Monolith
Martin House Brewing Company
- From:
- Martin House Brewing Company
- Texas, United States
- Style:
- American Imperial Stout
Ranked #673 - ABV:
- 13%
- Score:
- 91
Ranked #7,839 - Avg:
- 4.27 | pDev: 6.79%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 6
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Dec 28, 2023
- Added:
- Feb 11, 2022
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
SCORE
91
Outstanding
91
Outstanding
Monolith is defined as a single massive stone or rock. That description seemed quite fitting for what we hope to achieve with this giant of a beer.
Monolith is our first foray into creating an insanely thick stout. With a prolonged boil, additional malts, and some cocoa powder, we plan to set this special stout apart from others with its viscosity and chewy flavor.
We aged Monolith in whiskey barrels for four months and the time has finally come to unleash this beast.
Stouts will never be the same at Martin House.
Monolith is our first foray into creating an insanely thick stout. With a prolonged boil, additional malts, and some cocoa powder, we plan to set this special stout apart from others with its viscosity and chewy flavor.
We aged Monolith in whiskey barrels for four months and the time has finally come to unleash this beast.
Stouts will never be the same at Martin House.
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Reviewed by Thomas_Wikman from Texas
4.27/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.27/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Look: black , mocca colored head
Aroma: roasted malts, chocolate, caramel, vanilla and whiskey
Flavor: roasted malts, chocolate, caramel, vanilla and whiskey. Not much bitterness, no coffee.
Body/Overall: full bodied and full flavored. You sip it slowly, and if you do it is pretty good.
Dec 28, 2023Aroma: roasted malts, chocolate, caramel, vanilla and whiskey
Flavor: roasted malts, chocolate, caramel, vanilla and whiskey. Not much bitterness, no coffee.
Body/Overall: full bodied and full flavored. You sip it slowly, and if you do it is pretty good.
Reviewed by mschrei from Illinois
4.35/5 rDev +1.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.35/5 rDev +1.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Canned 2/6/22. Good, but not great. Very boozy and a strong dark malt presence, but that’s about it. The whiskey asserts itself, but other than a mild sweet caramel presence, that’s it on flavor. A bit of a sticky feel, and again, thus one puts the alcohol in the forefront (not necessarily a bad thing!). I had two cans of this, and I honestly cannot remember how I felt about it the first time. Think I was right to rate the second, as time probably subdued it.
Mar 11, 2023
Reviewed by drdiesel9483 from Ohio
3.94/5 rDev -7.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.94/5 rDev -7.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Look - Black and fairly thick with slight rimming
Smell -caramel and roasted malts
Taste - slight woody caramel roasted malts slight whiskey
Feel - medium full body slight creamy light carb
Overall - pretty nice BA stout
Apr 18, 2022Smell -caramel and roasted malts
Taste - slight woody caramel roasted malts slight whiskey
Feel - medium full body slight creamy light carb
Overall - pretty nice BA stout
Reviewed by beergoot from Colorado
4.6/5 rDev +7.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.6/5 rDev +7.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Opaque, jet black body; thin, wispy light brown head. Heady blend of roasted and charred grains; fresh ground coffee beans; caramel. Unbelievable flavor combinations; chocolate and cocoa, caramel, vanilla; nougat; maple syrup; sublime note of bourbon. Heavy, chewy body; rich and thick; viscous sweetness; light alcohol warmth offsets the residual sugars.
Wow! Wow!! And wow!!! Martin House did an excellent job with this beer, meeting their goal of creating an unblended, thick imperial stout. My relatively low score on the looks is primarily the lack of any significant head, but that is such a minor concern when we're into beer for the taste and aroma, right? And in those areas, this beer excels. I'm glad the box came with two 12 oz cans as opposed to one 22 oz bottle. Now I can set the other can aside and relish this fantastic beer again at a later date. Well done!
Pouring temperature: 56 °F; canning data: Brewed on: Sept.30, 2021, CANNED ON 02/2?/22; 100% unblended
Apr 07, 2022Wow! Wow!! And wow!!! Martin House did an excellent job with this beer, meeting their goal of creating an unblended, thick imperial stout. My relatively low score on the looks is primarily the lack of any significant head, but that is such a minor concern when we're into beer for the taste and aroma, right? And in those areas, this beer excels. I'm glad the box came with two 12 oz cans as opposed to one 22 oz bottle. Now I can set the other can aside and relish this fantastic beer again at a later date. Well done!
Pouring temperature: 56 °F; canning data: Brewed on: Sept.30, 2021, CANNED ON 02/2?/22; 100% unblended
Reviewed by vickersspitfire from Texas
4.88/5 rDev +14.3%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
4.88/5 rDev +14.3%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Poured into a snifter, it has a dark brown body that turns almost black when completely poured, it's head is thick and dark brown, thins out quickly into a very thin almost non existent ring around the glass. There is an extremely light reddish brown color along the body's edges.
Very subtle and smooth, chocolate, brown sugar and molasses followed by hints of vanilla and melted butter.
Smooth, buttery and accompanied by a rich chocolate flavor mixed in with light tones of brown sugar and maple syrup.
This is a full bodied stout, very warm and smooth to the feel and very well made, not one thing sticks out too much, well balanced.
This is an easy and smooth stout to drink given it's 13% ABV, this is a lovely discovery!
Mar 06, 2022Very subtle and smooth, chocolate, brown sugar and molasses followed by hints of vanilla and melted butter.
Smooth, buttery and accompanied by a rich chocolate flavor mixed in with light tones of brown sugar and maple syrup.
This is a full bodied stout, very warm and smooth to the feel and very well made, not one thing sticks out too much, well balanced.
This is an easy and smooth stout to drink given it's 13% ABV, this is a lovely discovery!
Reviewed by ilikebeer03 from Texas
4.13/5 rDev -3.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.13/5 rDev -3.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Pour is jet black with a deep brown / cinnamon head.
nose is marshmallow, molasses, brown sugar.
Taste is dark chocolate, dark fruit, roasted malts, vanilla, subtle oaky bourbon. Finish is slightly smoky with hints of leather, pipe tobacco. Could use a bit more time in the barrel, but still very good.
thick, creamy body.
Feb 27, 2022nose is marshmallow, molasses, brown sugar.
Taste is dark chocolate, dark fruit, roasted malts, vanilla, subtle oaky bourbon. Finish is slightly smoky with hints of leather, pipe tobacco. Could use a bit more time in the barrel, but still very good.
thick, creamy body.
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