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Brooklyn Monster Ale

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91
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bottled
common

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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.
 Most Recent Top Raters Highest Ratings Who's Rated This?  
 RichJ7 (1175), Cullman, Alabama, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/513/20
Apr 11, 2007  
Growler of 2007: Pours a light amber in color with a small, white head. Slightly metallic aroma, citrusy hops. Bit of metal present in the flavor as well: dark, malty and slightly bitter. A bit of a vinous presence as it warms, similar to a dry chardonnay, but still not as complex as I would like. Probably needs to age.


 johnadam2002 (529), Hainesport, New Jersey, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/516/20
Apr 10, 2007  
Aroma was of citrus, hops, and lots of alcohol. From the smell it seemed like was going to be strong. Surprisingly it wasn’t like bad. It started off citrusy and had the alcohol finish. Not bad.


 Brix (371), Denmark
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/517/20
Apr 5, 2007  
Tasted 2007-03-27. 2 years old bottle, 33 cl. Clear dark orange/red colour with off-white head. Aroma of hops, toffee and flowers. Surprisingly round taste of hops, burned sugar and grass. Alcohol very well hidden. I think this should be aged longer, but it’s quite good already!


 yngwie (4910), Kristiansand, Norway
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Apr 3, 2007  
Bottled. (vintage 2005) Pours a clear, copper with some carbonation resulting in a minimal beige rim of foam. One can smell the hops and alcohol, and it has beef-stock, citrus and some pine and herbal notes. It has a full, warming mouthfeel with flavors of beef-stock, alcohol, pronounced hoppiness, pine and citrus-notes. There’s also a good dash of sweetness present all the way. Long, piny, hoppy and alcohol finish. A really lovely beer as a night-cap, not the best choice for a drinking session. The alcohol is quite present, but not in an unpleasant way, still it would be nice to have it a bit rounded off, so maybe some more years of cellaring would do the trick. (070403)


 theisti (1650), Leawood, Kansas, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/515/20
Apr 2, 2007  
2006 Bottle. Pour is dark brown with a quickly disappearing tan head. Aroma is dried fruit, malt and alcohol. Taste is dried fruits again, bubbly and solid malt. Their is a fairly strong alcohol finish, but not as much as I was expecting from the aroma. Agree with other raters, I should have cellared this one.


 garrison (455), Cin. city, Ohio, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Mar 30, 2007  
From a twelve ounce bottle purchased at "Keller’s IGA" in Cincinnati, Ohio - This one pours a dark copper huead brew with a tall off-white head and a spicey aroma. Tastewise, it has a very sharp flavor, not as balanced as Sierra Nevada Bigfoot, but still not bad.


 Soonah (910), Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/104/512/20
Mar 25, 2007  
From Immy via trade. Thank you dark wizard for your gifts. I get the feeling I should have cellared this one for a year and drank this next March. Seemed very raw. Pour was a rich copper color with a two-finger plus head that was off-white. The aroma was raisins, prunes and alcohol. The flavor was sweet, almost sugary malt, with the alcohol only barely held in check by some citrusy hops. The hops helped give this young brew a fairly succinct finish. Thanks again Immy!


 pantani (1896), Salinas, California, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/514/20
Mar 25, 2007  
Body is a amber brown, no head. Aroma is caramel, alcohol, raisens, toffee. Taste is caramel, light alcohol warming, some grapefruit.



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