Stickee Monkee | Firestone Walker Brewing Co.
Brewed by:
Firestone Walker Brewing Co.
California, United States
firestonewalker.com
Style: Quadrupel (Quad)
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 12.50%
Availability: Rotating
Notes / Commercial Description:
It has been said that the only constant is change and the same is true for barrel-aged beers. Cut from a similar recipe, this barrel-aged Quad evolves and shows a different face each year; a result of time spent aging in the barrel. Turbinado brown sugar from Mexico adds wonderful molasses flavors that are reminiscent of Belgian candi sugar. It has a full body and lush texture with barrel expression all over; toasted oak, coconut, leather and rich cigar tobacco.
Added by ThreeWiseMen on 11-07-2010
Ratings: 2,554 | Reviews: 303
4.4/5 rDev -1.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.37/5 rDev -2.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.56/5 rDev +2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.56/5 rDev +2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Poured out an opaque, dark brown color with a small, tan head of foam. It smelled of bourbon, dark dried fruits and toasty malt. Rich boozy flavor with hints of malt, dried fruits and toffee.
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look: 3.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Poured out an opaque, dark brown color with a small, tan head of foam. It smelled of bourbon, dark dried fruits and toasty malt. Rich boozy flavor with hints of malt, dried fruits and toffee.
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4.63/5 rDev +3.6%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
4.77/5 rDev +6.7%
look: 5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
look: 5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
4.29/5 rDev -4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
3.79/5 rDev -15.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
4.61/5 rDev +3.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
4.65/5 rDev +4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.49/5 rDev +0.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
2016 version gift bottle from by brother arizcards,,,thanks bro!
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look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
2016 version gift bottle from by brother arizcards,,,thanks bro!
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4.3/5 rDev -3.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Pours almost black with a satisfying gloop. The head dissipates rather quickly, for a quad.
Complex layers of sweetness are apparent on the nose - from straight sugar, to syrup, to the molasses qualities of dark fruit. The barrel character is not initially apparent, but opens up as the beer warms.
Much the same is to be said of the taste. The sweet intensity is cloying at first - like sucking raisin juice through a sugar cube. If only for this reason, the beer is definitely a sipper, appearing almost like a thickened, fortified wine. Tobacco and oak eventually comes through.
Though it's not going to please everyone, Stickee Monkee is something that I would still encourage any beer lover to try - if not only for the fact that it truly pushes the boundaries of what a beer is.
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look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Pours almost black with a satisfying gloop. The head dissipates rather quickly, for a quad.
Complex layers of sweetness are apparent on the nose - from straight sugar, to syrup, to the molasses qualities of dark fruit. The barrel character is not initially apparent, but opens up as the beer warms.
Much the same is to be said of the taste. The sweet intensity is cloying at first - like sucking raisin juice through a sugar cube. If only for this reason, the beer is definitely a sipper, appearing almost like a thickened, fortified wine. Tobacco and oak eventually comes through.
Though it's not going to please everyone, Stickee Monkee is something that I would still encourage any beer lover to try - if not only for the fact that it truly pushes the boundaries of what a beer is.
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4.15/5 rDev -7.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.67/5 rDev +4.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
2015 22oz. Dark brown with some interesting lightness around the edges of the glass. Nose of bourbon. Chocolate and roasted malt flavors, brown sugar to start. Then comes the vanilla, bourbon barrel, and dark fruit like plum. As it warms the dark fruit and brown sugar sweetness become more prominent. Only minor downside is the alcohol heat is noticeable on the finish. Huge beer, one of my favorites.
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look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
2015 22oz. Dark brown with some interesting lightness around the edges of the glass. Nose of bourbon. Chocolate and roasted malt flavors, brown sugar to start. Then comes the vanilla, bourbon barrel, and dark fruit like plum. As it warms the dark fruit and brown sugar sweetness become more prominent. Only minor downside is the alcohol heat is noticeable on the finish. Huge beer, one of my favorites.
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4.31/5 rDev -3.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.86/5 rDev +8.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 5
L: Very dark amber, almost black. With a small tan head, moderate retention; a small tan ring, that leaves spotty lacing.
