 jimmay (203), Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Nov 21, 2009 12 oz bottle. Aptly named, this is a Monster!! Pours copper in colour, with little head. Big sweet aroma, and even stronger flavour, where the alcohol bursts through.
madmitch76 (520), , Essex, England
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 |
Nov 15, 2009 3rd August 2008. Very sweet start, some hints of bubblegum. Saccahrine sweet malt leading to a dry dry finish. A touch of tobacco and a little alcohol warmth. Very drinkable.
gyllenbock (244), Stockholm, Sweden
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Nov 14, 2009 2007 bottle.
Beautiful brownish color. The foam was not large and went down quickly. After around 10 minutes, there was no foam left at all.
The aroma was significantly malty, fairly sweet one. Syrup, raisins, dried fruit.
Syrup, malt, raisins, so what was in the aroma was also in taste. Body was medium. I felt a bit of the alcohol.
Aftertaste contained some marzipan. A good beer!
manuchampions (103), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Nov 13, 2009 12oz bottle 2007 vintage. Fairly subdued nose for a barley wine, hints of caramel but not much else. Didn’t get the sherry at all. Pours a chestnut brown with little head that dissipates to a small ring in the glass very quickly. Palate is slightly sweet with notes of butterscotch and treacle. Some hop punch at the end, lingers nicely but not as complex as others. Alcohol is very well hidden. Pleasing but not a knockout.
mabel (2590), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Oct 30, 2009 [2505-20090930] Bottle. Bitter lemon rinds and mild spruce resin aroma. Clear, dark red amber body with a quick foamy yellow head. Boozy malt grains flavour has a long sweet malt finish. Medium-full body. Quite boozy, a big beer, but has nice balance.
(Vintage 2008; from Premier Gourmet)
Oddefellowe (35), Tampa, Florida, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Oct 29, 2009 This monster ale was born in 2006. Really weak aroma of a small amount of malt poking through. Mellow hops and slight caramel notes resounded within the increasingly complex malt basis. Slowly became fruity towards the end, but not too sweet. The alcohol was tucked away nicely. Enjoyable.
McGarnigle (307), Rochester, New York, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 12/20 |
Oct 23, 2009 I thought I was buying a bottle of Monster Energy Drink; it’s so easy to confuse. Someone should do something about that. 2008 vintage. Looks gorgeous, clear amber-red. Syrupy, low fizz. Not a big hop barleywine, though I can taste the cascades at the end. Sweet malts, fruity, very faint charred element. Slight alcohol burn. Doesn’t entirely come together.
zvikar (424), Tel-Aviv, Israel
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 15/20 |
Oct 15, 2009 @Freaktoberfest 2007 bottle, pours stunning ruby with a medium off-white head, aroma of caramel, lightly smoked, pulses of sweetness, delcious flavors like butterscotch, toffee, caramel, vanilla and tones of roasted malt. Finishes with cherry liqour and balanced bitterness. Complex and mature. Great
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