Firestone Walker Brewing Stickee Monkee

Stickee Monkee

 

Firestone Walker Brewing in Paso Robles, California, United States 🇺🇸

  Belgian Style - Quadrupel / Dark Strong Special
Score
8.05
ABV: 13.0% IBU: 45 Ticks: 158
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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9
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
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
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
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
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

Tried from Bottle on 21 Apr 2025 at 17:00



8.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

2018 Vintage: S: molasses - figs - earth A: dark brown body - thin tan head T: rich malts - raisins - coffee P: chocolate - treacle - toffee O: great-this-age - rich & robust - somehow easy-ish drinking 12 ounce bottle - Crystal City Wine Shop: Arlington, Virginia - purchased: 24-January-2019 - 2018 Vintage - US$11,49 - sampled: 14-April-2024

Tried from Bottle on 24 Jun 2024 at 16:12


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Lukt: Rosin, vinaktig. Utseende: Brun. Skum/kullsyre: Tynt skum. Smak: Rosin, vinaktig. Medium: Rating:3.5-747413, Flaske@330ml, ABV@11.4%, Når@02.03.2024. Hvor: Lokal Ølsmaking, Bryne. Firestone Walker Stickee Monkee Quadrupel / Abt

Tried on 02 Mar 2024 at 19:24


7.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle. A- Brown sugar, malt, toasted oak, mild bourbon. A- Brown color, opaque clear, no head. T- Molasses, oak, mild bourbon, brown sugar, leather, malt, toasted coconut. P- Full body, average texture, slightly flat carbonation, complex finish. O- A lot going on and as it should for an excellent quad. Nicely brewed. This was the 2017 vintage so about 6 years on it.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Sep 2023 at 20:10