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Brooklyn Monster Ale

Percentile
91
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bottled
common

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
9193.57/5.03.57/5.0Winter10.8%60.2Snifter
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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 Ungstrup (15361), Frederiksberg, Denmark
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/519/20
Nov 12, 2003  
[Vintage 2001 sampled November 12, 2003] The aroma is sweet malty with notes of alcohol, and apples. A fantastic aroma. The color is dark amber and it has a beutiful though disappearing head. The flavor is slightly fruity and sweet malty in the beginning with good notes of slightly sour apples, bananas, and burnt caramel. In the middle a slight but undistingable alcohol runs over the tongue. It starts out gently but explodes in a cascade of flavor impressions in the end. A beer doesn't get much better than this. Great thanks to Garret Oliver for bringing this one to Denmark.


 Papsoe (15103), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/516/20
May 20, 2007  
(Bottle 35,5 cl) Vintage 2004 at 11% ABV. Vaguely hazy, amber golden with a creamy, yellowish head. Fat aroma of overripe fruit and alcohol. Very full body with a smooth mouthfeel, lots and lots of sweetish caramel and overripe fruit. Lightly oxidized because of age making this very mellow and soft on the palate, madeirasized and a bit low in carbonation. Also the hops have mellowed. This has aged gracefully without losing its potent alcohol. 150506


 yespr (12345), Copenhagen O, Denmark
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/514/20
Sep 25, 2007  
355 mL bottle (2006). Pours slight hazy amber with an off-white to light brown head. Sweet and and dried fruity aroma, malty as well. Quite fruity, very sweet and hoppy flavour, very strong hoppy finish with a solid bitterness and warming alcohol. Notes of cane sugarish sweetness. Quite complex sweet malt heavy brew with a very strong floral/fruity hops bouquet. Very nice.


 omhper (12247), Stockholm, Sweden
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/513/20
Feb 5, 2007  
Bottled (2005 vintage, 10.8%). Clear amber, brief head. Aroma of rum, fruit annd lightly citric hops. The bodh is rather slim for a beer this size. Grainy malt combines with alcohol and fruit. Hops dries it the finish and provided a lastign salty bitterness. Less hoppy than most American barley wines, instead more balanced.


 fonefan (11822), VestJylland, Denmark
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/104/512/20
Aug 12, 2006  
Bottle. Dark golden in colour with a medium sized off-white head. Malty and sweet. The cascade hops dominate the alcohol laden nose. A roasted feel. A slight hoppyness. Notes of dark fruit.


 MiP (9099), Sønderborg, Denmark
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/58/103/515/20
Mar 2, 2005  
Bottle. Shiny clear chestnut colour. Malty and sweet caramelly flavour with peppery caramel aftertaste. Might be a bit cloying if not for the generous carbonation.


 oh6gdx (9008), Vasa, Finland
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Apr 29, 2005  
Bottled. Dark amber, big beigish foamy head, lacing. Very citric, fruitish aroma with flowery hints. Bitter citric flavour. The following few sips gives a very winelike alcoholic feeling. Not to drink fast.


 joergen (8627), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/58/103/516/20
Feb 13, 2005  
Bottled. Orange colour with a small fast disappearing head. Sweet aroma with lots of sherry, plums, alcohol and with notes of hops. Sweet flavour with hops, plums and alcohol. Nice, but I prefer barley wines with less bitterness.



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