation being released and now I pour into a Trappistes Rochefort glass. I view a dark caramel body completed by a small skim of silver-tan, very fine fine bubbles. The nose is good, I get yeast, baked grain, dark fruit and malt. The taste is also still good, I feel fortunate. Dates, raisins, whole grain bread, some oakiness, chocolate, leather and a touch of toffee. This remains a fine drink, the years have diminished it only slightly.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Dec 2025
at 23:46
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
I've had this one before, but we just cracked into a 2015 vintage at the DC Beer share. Just had this, it's a decade old and really holds up. Quite nice. A little alcohol on Earth, nice sweet malt. Delicious
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Aug 2025
at 22:53
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 7
Pours purplish red very little head. Strong aroma of malt, oak booze. Caramel, rum raisin and some yeast. Pretty good
Tried
on 20 May 2025
at 01:39
8.1/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Shared at the May 2025 PS tasting, 5/10/25. Dark brown, thin tan head, average retention. Aroma of toffee, raisin, dates, oak. Taste is cherry, toffee, vanilla, raisin, oak, caramel, hint of smoke.
Tried
on 11 May 2025
at 03:37
8.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Medium dark brown color with tons of dark fruit raisins oak and bourbon and a touch of bakers chocolate. Damn the nose is great. Funky yeasty character. Rich malty body. Tons of bourbon and oak . Excellent quad and bourbon character. Alcohol relatively well hidden. Super good
Tried
on 02 May 2025
at 08:49
8/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Apr 2025
at 17:00
7/10
Tried
on 13 Dec 2024
at 18:47