Grey Monday
The Bruery in Placentia, California, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Rotating|
Score
8.07
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Bourbon barrel-aged imperial stout with hazelnuts
Inspiration can come from unexpected places. Initially created for a gastronomy dinner in 2012, Grey Monday was an appreciative complement to our hosts' epicurean craft. An ease to the Monday blues, this decadent treatment of Black Tuesday features Oregon-grown hazelnuts. Toasty and nutty characters play off bold yet smooth complexity in this bourbon barrel-aged imperial stout. Pair with inspiration to evolve your craft this week!
Inspiration can come from unexpected places. Initially created for a gastronomy dinner in 2012, Grey Monday was an appreciative complement to our hosts' epicurean craft. An ease to the Monday blues, this decadent treatment of Black Tuesday features Oregon-grown hazelnuts. Toasty and nutty characters play off bold yet smooth complexity in this bourbon barrel-aged imperial stout. Pair with inspiration to evolve your craft this week!
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7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Big bottle 2026-05-23 Göteborg
AR: thick chocolate, heavy, ash, licorice,
AP: dark brown, wee lid
F: thick chocolate, heavy, ash, licorice,
No hazelnuts!
AR: thick chocolate, heavy, ash, licorice,
AP: dark brown, wee lid
F: thick chocolate, heavy, ash, licorice,
No hazelnuts!
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 May 2026
at 21:00
8.6/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
750ml bottle shared @Luppolo Station (Rome). Nera, oscura, impenetrabile, schiuma color cappuccino media, che si dissolve rapidamente nelle tenebre. Al naso note di nocciola, cacao, legno, vaniglia, etilico. In bocca è bilanciata e si lascia bere bene nonostante i 19 gradi, attacco abboccato e chiusura amara, caffè, cioccolato fondente, leggera vaniglia e un tocco di liquirizia. Corpo pieno, carbonazione leggera. Un missile.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Luppolo Station
on 27 Apr 2026
at 20:07
8.6/10
More dried fruit than hazelnut. Rich, boozy. Lasting.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Nov 2025
at 22:17
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Bottle.
A- Dark brown color, dark liquid, no head.
A- Bourbon, caramel, milk chocolate.
F- Chocolate, caramel, faint nuttiness, oak, mild booze.
T- Full body, average texture, slightly flat carbonation, balanced finish.
O- Drinks more like a 9% beer than a 20.5%! Smoooooth. Hazelnuts are there but less so than I expected. 3 years old (2022 vintage). Maybe a hint of acetone as it warms. I wouldn't buy again for the price, but a very solid beer.
A- Dark brown color, dark liquid, no head.
A- Bourbon, caramel, milk chocolate.
F- Chocolate, caramel, faint nuttiness, oak, mild booze.
T- Full body, average texture, slightly flat carbonation, balanced finish.
O- Drinks more like a 9% beer than a 20.5%! Smoooooth. Hazelnuts are there but less so than I expected. 3 years old (2022 vintage). Maybe a hint of acetone as it warms. I wouldn't buy again for the price, but a very solid beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Aug 2025
at 03:08
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Wilde Bottleshare 17 juli 2025. Wellicht is dit dezelfde vintage als die ik in 2017 van de tap dronk (bij Churchill's, San Marcos, CA), maar dat weet ik niet zeker. Kleur is zeer donker, maar niet pikzwart. Geen schuimkraag (wel CO2). Aroma is boozy, zoet, chocola. Smaak is zoet, alcoholisch. Brandende alcohol. Vrij volle body - maar ook weer niet moddervet. De hazelnoot is nauwelijks (meer) te bespeuren.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Jul 2025
at 20:00
9/10
Last beer in my fridge. Need to go beer shopping.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Dec 2024
at 18:52
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle, 750 ml at my Grande. Dark brown with almost no no head. Caramel, chocolate, lots of bourbon, some alcohol coming through in aroma and flavor.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jun 2024
at 05:01
7/10
Intense, heavy and boozy with some licorice, chocolate, vanilla and syrup. Quite massive and boozy. No signs of nuttiness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Sep 2023
at 01:06
7.8/10
Boozy, cocktailish. Sweet with some raisin and hazelnut
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jun 2023
at 20:19
7.4/10
Side by side, the hazelnut is dominant here. Creamy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jun 2023
at 20:15