The Bruery Grey Monday

Grey Monday

 

The Bruery in Placentia, California, United States 🇺🇸

  Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Rotating
Score
8.09
ABV: 19.0% IBU: - Ticks: 92
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!
 

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6.8
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.

Tried from Bottle on 12 Aug 2025 at 03:08


7.4
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

Last beer in my fridge. Need to go beer shopping.

Tried from Bottle on 13 Dec 2024 at 18:52


7.9
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


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7.5

Draught, kindly shared by Finn at Schouskjelleren. Black-rustic in the glass, film-type layer, scattered lacing. Promising aromas of chocolate malts, added by a scent of bourbon. Smooth black malt-forward taste of chocolate, nuts, wood, and dark bread. Long-lived warming tail with a bourbon touch. Decent sipper qualities. (Oslo 28.11.2022).

Tried on 10 Dec 2022 at 09:24


7.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7

Delt med Rune. Svart. 0 skum. Bourbonaroma. Smaken pepperkaker - og whisky. Tørr, lett bitter avslutning. Forbausende lite alkoholpreg.

Tried on 28 Nov 2022 at 18:06


7

Borefts 2022, a bit too much alcohol

Tried on 24 Sep 2022 at 12:00


7

Borefts 2022, holy fuck big massive alcohol bomb

Tried from Bottle on 24 Sep 2022 at 11:59


7.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 9

Tap at BeerTemple, Amsterdam, 15th September 2022. Pours dark and viscous. Aroma is intense, dark fruits and liquorice with liquor. Taste is also intense, small sips only, but its very drinkable with lots of complexity

Tried from Draft on 17 Sep 2022 at 21:24


7.4

Would guess 10% abv blind but has the legs to support it. Surprisingly light colored. Boozy but not as expected. Big but not massive. A nice beer to sip on. Beertemple ams

Tried on 10 Sep 2022 at 18:40