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 gabeerfan:

gabeerfan

Georgia

3.4/5 rDev -8.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Pours a very clear medium, dark amber. Very much like iced tea. Had a roiling head when first poured, but completely disappeared after a few minutes. Tiny bubbles continually break the surface though.
Fairly typical barleywine aromas. Fruity, spicy, a little biscuity with some earthy, grassy hops. Alcohol aroma is also fairly prominant.
Alcohol hits first, especially after the beer warms a bit. Flavors are pretty reminiscent of a fruitcake. Biscuity, slightly sweet malts. Dried fruit, even some iced tea. Very light earthy, grassy hops.
Medium bodied. Slightly syrupy feel, but finishes very dry.
Pretty drinkable. It's a sipper, but a good one at that. It's not a sweeter DIPA that many American Barleywines tend to be, but a pretty standard barleywine. I have 3 more bottles that I am going to have over the next 3 years. Hopefully it will mellow the alcohol.

Serving type: bottle

02-19-2009 02:21:00 | More by gabeerfan

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