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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jesperhammer (290), Copenhagen, Denmark

4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4	7/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	17/20

Oct 11, 2009

10-OCT-2009, Bottle @home. Dated best before 01.01.2009. Light brown, clear, low head. Very vinouos nose, with ripe fruits - plums. mostly malty, and not overly hoppy. No way near as alcoholic as I remember the fresh version, and I also remember a bitterness in the fresh version that I cannot find here. All in all a very fine barley wine in this stage of its life.

Snojerk321 (1937), San Diego, California, USA

3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	8/10	3/5	7/10	4/5	15/20

Oct 4, 2009

2008 bottle. Nice deep copper color with little to no head. Aroma is sweet and boozy. Cherry & Apricot fruit tones, cotton candy. Flavor carries dark cherry cough syrup (slightly medicinal though not much) backed by smokey malt. Alc. comes through strong yet smooth in the finish.

KyotoLefty (1392), Kyoto, Japan

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	6/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	15/20

Oct 2, 2009

Bottle. Big aroma of hops and burning alcohol, cherries. Flavor of caramel, some chocolate, dried dark fruits, cherry, raisins, lots of hops. Well integrated flavor. Well put-together barley wine, though not quite one of the bests.

Rustyham (556), miami, Florida, USA

3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	7/10	5/5	6/10	3/5	16/20

Sep 29, 2009

Brooklyn never dissapoints. This guy is strong and caustic, thick, and really dark- looks like a quadruple. Flavor is dark fruit and caramel malt. Bottle at 2nd Annual Treasure Coast Beerdfst in Ft. Pierce, Fla.

ScottyP (314), Brentwood, Tennessee, USA

3.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.4	7/10	3/5	8/10	3/5	13/20

Sep 28, 2009

Pours a clear copper with off white head. Aroma of caramel, malt, hops and some fruit. Similar taste, alcohol is well masked. Medium bodied. Some warming

MmmcKay (269), Brentwood, Tennessee, USA

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	7/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	13/20

Sep 28, 2009

Good barley wine. Nice mouth feel. Nice caramelized flavors. Pretty darn good.

Butters (1637), Virginia, USA

3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	7/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	14/20

Sep 28, 2009

Sampled at another monday night football tasting over at scottyp’s. Sampled blind with 6 others. All poured a clear amber red. Nose has a buttery note, but that is absent in the flavor. Has a perfumy floral hop presence. Good job of hiding the abv. The third favorite of the night.

zizzybalubba (357), Elizabeth City, North Carolina, USA

3.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.8	8/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	15/20

Sep 28, 2009

12 oz. bottle from Coasters. Dark copper pour with a thin off-white head. Toffee and brown sugar aromas with just a hint of grapefruit. Rich, malty flavor; sweet brown sugar, molasses, and very little hop bitterness. A good barleywine but I prefer mine on the hoppier side.

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