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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Baadstorp (55), Århus, Denmark

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	8/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	14/20

May 27, 2008

real nice complex barley wine. sweet, sligthy bitter great taste of fruits and hops.

patrick767 (2019), fort wayne, Indiana, USA

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

May 25, 2008

bottle - Pours dark amber with a thin head. The aroma is of dark fruit accented malt and a little hops and alcohol. The flavor is sweet malts with a little fruit coming through, some warming alcohol, and some light bitterness in the finish. It’s quite tasty without crossing the threshold to true excellence.

tarjei (1745), Bryne, Norway

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	8/10	3/5	7/10	4/5	14/20

May 25, 2008

355 ml bottle. Brown color, moderate off-white head. Aroma is hops and fruit. Flavor is hops and fruit. Sweet. Alcohol is well hidden.

SvendNielsen (11), Denmark

3.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.3	5/10	3/5	7/10	4/5	14/20

May 19, 2008

Ok Barley wine, som vist var større engang, synes den smagte bedre for et par år siden. Flot krop og godt med frugt dufte.

mgoy (343), Oak Brook, Illinois, USA

3.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.9	7/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	17/20

May 17, 2008

Brooklyn Monster Ale is a clear amber color with an off-white head. The aroma is very nice with notes of malt and citrus. The taste is very nice wish malt and fruit notes. The finish is especially clean for a 10.8% abv.

sstackho (249), Toronto, Ontario, Canada

3.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.4	7/10	4/5	7/10	3/5	13/20

May 16, 2008

12oz single bottle, 2007 vintage, purchased from Charles Street Liquors in Boston. Pours a rich dark clear copper with little head or carbonation. Sweet aroma. Flavour is primarily sweet, with some hops that try (unsuccessfully) to offset the sweetness. Not my thing - but then, it seems most barleywines aren’t.

BlackForestCO (820), Fort Collins, Colorado, USA

3.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.2	7/10	3/5	6/10	3/5	13/20

May 16, 2008

07 bottle from lb4lb, thanks Deniz. Poured a deep tawny caramel color with a thick off-white head that receded slowly. Aroma of Sweet caramel malt, toffee, and some light citrus notes and hops peaking through. Light, moderately bitter entry with some toffee that leads into a sharp, lightly bitter hop hit that includes some soft citrus such as apricot and light orange. Finishes with some light caramel notes and slight dry. Thanks again Deniz.

MaltDawg (778), Richmond, Virginia, USA

3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	6/10	3/5	8/10	3/5	17/20

May 16, 2008

2004 Monster Ale. Capital Ale House pairing with Garrett Oliver 05/15/08. Reddish orange mostly clear with small head and nice lacing on the glass. 2004 - still has nice spicey hop aroma with lots of roast and caramel aroma. Raisin plum and roasty malt flavors with some sweet bitterness in the finish.

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