Oak Loft: Close to the Edge
Monkey Brew in Trondheim, Trøndelag, Norway 🇳🇴
Barley Wine - Barley Series|
Score
8.17
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This beer was brewed in 2021 and cryo concentrated the year after. It then rested in fresh bourbon barrels from 2022 to 2024. This beer will age gracefully in a good cellar. The blend consists of:
90% Aged in Woodford reserve barrels for 2,5 years.
10% Aged in a Garrison Brothers quarter cask for 2 years.
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yngwie (24083) ticked Oak Loft: Close to the Edge from Monkey Brew 4 months ago
Bottle. Close to Imperial Stout in many aspects, yet with a distinct Barley Wine feel. Sweet, with dried fruit, toffee, roasted malts, oak, booze, licorice, dark chocolate, vanilla, coffee, tannins and bitterness. Although quite boozy, a really fine brew indeed. 949417 250715
gunnfryd (21869) reviewed Oak Loft: Close to the Edge from Monkey Brew 4 months ago
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
YG.Black color with no head. Aroma and flavor is alcohol, roasted malt, licorice, dried fruit. bourbon, vanilla, toffee, raisin. Powerful very nice beer.
Lakatarm (5525) ticked Oak Loft: Close to the Edge from Monkey Brew 9 months ago
Dette var snadder
NilsAS (11458) reviewed Oak Loft: Close to the Edge from Monkey Brew 9 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Utseende: Sort.
Lukt: Kaffe, lakris, sjokolade, rosin.
Smak: Kaffe, lakris, sjokolade, rosin.
Skum/kullsyre: Lite skum.
Medium: Rating:8-8-8-8-8=8, Flaske@375ml, ABV@19.1%, Når@2025.02.22.
Hvor: Samling Bryne
Navn: Oak Loft: Close to the Edge (2025)
Stil: BARLEY WINE
Bryggeri: Monkey Brew
Holmen_1 (14481) reviewed Oak Loft: Close to the Edge from Monkey Brew 10 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 9
0,375 flaske fra Kvaddå, delt med Bernt og Johan (heldigvis var Egil på vei mot Sola, så det ble mer på oss!) en meget hyggelig ettermiddag på Våland Brygghus: voi, voi - her er alle godsakene på plass; fiken, rosiner, portvin/Madeira, bourbon/eik/vanilje, kakao og citrus. Enda bedre enn den engelske fruktkaken jeg baker til jul(med brandymarinerte tørkede frukter), og med en utsøkt avslutning som varmer og varer.
Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 10 | Flavor - 10 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 10
Svart, utan skum. Aroma av engelsk fruktkake, vanilje, portvin, sjokoladekake. Smak av konfekt, portvin, appelsin, sjokolade og konjakk