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Brooklyn Monster Ale

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bottled
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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
9043.57/5.03.57/5.0Winter10.8%60.1Snifter
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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 Acknud (772), Morganfield, Kentucky, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Apr 8, 2008  
Tasty barleywine. Not overpowering with sweetness. Aroma is sweet malt though. Taste is well balanced between the malt and the hops.


jcweaver (65), VA Beach, Virginia, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/517/20
Apr 7, 2008  
2007 Vintage. Pours a nice copper color with about a one inch head. Has a nice fruity and malty odor. Has a very sweet malty flavor with a nice hoppy finish. A very strong beer and a smooth finish. Quite a tasty barleywine.


 Stew41 (1049), Caulfield, Australia
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/57/104/516/20
Apr 5, 2008  
2005 Vintage
Crikey! Big, big beer. Amazing nose of treacle, honey, cooked fruits; a fait bit going on. More subtle flavours on the palate, although to be fair this beer is now 3 years old. More treacle and cooked / burnt honey in the back palate. Intensity builds well and the beer thickens a touch on the finish.


robbmotiwalla (50), Kennesaw, Georgia, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/512/20
Apr 5, 2008  
pours a dark copper with about 1 finger head. smells fruity. tastes fruity followed by big alcohol kick in the pants. tastes fruiter and more sour than i expected


 lemasney (398), Trenton, New Jersey, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/105/516/20
Apr 4, 2008  
Brooklyn Barleywine style Monster Ale 2007 ABV: 10.1% Calories: estimated at 200 C Volume: 12 fl oz Glass: Snifter Purchased at: Circle Liquors, Pennington Price per fl oz: $3 / 12 fl oz = $0.25 per fl oz Consumed at: home sensory first impression: Aroma is dense - a bit chocolatey, very malty. I’m swooning. An amber pour to a ruby red body with a tan off white head. Aroma of sweet wine is very nice. Wow - knocks you over the head with alcohol. Velvety and rich. A little too rich for me I think, but it’s a wonderfully full experience. Angry red color is foretelling. Aroma/Olfactory: 8 out of 10 Malt flavor is: syrupy, cloying sweet, and burning. chocolate in aroma. Hop flavor is: citrus, raspberry. Yeast flavor is: metallic, dirt, sandy, dry Other flavors include: cherries, alcohol, raspberry, medicine, raisin, sulfur, oak, barley Visuals/Appearance: 4 out of 5 Color is: pale, amber, orange, red, fiery, ruby Liquid is: slightly hazy, actively carbonated Head and lace are: initial off white, tan goes to wispy nothingness. Taste/Flavor: 7 out of 10 Maltiness or Sweetness level is: heavy, too much. Hoppiness or Bitterness level is: medium Sour level is: heavy Palate/Tactile: 5 out of 5 Body or Mouthfeel is: full! Texture is: oily, thick, gravitas Carbonation is: lively Finish is: astringent, bitter, very long Overall experience: 16 out of 20. I liked the utter power of it, the color, and the aroma. I did not like how overwhelmingly sweet and alcoholic it was. It’s not for everyday, but it’s something very special. I’ll have it again when I’m eating something I need to balance the flavor of.


 imadeadguy (378), back in NJ!, New Jersey, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/59/103/515/20
Apr 1, 2008  
12oz bottle, no pour. Aromas of malt, citrus, and dark fruits. Flavors are well rounded with malt, sugars, and a somewhat strong hop finish. Couldn’t even taste the 10.8abv in this one.


 DuffMan (2737), the land of bitumen, beef & beer, Alberta, Canada
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Mar 30, 2008  
Amber brown, clear, modest almond head. Rich toffee comes first, some boozey bourbon quality as well, a hint of orange peel, and a fair bit of hops in the finish. Faintly metallic quality, and a rather strong alcoholic warmth (bordering on burn, thus bordering on harsh) in the finish as well. Could stand to lay down for a while I suspect.


 JHunter (244), British Columbia, Canada
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/513/20
Mar 30, 2008  
one of the better barley wines i have tried so far pours a coppery colour smooth finish with alc. bite to it but very enjoyable



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