Against the Grain Brewery London Balling - Monk's Road

London Balling - Monk's Road

 

Against the Grain Brewery in Louisville, Kentucky, United States 🇺🇸

  Barley Wine - Barley Special Out of Production
Score
7.32
ABV: 12.5% IBU: - Ticks: 4
From the first sip, we knew Monk's Road Wheated Boubon was the perfect complement to our big, ballsy, barmy & barrel aged beaut of a barleywine. This is a skirmish of flavor. Vanilla and cinnamon spice imparted by the Monk's Road Wheated Bourbon barrel, mixed with caramel sweetness from the brick of a malt bill coalesce to knock your bloody bollocks around! Fancy that and you'll be gobsmacked!
 

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8.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8.5 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Can poured into a Trappist glass. Murky, deep brown with a small beige head. Aroma is barely, oak, bourbon, vanilla, caramel. Initial taste is barely, oak, bourbon, hints of vanilla. Fades to an earth, oak. Full body and ample carbonation. Incredibly well done.
Tried from Can on 21 Mar 2025 at 01:28

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Refrigerated pint can from shrubber85 poured into a snifter. Clear dark amber with small off-white head. Aroma is caramel, medium body, low carbonation, and little lacing. Taste is caramel, some bourbon, and vanilla.
Tried from Can on 05 Nov 2023 at 00:44

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8.5
16 oz. can. Pours a clear, reddish, brown color, with a small, beige head. The aroma is cloves, toffee, tons of oak, black cherry, cocoa, and brandy. Sweet and sugary, with a mellow, lightly resinous bitterness. Heavy body, grainy, and quite boozy. Bourbon-forward, but quality and delicious.
Tried from Can on 13 Oct 2023 at 03:46

8.5/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 10 Overall 8
Bourbon, cinnamon, caramel malt, and fresh hay aroma. Dark brown with large tan head. Very sweet cherry, bourbon, caramel malt, and moderately bitter/astrigent fresh hay flavor. Nice body - strong bourbon finish. Tasty.
Tried from Can on 27 May 2023 at 00:54