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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.
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 demitriustown (689), Shelby Township, Michigan, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/514/20
Feb 20, 2008  
12 oz bottle: Fresh 2007 bottle and butting some of my 6er away for cellaring. Aroma is a nice roasted malt, caramel, a nice hop aroma too, and overall a candy like aroma, but in a good way. Appearance is a nice copper color with a medium to an off white head that diminishes into a soapy tan film. Taste is nice and robust. Good for being a young barley wine. The dark fruit and caramel maltiness make a good combination. A bit of smoke , small but detectable, and somewhat bready. Overall, It’s a prett good Barley wine. It has some alcoholic burn on the back end, but pretty good overall.


 TipsyMcStager (900), Calgary, Alberta, Canada
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/514/20
Feb 17, 2008  
Caramel and alcohol aroma. Pours a nice red/gold with thin head. Sweet malt, fairly thin mouthfeel. Sweet alcohol finish. Not bad, but will probably improve if aged.


 ReademNwheat (174), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/516/20
Feb 16, 2008  
2007 bottle. Good barleywine, smells sweet caramel and a note of fruit. Taste is pretty sweet with a nice hint of hops to counter the sweet. Caramel and fruity. Alcohol comes through some on the finish.


 WickerBrew (312), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/516/20
Feb 14, 2008  
Not bad on a cold winter night. For sure its one of the more drinkable barleywines out there, its not sticky or thick or too sweet. Generally BB has some of the best looking bottles, I am not really digging this look. Almost 11% ABV justifies the price.


 punkrkr27 (606), Berkley, Michigan, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Feb 13, 2008  
2007 bottle. Copper pour with a loose, 2 finger head that fades to a thin ring. Smells like orange, lemon, dates, sherry and some alcohol. Strong sherry character in the flavor with notes of plum, pine and citrus with definite alcohol in the finish. Medium body with lots of carbonation and a healthy alcohol warming.


 fraternie (709), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/516/20
Feb 11, 2008  
Copper body, thin head and bursting with aromas of citrus fruit, caramel and hops. Well-balanced body of banana and caramel malt with a big burst of hops and alcohol in the finish. Hops and a bit of heat linger and are a bit overpowering, but there’s a lot of good stuff going on initially.


 keepersj12 (774), Sicklerville, New Jersey, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Feb 10, 2008  
Very nice. Aroma of sweet fruit and malts but the flavor is sweet then bitter hops. Very nice bitter finish, crisp and clean. You don’t get the syrupy feel of some barley wines.


 morrdt (608), Jacksonville, Florida, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Feb 8, 2008  
12 oz. bottle from Total Wine in Jacksonville, FL. Bottle marked "Born in 2007". Pours a dark copper/amber color with virtally no head. Aroma is light with malts and a bit of sherry. Taste is robust with a slight bit of burn from the alcohol, though well disguised and easy to drink. Nice!



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