Brooklyn Monster Ale

	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
904	3.57/5.0	3.57/5.0	Winter	10.8%	60.1	Snifter

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.

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Beerman6686 (1271), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

3.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.3	7/10	3/5	7/10	4/5	12/20

Jul 31, 2008

Poured a cloudy light orange color with an off white head. Aroma was some what malty, a little bit of hops, and a lot of alcohol. Flavor was also very malty, somewhat fruity, probably form the citrusy hops, and a lot of alcohol warmth.

SynergyXJ (506), Blacksburg, Virginia, USA

3.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.3	6/10	3/5	7/10	4/5	13/20

Jul 22, 2008

Bottle, #392 Burgundy pour with small head. Warm malty aroma and flavor. Clean finish, not the best barley wine around.

joshwilfong (776), Cleveland, Ohio, USA

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	7/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	16/20

Jul 20, 2008

reddish brown with mild carbonation. some nice crystal malt tones with a lot of hop bitterness. a solid barley wine but doesnt have the malt depth that the great ones do

canary dog (441), Rutland, Vermont, USA

3.1	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.1	5/10	3/5	5/10	4/5	14/20

Jul 14, 2008

Strong dark ale with lots of alcohol warmth and roasted backnotes. Not my favorite type of beer but better than other barleywines I’ve had.

kiefdog (1585), Tampa, Florida, USA

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	7/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	14/20

Jul 10, 2008

12oz bottle from Kingdom Liquors (Tampa, FL). Aroma is hops, grapefruit, dark ripe fruit, brandy, malty sweetness (like caramel). Flavor is sweet malt, hoppy-bitterness, caramel-honey sweetness with notes of hops. Medium to full-bodied with a clean, sweet malt finish. Nice ale.

Mogwai (218), Askeby, Denmark

4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4	8/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	16/20

Jul 9, 2008

Bottle. Pours a dark brown / amber colour with beige head. Aroma is dark fruit, sherry, hops, caramel. Flavor is much of the same with a dark spicy, port like feel feel to it. Will age well. I hope.

BuckeyeBoy (1654), Boise, Idaho, USA

3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	7/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	15/20

Jul 5, 2008

Bottle this one pours out a nice amber topped with a small head. A nice sweet aroma of caramel and a touch of hops. Tast of the sweet caramel along with some fruit.

andyblaz (7), New York, New York, USA
does not count

2.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.2	3/10	2/5	4/10	3/5	10/20

Jul 5, 2008

Are you kidding me? Just opened a bottle of 2000 it had almost no carbonation and smells like a fusel raisin. Looks and tastes like turpentine. Did they make this from a kit at a homebrew shop? The only redeeming quality of this beer is the 11.8% alcohol. I can help but hate on Brooklyn for the crap brews they put out. The Local 1 is decent but the rest of it...

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