S: Bourbon, oak barrel, toasted coconut, cherry, vanilla, molasses, maple syrup, cinnamon, toffee, plum, raisin, date, a touch of fig. Also caramel, cocoa powder, cacao nib.
T: Bourbon upfront, tons of vanilla, toasted coconut; caramel, toffee, almonds, snickerdoodle cookies, biscuit, banana bread; dark fruits, cherry, raisin, prune, fig; then some straw/hay, and then some clove. Finishes well-balanced between candy sweetness and dryness.
F: Medium-bodied. Sort of light-bodied, with fizzy carbonation; with a lightly dry finish.
O: World-class.
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look: 4.25 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 5
L: Very dark amber, almost black. With a small tan head, moderate retention; a small tan ring, that leaves spotty lacing.
S: Bourbon, oak barrel, toasted coconut, cherry, vanilla, molasses, maple syrup, cinnamon, toffee, plum, raisin, date, a touch of fig. Also caramel, cocoa powder, cacao nib.
T: Bourbon upfront, tons of vanilla, toasted coconut; caramel, toffee, almonds, snickerdoodle cookies, biscuit, banana bread; dark fruits, cherry, raisin, prune, fig; then some straw/hay, and then some clove. Finishes well-balanced between candy sweetness and dryness.
F: Medium-bodied. Sort of light-bodied, with fizzy carbonation; with a lightly dry finish.
O: World-class.
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4.65/5 rDev +4%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
4.24/5 rDev -5.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Pours a very deep ruby red, have to hold it up to the light to see it. It forms about on inch of a tan head that seems to stick around a bit, surprising considering the ABV.
The smell starts out sweet, then I can detect a few things. Brown sugar is prominent, along with vanilla and dark fruit. Does remind me a bit of fresh baked chocolate chip cookies.
Starts out on the sweet side, reminds me a bit of maple syrup. There's also brown sugar, various dark fruit, and a lingering taste of bourbon.
Smooth as silk on the tongue, and solid enough to remind you this is a big beer.
Definitely one of the better US made quads I have tried. Very Belgian like on taste, although still not quite up to the authentic Belgian made ones. It is a big beer, not for the faint of heart, but well worth trying.
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look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Pours a very deep ruby red, have to hold it up to the light to see it. It forms about on inch of a tan head that seems to stick around a bit, surprising considering the ABV.
The smell starts out sweet, then I can detect a few things. Brown sugar is prominent, along with vanilla and dark fruit. Does remind me a bit of fresh baked chocolate chip cookies.
Starts out on the sweet side, reminds me a bit of maple syrup. There's also brown sugar, various dark fruit, and a lingering taste of bourbon.
Smooth as silk on the tongue, and solid enough to remind you this is a big beer.
Definitely one of the better US made quads I have tried. Very Belgian like on taste, although still not quite up to the authentic Belgian made ones. It is a big beer, not for the faint of heart, but well worth trying.
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4.46/5 rDev -0.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Pours a dark brown with some red light and literally no head (some thin bubbles though). Smells of syrup, brown sugar, dark fruits, syrup, and alcohol (bourbon?). Taste is of sweet maple syrup, raisins, bourbon, brown sugar, dark bitter cherries, and other fruits. Medium-heavy body and very light carbonation (which I'm not at all used to in normal Trappist Quads). Overall a pretty stellar beer, however, it does not remind me of the Quads I've previously tried.
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look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Pours a dark brown with some red light and literally no head (some thin bubbles though). Smells of syrup, brown sugar, dark fruits, syrup, and alcohol (bourbon?). Taste is of sweet maple syrup, raisins, bourbon, brown sugar, dark bitter cherries, and other fruits. Medium-heavy body and very light carbonation (which I'm not at all used to in normal Trappist Quads). Overall a pretty stellar beer, however, it does not remind me of the Quads I've previously tried.
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4.25/5 rDev -4.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Stickee Monkee from Firestone Walker Brewing Co.
Beer rating:
97.5% out of
100 with
2,554 ratings
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5