Brooklyn Monster Ale 3.57 936

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
936	3.57/5.0	3.57/5.0	Winter	10.8%	60.3	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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midke (2), Sweden
does not count

3.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.8	8/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	14/20

Feb 3, 2007

butterscotch, banana, earthy, leaves, floral, hay, brown, cloudy, tan foam, heavy cloying sweetness, lightly bitter, medium sourness, medium body, long finish,

jlruthven (137), Milledgeville, Georgia, USA

3.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.8	8/10	3/5	8/10	4/5	15/20

Aug 30, 2007

VERY decent barleywine. From the bottle pours dark ruby, almost no head to speak of. Nose is heavy on the raisins, significant malt backbone, strong sherry, a bit of citrus to round it out. Taste is similar, with heavy vinous notes. Alcohol is only really detectable in the last two or three sips. Quite enjoyable.

lagomswedish (213), Umeå, Sweden

3.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.8	7/10	3/5	8/10	4/5	16/20

Feb 1, 2007

Bottle from Systembolaget. This monster was born in 2005, so was around a year in the bottle before I unleashed it. Has a distinctly meaty smell upon first pouring - like crumbled stock cubes mixed with alcohol. After a while some sweet malt tones poke through. Lots of rich caramel, apple, fig and sherry flavours, with a glowing spicey alcohol finish. I’m tempted to take away a point or two for the bottle label, which looks like it was designed by a fifth grade art student in the early 80s, but fortunately the beer inside the bottle is a hell of a lot more attractive.

tytoanderso (1387), St. Louis Park, Minnesota, USA

3.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.8	8/10	4/5	7/10	3/5	16/20

Nov 8, 2007

Bottle from JCB. Sweet caramel malt, dried fruit, and aromatic hops (floral and pine) on the nose. Some malt, a sweet sherry note, maple syrup and wet wood. Pours rich, dark copper. Flavor is rich, malty, fruity, spicy and dry with lots of hops. Medium to full bodied. Not as rich and mouth coating as I like in my barleywines. Finishes with a blast of spicy hops.

golubj (1301), Sunnyvale, California, USA

3.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.8	7/10	3/5	8/10	4/5	16/20

Oct 17, 2007

Draft at the Blind Tiger. Aroma of some malt, fruit, and some pepper. The flavor is very much like lychee, the chinese fruit (which is sweet but a little peppery), and some caramel malt. It is pretty good and fruity overall for a barleywine.

johnadam2002 (529), Hainesport, New Jersey, USA

3.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.8	7/10	3/5	8/10	4/5	16/20

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.

mar (1981), Dallas, Texas, USA

3.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.8	8/10	3/5	8/10	3/5	16/20

Dec 22, 2009

bottle from s & k beverages, Plano, tx. deep amber with a cream head. dried fruits, alcohol and bread aromas. nice thickness, very malt forward with a fruity flavor and a well carbonated finish.

zizzybalubba (405), 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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