Monster Ale
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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7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
355ml bottle. The beer starts a bit sticky. Deep with an intense fresh fruity layer below. Dry sugars, hints of roast, smooth and mild. Low bitterness with caramelly hints. Sugary sweetish without being too sticky. Very nice and round.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Aug 2017
at 15:30
8/10
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Apr 2017
at 18:41
8.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Min sista flaska från nu mera nedlagda butiken Barley Wine i Köpenhamn. 2009 vintage. Mer abt än bw i min bok. Trevligt madeiriserad och komplex smakbild men fortfarande med rejäl kraft och alkoholvärme. Torkad frukt, kola, fudge, sötlakrits, madeira, rom russin, lite läder, vanilj. Riktigt gott.
Tried
on 22 Jan 2017
at 15:33
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Refrigerated 12 oz. brown bottle poured into a cup. Opaque burnt orange with small off-white head. Aroma is caramel malt, medium body, a little carbonation, and little lacing. Taste is caramel malt and some herbal hops for balance.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Nov 2016
at 18:49
8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 7
0.355 l bottle from ’Rudat’ at 10.1% abv, bottled in November 2012 (almost four years old). Clear, deep reddish amber with a thin, frothy, slowly diminishing, off-white head. Sweetish, malty and slightly fruity aroma of toffee, treacle, raisins, prunes and vanilla. Rather sweet, malty and a bit fruity taste of toffee, vanilla, treacle, raisins, orange peel, cinnamon and prunes, followed by a medium long, rather bitter, quite warming and a bit alcoholic finish. Full body, oily mouthfeel, soft carbonation. Really nice sipper, held up fantastically. Not overly complex or sophisticated, but quite intense and with a lovely mouthfeel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Sep 2016
at 15:51
6/10
This was a treat. Tasted really good. Thanks again to Zeke D.
Tried
on 16 Jul 2016
at 18:07
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle shared at Daniels place. 20/02/2016. Many thanks to Daniel for this one. Nice bright dark orange amber coloured pour with a fine cream coloured head . Aroma is solvent, amber, brown sugars and orange rind. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, rounded malts, little orange, tangy, rounded a little hot. Palate is semi sweet, semi drying moderate carbonation. Good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Mar 2016
at 16:44
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle shared at the Richmond tasting - many thinks to Daniel. Vintage 2012. Pours clear honey-orange with a creamy, off-white head. Toasted biscuits in the nose, some pine and marmalade, hints of earth. Medium sweet flavor with ripe, gooey citrus fruits, orange, some melon, papaya, moderate loose piney bitterness. Medium to full bodied, creamy, with fine carbonation. Warming finish with rich bready malts, some further oily pine, marmalade, tangerine, a bit of rindy bitterness. Very good stuff. Has aged nicely.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Feb 2016
at 07:43
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
2012 bottle in Richmondo. Thanks to Danny. It pours clear rich oily orange - amber with a small white head. The nose is rich, oily, fruit cake, candied peel, dried apricot, honeyed grain, alcohol heat, marzipan and candy. The taste is rich, oily, chewy, fruit cake, apricot, peach, warming alcohol, earth, spice and wood with a warming finish. Full body, fine carbonation and oily mouth - feel. Not a huge amount is depth, but you get a good boost.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Feb 2016
at 07:42
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Ambar anaranjada, de un par de dedos de espuma ocre. Turbia, buen aspecto. Aroma acaramelado con notas de naranja. En boca buen cuerpo y bien de gas.sabor magnifico, de cierto tono licórico, con recuerdo a cointreau, por las notas de naranja. Acaramelada, malteada en la base. Muy cremosa, muy sabrosa. Excelente.
Tried
on 28 Oct 2015
at 16:21