Monolith
Bissell Brothers Brewing in Portland, Maine, United States 🇺🇸
Barley Wine - Barley Rotating|
Score
7.84
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Barleywine aged 15 months in Bourbon barrels. Aged in barrels from Taconic Distillery.
Born from the Sigil series, Monolith is a recurring barleywine from our barrel Magister, JC Klecko. Batch one was aged exclusively in a mix of bourbon barrels for an average of 15 months. BOW to the MONOLITH
Born from the Sigil series, Monolith is a recurring barleywine from our barrel Magister, JC Klecko. Batch one was aged exclusively in a mix of bourbon barrels for an average of 15 months. BOW to the MONOLITH
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8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
500ml @ Ryan's shared with Phill. Batch #3. Bottled on 03.2024.
Aroma: caramel, nice dark fruits, American oak.
Taste: along the same lines, medium to full-bodied, moderately sweet, nice caramel.
Overall: good one.
Aroma: caramel, nice dark fruits, American oak.
Taste: along the same lines, medium to full-bodied, moderately sweet, nice caramel.
Overall: good one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Jan 2026
at 04:25
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Poured from 500mL bottle (batch #3; bottled 03.2024; 13.2% abv). Very dark brown with very minimal beige head. Nice dark fruits on the nose, the bourbon element is feint in the background, light booziness, a bit thin bodied. Okay. Enjoying it more as it warms up (+0.1).
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Jan 2026
at 04:18
8.6/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 9
Overall 8.5
02/2023 bottling. Full body, low to none carbo. High sweetness, med bitterness, med-light warmth. Alco where? Barely warming. Loads of milk choco, med-high toff. Med bourbony woody presence. Delicious, decadent, not the most complex, but very tasty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2025
at 18:33
8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
4 oz. pour on tap at Barreled Souls. Virtually opaque dark brown w/garnet hues, no ring, no lacing. Aroma strong dark fruit/cherry (borderline medicinal) over caramel & bourbon.Taste strong sweet caramel, cherry over bourbon. Smooth texture, full body, fin taste.
Tried
from Draft
at
Barreled Souls Brewing Company
on 01 Sep 2025
at 19:20
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
A bottle opened at Ambasada thanks to Severinac, shared with Marko and him. Dark brown, small head. Aroma is dried fruits at first, molasses, dates, alcohol, cognac, solvent. Sweet, smooth, caramel, toffee, dried fruit, raisins flavour. Smooth, creamy, not too sweet, balanced. Strong, slightly boozy.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Ambasada.
on 11 Jul 2025
at 21:06
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottled at Ambasada, courtesy of Severinac somehow, with Krpan, Hrabren and others. Huge aroma, well balanced, woody, caramel, raisins, hazelnut, dried apricot, peach, sweetish, light vanilla, light orange touches. Lean, lighter than expected smooth, dry taste, caramelly, fruity notes, light alcohol, lightly tart notes, well hidden alcohol, actually quite lovely!
Tried
from Bottle
from
Ambasada.
on 11 Jul 2025
at 20:22
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle, 500 ml at Ambasada. Brown with beige head. Caramel, toffee, some dried fruit, raisins, nice bourbon, bit nutty, moderate sweetness. Medium+ bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Ambasada.
on 17 Jun 2025
at 22:00
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 9
Overall 8
500 ml bottle. Aroma has notes of coconut, wood, vanilla, dates, plums, sherry, cashew brittle. Pours very dark brown with a one finger beige head that falls into a ring within a minute. Taste is moderately sweet with some light bitterness around the edges, and some savoriness with flavors of the aroma descriptors; really nice bourbon barrel notes mingling with typical barleywine fruity esters and caramel maltiness.
Tried
from Bottle
from Tavour
on 23 Dec 2024
at 23:48
8.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 10
Texture 10
Overall 9.5
4 oz draft. Deep brown color. Aroma is bourbon on top of raisins and English toffee. That is some sweet, SWEET nectar. Rich toffee, dark fruit underneath a rich bourbon character. Alcohol is well restrained. DAMN! You almost can’t get better than this for a BA barley wine.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 May 2024
at 01:33
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle from John, much obliged, 7/27/23. Rating #10900! Pours a murky, almost muddy looking, brown color with a thin, light brown head. Sweet caramel / toffee, whiskey, dark fruit, and wood. Tons of flavor. Quite good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jul 2023
at 21:00