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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8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle bought in Copenhagen drank at home, shared with Dutchdrebus. Hazy red to dark amber color, small white to off - white head that diminishes pretty quickly. Smell malts, sweetness, leaves and some alcohol. Taste malts, some sweetness, lightly alcohol, some hops. Medium to full body, medium to full carbonation. Very nice beer!
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 May 2013
at 12:20
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle @ benzai. Amber to ruby colour with a medium sized off-white head. Smell glue, alcohol, nailpolish remover, slightly fruity, malts. Tastes sweet, nut, some vanilla, slightly fruity, some hops. Full body, soft carbo.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 May 2013
at 12:20
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draught (Akkurat, Stockholm) - Amber in colour. Leather, dried fruit, caramel and hops in the aroma. Warming, fruity and hoppy taste with notes of sultanas, raisins, grapefruit and toffee.
Tried
on 27 Apr 2013
at 14:11
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
33cl bottle from Appellation Wines. Pours a hazey honey colour with a decent thin head. The nose has honey and a depth of caramel and nuts. The taste has more honey and a lemon zing. The palate is medium to full bodied with a big rich texture and a fairly well balanced finish. Overall, good beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Mar 2013
at 11:01
7/10
Tried
on 27 Mar 2013
at 06:26
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bouteille 12oz (2006), courtoisie de Hogtownharry ou Blankboy. De couleur ambrée et claire. Nez de levures fruitées (prunes et de raisins, notes de poires et de cerises), malté de caramel sucré, léger de sirop de toffee, léger d’alcool et de houblon terreux et légèrement citrique (pamplemousse) avec des notes de chocolat et boisées. Moyenne-ronde en bouche avec un pétillement plutôt bas et une texture sirupeuse avec des notes huileuses. Goût fruité (poires, prunes, léger de pommes, notes de raisins et de cerises) avec de faibles notes de fumée de cigarette lors de l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute un goût malté de caramel sucré, de toffee terreux avec des traces de sirop d’érable. Parallèlement, l’on retrouve un goût d’alcool moyen et réchauffant (voire légèrement brûlant) aux notes liquoreuses avec une amertume de houblon légèrement terreux et aux notes herbeuses. Post-gout long et un peu sec, moyennement amer d’alcool moyen et de houblon légèrement terreux et herbeux ainsi qu’un léger goût fruité (pelures de prunes, notes de moût de cerises et de raisins).
Tried
on 28 Feb 2013
at 21:58
8/10
So smooth.
Tried
on 23 Feb 2013
at 14:36
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle - 2011 Vintage - Sweet caramel, molasses and dark fruits. Clear mahogany with a persistent off white head. Brown sugar, initial sweetness that gets to a bit of bitterness and finishes with alcohol and heat. Flavor of ripened red fruits and brown sugar again. Finish is a bit cloying. A big beer, that is better shared.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Feb 2013
at 20:30
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle pour to snifter. Nice, clean appearance. Very drinkable, but a "middle of the road" barley wine.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jan 2013
at 16:32
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 5
2010 draft. Hazy variegated amber brown color. Aroma of burnt toast. Taste is smokey but dilute.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Jan 2013
at 14:55