Monster Ale
(has 5 batches)
Brooklyn Brewery in New York City, New York, United States 🇺🇸
Barley Wine - Barley Regular|
Score
7.13
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Brooklyn Monster Ale is a classic barley wine, a style of ale originally brewed by the butlers to the English and American aristocracy. It is brewed from three mashes of heirloom British malt and spiced with aromatic American Willamette, Cascade and Fuggle hops.
After four months of aging, it has a magnificent burnished copper color, an aroma redolent of sherry, citrusy hops and fruit, a soft, warming, complex palate, a spiritous finish, and a strength of 10.8%.
It is vivacious when young, but will age gracefully for many years, becoming more complex over time.
After four months of aging, it has a magnificent burnished copper color, an aroma redolent of sherry, citrusy hops and fruit, a soft, warming, complex palate, a spiritous finish, and a strength of 10.8%.
It is vivacious when young, but will age gracefully for many years, becoming more complex over time.
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6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Not as complex as I was hoping for. The aroma leads one to expect a sweet barley wine. There is brown sugar, and just a little oak. Quite sweet with caramel and brown sugar; very mild hops, and alcohol, which is present in the aroma, flavor, and on the palate.
Tried
on 09 Aug 2009
at 13:57
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7
Sample from bottle at CBF 09. Deep red body, small head. Wine-like beer with lots of dried fruits and berries in aroma and taste with underlying sweet, dark malts. Bone dry ending with some impacts from the alcohol. Full bodied. In danger of being a bit too sweet (17.05.2009).
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Jun 2009
at 15:03
8.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
(Bottle, 2004 vintage, at Pikkulintu, Helsinki, on 2009-05-07) Dark reddish brown and clear. Small white head. Raisin and malts in aroma. Full bodied and dry palate with little carbonation. Malts, raisin, saltiness, light sweetness, little bit of chocolate, dates and bitterness in taste. Raisin and malts in aftertaste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 May 2009
at 12:36
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
2008 bottle. Pours dark copper color with thin white head. Dark fruit, caramel and sugar aromas. Dark fruit and brown sugar flavors. Slightly boozy and somewhat medicinal. Medium to full body with minimal carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Apr 2009
at 10:46
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
2008 bottle. Small, off-white head that quickly disappears. Clear, copper body. The aroma is malty with notes of caramel, sugar cookie, molasses, grain and a hint of resin. Some light fruitiness along with alcohol. The flavor is heavily sweet and lightly bitter. It finishes moderately sweet and moderately bitter. Moderately acidic throughout. Strong malt grain taste and an abundance of hop bitterness. Medium to full body with a sticky texture and lively carbonation. Seems a little rough around the edges (husky malts).
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Mar 2009
at 18:31
4.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Unfair rating alert! Multiple vintages rated and averaged out. 2005 vintage 12oz bottle, drank 2-8-09. Pours a thick brown orange color. Relatively lifeless as far as carbonation goes at this point. Big dark fruit alcohol aroma, reminiscent of Sherry or Cognac. I’m not so sure I’d describe this as graceful aging. Maybe corked or on Carbon Dioxide, but this tastes heavily oxidized. A drain pour in most circles, this is way past it’s prime. A-2 A-3 F-5 P-1 O-8 2007 vintage, sampled 2-10-09. After the disappointing 2005, this one was ousted from the aging closet and into the fridge. Sweet aroma, with some in your face alcohol laced hops. Still maintains some carbonation, but shows a touch of aging. Malty and syrupy, I really don’t find this to be in the top tiers of Barleywine. Too sweet, there is nothing mellow about this beer. A-5 A-3 F-6 P-3 O-12
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Feb 2009
at 19:04
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
2005 Bottle from Barley Wine, Copenhagen. Clear oragne/ruby with a vinous aroma, some peppery hop. It’s quite a well balanced, subdued, understated barley wine. Alcohol is well hidden. Some syrupy malts. Reminds me of Fullers Vintage ale. Good toffee and plum and rich fruit. Hops are peppery, white pepper, but balanced vs the malt.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Nov 2008
at 06:13