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Brooklyn Monster Ale

Brooklyn Monster Ale - Barley Wine

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 Percentile 
91
overall
Brewed by Brooklyn Brewery
Style: Barley Wine

Brooklyn, New York USA

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
9003.57/5.03.56/5.0Winter10.8%58.1Snifter
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Commercial Description:
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.

Food Matches

Brooklyn Monster Ale is a fine accompaniment to cheeses, ice cream, flourless cakes, crème brulee and good cigars.
 Most Recent Top Raters Highest Ratings Who's Rated This?  
 drfabulous (1212), Columbia, Missouri, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/55/103/516/20
Jan 20, 2009  
Sweet and malty. But overall, it was a fairly medium body that did not impress too much. I expected a little more out of this one.


 jkaiser (212), Orlando, Florida, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/105/519/20
Jan 18, 2009  
Badass Monster Ale is what this beer should be called. At first I was questioning the veracity of this product. Then it happened, I reached nirvana. Awesome!


 epf33 (222), Fairfax, Virginia, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/104/58/104/516/20
Jan 18, 2009  
it’s like this beer trickles into your mouth and just screams "BOOOO YAAAAA!!!" i don’t know how else to describe it other than the generic language we all use


 greenhorn1 (458), Mission Viejo, California, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/516/20
Jan 17, 2009  
12 oz bottle (2007). Pours a dark copper, some whispy clouds. Aroma is fruity, sweet and malty. Flavor, not as complex as I was anticipating. A bit thin but I didn’t get that burning alcohol sensation you typically get with a 10% abv. It’s ok.


 17thfloor (1402), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Jan 15, 2009  
Fall 2008 Bottle. Pours a glowing darker red-brown with a few larger bubbles and a very thing white froth. Really fruity yeasty aroma, crystal malts, light rich caramel, lightly doughy, some strawberries. First taste is heavy alcohol, glassy thin malts, doughy caramel, a bit of hay, quite fruity, candied barley. Needs age I suppose. Lighter medium bodied with sparkling fizzy carbonation, not sticky.


 bp (451), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Jan 10, 2009  
Bottle (2008): pours a dark amber with a thin white ring of head around the edge of the glass, fruity aroma (reminds me of fruit punch), taste of dark fruit, some alcohol, a little syrupy but not too much that it makes it difficult to drink.


 boFNjackson (1233), Portland, Oregon, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/102/57/103/517/20
Dec 25, 2008  
Bottle... Poured amber with a thin beige head that faded immediately. Aroma had brown sugar and a bite of alcohol to clear your nasal system. A lot of carbonation and with deep malt tones, sweet and a kick of hops and alcohol. It seemed a little premature. I am sure this aged for two years would really allow this brew to develop.


 bkurtz (276), Peru
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/55/103/512/20
Dec 25, 2008  
Poured a clear light brown with little head. Taste of dried fruit and alcohol, which is a bit much. Some spice is there in the back trying to get out. Gave me that warm feeling.



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