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The Vermonster
Rock Art Brewery
- From:
- Rock Art Brewery
- Vermont, United States
- Style:
- American Barleywine
Ranked #160 - ABV:
- 10%
- Score:
- 87
Ranked #16,477 - Avg:
- 3.88 | pDev: 11.08%
- Reviews:
- 251
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Monday at 04:42 AM
- Added:
- Sep 23, 2007
- Wants:
- 48
- Gots:
- 108
We brewed The Vermonster with 110 pounds of malt per barrel and jacked up the pour into a wide mouth thin glass goblet.
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Reviewed by mvanaskie13 from Pennsylvania
3.63/5 rDev -6.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.63/5 rDev -6.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Poured into large tulip: color is dark amber, almost transparent, head is light tan and presented two plus fingers thick on the initial pour, head lingers well with a nearly one finger solid top after many minutes and some light lacing on the glass sides.
Smell is subdued for strength but malt forward, some caramel, raisin/dark fruit, aged hops, more hoppy than anticipated.
Taste is a little thin and caramelly and over hopped in a way; some caramel, lighter raisin/dark fruit, aged hops, earth/grass/citrus hops, prominent bitterness.
Mouthfeel is moderate carbonation, low/moderate bitterness for the style, moderate/strong bitterness for the style.
Overall a big, fairly malty beer but came through thin in malt and heavy in bitterness - for the style. Looking for more malt depth and a little less prominent bitterness in the mouthfeel.
Nov 28, 2023Smell is subdued for strength but malt forward, some caramel, raisin/dark fruit, aged hops, more hoppy than anticipated.
Taste is a little thin and caramelly and over hopped in a way; some caramel, lighter raisin/dark fruit, aged hops, earth/grass/citrus hops, prominent bitterness.
Mouthfeel is moderate carbonation, low/moderate bitterness for the style, moderate/strong bitterness for the style.
Overall a big, fairly malty beer but came through thin in malt and heavy in bitterness - for the style. Looking for more malt depth and a little less prominent bitterness in the mouthfeel.
Reviewed by kw_pip from Vermont
4.27/5 rDev +10.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.27/5 rDev +10.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Draught. Correct amount of sweetness. Doesn't have that boozy raisin sweetness one expects from a barley wine. Instead tastes of cacao in both flavor and hint of dryness. Not really any yeast flavors going on. Not bad, not great.
Jun 12, 2023Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho
3.24/5 rDev -16.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
3.24/5 rDev -16.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
19.2oz stovepipe can from the Burlington Co-op. Dark amber pour with a light airy head. Aroma is malty, notes of caramel, light hops. Taste is malty and sweet, leathery. Doesn't finish well.
Aug 04, 2022Reviewed by GreesyFizeek from New York
2.04/5 rDev -47.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 2
2.04/5 rDev -47.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 2
Can purchased at The Reservoir in Waterbury, VT.
This one pours a fairly dark brown color, with a small white head, and a good bit of lacing.
This smells just so abrasive, like a hoppy brick to the face - I would have assumed a West Coast triple IPA on the nose, and not the barleywine that this is supposed to be. It's just so abrasive and boozy.
This was absolutely a mistake to order. I already don't like something like Bigfoot all that much, but can appreciate what it is - this is like if you took all of the subtlety and redeeming qualities out of Bigfoot, and you were just left with stale, piney, dry, and prickly hop flavor. Whatever malt character there is here doesn't really make any impression, other than stale sweetness. Even American barleywine is supposed to have rich malt character alongside that hop character - this is just so out of whack.
This is super boozy, and just abrasive and super drying on the palate. There's very little pleasant drinkability to this one.
This was a complete shot in the dark, as I loved the idea of a 19.2oz stovepipe of barleywine for $8. It gave me an instant headache, and was just overall a very bad choice.
Mar 01, 2022This one pours a fairly dark brown color, with a small white head, and a good bit of lacing.
This smells just so abrasive, like a hoppy brick to the face - I would have assumed a West Coast triple IPA on the nose, and not the barleywine that this is supposed to be. It's just so abrasive and boozy.
This was absolutely a mistake to order. I already don't like something like Bigfoot all that much, but can appreciate what it is - this is like if you took all of the subtlety and redeeming qualities out of Bigfoot, and you were just left with stale, piney, dry, and prickly hop flavor. Whatever malt character there is here doesn't really make any impression, other than stale sweetness. Even American barleywine is supposed to have rich malt character alongside that hop character - this is just so out of whack.
This is super boozy, and just abrasive and super drying on the palate. There's very little pleasant drinkability to this one.
This was a complete shot in the dark, as I loved the idea of a 19.2oz stovepipe of barleywine for $8. It gave me an instant headache, and was just overall a very bad choice.
Reviewed by zeff80 from Missouri
3.99/5 rDev +2.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.99/5 rDev +2.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
19.2oz can. Poured out a clear, dark burgundy color with a large, khaki-colored head of foam. It left sticky trails of lace on the glass. This smelled malty with toffee and caramel. A big boozy malt bomb of a barleywine with piney bitterness and so much toffee and caramel.
Jul 06, 2020Reviewed by Tony210 from New Jersey
3.34/5 rDev -13.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3
3.34/5 rDev -13.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3
Pours a very dark caramel color, almost a red ale. Very malty aroma. Overly bitter beer, not my favorite. At one time, in 2010, I thought this was the best beer ever. Then 6000 breweries opened up. I can’t believe they still brew this stuff. Time to evolve...
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The Vermonster from Rock Art Brewery
Beer rating:
87 out of
100 with
628 ratings
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