Brooklyn Monster Ale - Brooklyn Brewery

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rAvg: 3.7
pDev: 13.51%
Reviews: 1016
Hads: 448

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Brooklyn Brewery

New York, United States

Style | ABV
English Barleywine | 10.10% ABV

Availability: Fall. bottle (970), on-tap (42), growler (3).

Notes:
ABV varies a bit year to year.

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Reviews by CHADMC3:

CHADMC3

Connecticut

3.33/5 rDev -10%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Pours a rich amber brown with a big bubbled, frothy off white head, which quickly dissipates leaving almost no lacing.

Dominant aromas are of fruit and toffee up front. Darker fruit such as plum or nectarine, possibly sweet nuts, and yeast follow.

Wine or port like flavor up front but quickly given the back seat to something straw like, sweet nut, and a faint hop presence. Flavor again returns to the sweet, dark fruit and vinous qualities as the beer warms.

Very smooth, and liquid, on the lighter side in body with a medium carbonation. Sweetness and hop backbone override any assertive alcohol presence

This is a good barleywine. Somewhere in the middle of some of the best I have had, perhaps light on the malt, and strong on the sweet vinous qualities. Although this is a fine brew, I would stop short of saying it has the complexities of some of its counterparts.

Serving type: bottle

04-11-2009 01:50:28 | More by CHADMC3

More User Reviews:

OldhouseRecs

North Carolina

3.5/5 rDev -5.4%

05-23-2013 00:45:22 | More by OldhouseRecs

mikeincharleston

South Carolina

3.75/5 rDev +1.4%

05-22-2013 01:11:16 | More by mikeincharleston

seplo

Connecticut

3.25/5 rDev -12.2%

05-21-2013 16:48:11 | More by seplo

Mish

Texas

4.75/5 rDev +28.4%

05-21-2013 16:28:00 | More by Mish

jibjib513

Ohio

3.75/5 rDev +1.4%

05-21-2013 12:45:07 | More by jibjib513

Benny3000

Michigan

3.5/5 rDev -5.4%

05-20-2013 22:38:48 | More by Benny3000

CraftBeerTastic

Pennsylvania

3.73/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

Ba Review #272
Served On: 5/20/2013
Glassware: Duvel Glass
Labeled ABV: 10.1%
Date/ Code: 2012 Release

This was a 12oz bottle from a 24 bottle case I snagged at North York Beverage in York, PA ($34.98).

Look: The aggressive pour rendered a thin beige head comprised of tiny bubbles. Lacing was minimal. Carbonation level was low with a small but steady stream of bubbles rising up the middle. The color was brilliant copper color with surprising good clarity.

Smell: Heavy sweet plum and raisin notes. Heavy candy sugar with some very faint biscuit in the background.

Taste: First up was a cloyingly sweet burst of caramelized winter fruits and brown sugar. Then a roasted note set in towards the middle, like burnt sugar in a frying pan. Then a quick bitterness hit, but nothing that contributed to any balance to the heavy malt sweetness. The finish was some lingering biscuit and raisin notes. The aftertaste had the sweetness moving into some bitterness again. 10.1% ABV gave a warming sensation but was note a big factor on the palate aside from some metallic notes.

I found this brew to be a solid English Style BW. I don’t know that this one would age very well. I’m afraid the high level of sweetness would just become more intense.

Serving type: bottle

05-20-2013 16:08:14 | More by CraftBeerTastic