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Monsters' Park - Bourbon Barrel-Aged
Modern Times Beer
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- From:
- Modern Times Beer
- California, United States
- Style:
- American Imperial Stout
Ranked #973 - ABV:
- 13%
- Score:
- 94
Ranked #2,867 - Avg:
- 4.22 | pDev: 13.51%
- Reviews:
- 28
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Dec 01, 2022
- Added:
- Mar 26, 2015
- Wants:
- 46
- Gots:
- 47
SCORE
94
Outstanding
94
Outstanding
Notes:
SRM: 50
IBU: 60
Final Gravity: 1.022
Malts: Barley, Oats, Chocolate Malt, Midnight Wheat, Crystal 120, roasted Barley, Black Barley.
This is Monsters' Park, our hulking cantankerous imperial stout, aged in fragrant, oaky bourbon barrels. The Barrel character is immediately evident on the nose and only grows more intense in the flavor. Notes of vanilla, caramel and molasses meld with the huge roast character of Monsters' Park to create a veritable superhero of flavors (like earth, fire, wind, water, and heart, even). The beer's aroma and flavor reach their peak when the beer is allowed to warm up a bit, so don't get all antsy and drink it right out of the fridge.
IBU: 60
Final Gravity: 1.022
Malts: Barley, Oats, Chocolate Malt, Midnight Wheat, Crystal 120, roasted Barley, Black Barley.
This is Monsters' Park, our hulking cantankerous imperial stout, aged in fragrant, oaky bourbon barrels. The Barrel character is immediately evident on the nose and only grows more intense in the flavor. Notes of vanilla, caramel and molasses meld with the huge roast character of Monsters' Park to create a veritable superhero of flavors (like earth, fire, wind, water, and heart, even). The beer's aroma and flavor reach their peak when the beer is allowed to warm up a bit, so don't get all antsy and drink it right out of the fridge.
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Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho
4.22/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.22/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Bottle share. Normal pour, but everything else is superlative. Boozy, sweet aroma. Taste adds some roasty chocolate notes, slick and slippery, boozy notes and requisite warmth. Really nice.
Dec 01, 2022
Reviewed by SpeedwayJim from New York
1.46/5 rDev -65.4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1 | feel: 2 | overall: 1.5
1.46/5 rDev -65.4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1 | feel: 2 | overall: 1.5
2016 vintage. 22oz. capped bomber into a Founder's snifter. Shared with schen9303.
Thin, filmy legs that dissipate quickly. Decent looking. Nose is metallic with notes of metal, aluminum, and lightly tart cherry. A very mellow acidity mixed with cocoa powder and roasted malt. This is not what you want. Beer is lightly tart cherry and cherry skin. Grainy roasted malt with a building acidity. Tart finish. Infected. Body is light to medium with moderate carbonation. Prickly and aggressive on the palate and goes down dry with a lingering finish.
If you make a beer and its infected, that's on you and its a part of your portfolio and therefore should be judged as such. This is an infected mess.
Sep 24, 2021Thin, filmy legs that dissipate quickly. Decent looking. Nose is metallic with notes of metal, aluminum, and lightly tart cherry. A very mellow acidity mixed with cocoa powder and roasted malt. This is not what you want. Beer is lightly tart cherry and cherry skin. Grainy roasted malt with a building acidity. Tart finish. Infected. Body is light to medium with moderate carbonation. Prickly and aggressive on the palate and goes down dry with a lingering finish.
If you make a beer and its infected, that's on you and its a part of your portfolio and therefore should be judged as such. This is an infected mess.
Reviewed by rex_4539 from Greece
4.56/5 rDev +8.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
4.56/5 rDev +8.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
L: Very dark brown color, quarter finger light brown head, thin lacing, light carbonation.
S: Oak, bourbon, alcohol, chocolate.
T: Oak, bourbon, tons of alcohol, chocolate, sweet. Delicious!
F: Full bodied, full flavored.
O: I'm not a huge fan of high alcohol volume but this beer is just delicious.
May 26, 2019S: Oak, bourbon, alcohol, chocolate.
T: Oak, bourbon, tons of alcohol, chocolate, sweet. Delicious!
F: Full bodied, full flavored.
O: I'm not a huge fan of high alcohol volume but this beer is just delicious.
Rated by emerge077 from Illinois
2.36/5 rDev -44.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
2.36/5 rDev -44.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
Infected
Dec 30, 2018
Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada
4.04/5 rDev -4.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.04/5 rDev -4.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Had this during the tail end of a warm spring at BeerNV when they did a quasi tap takeover (5 varieties of these Monsters' Park beers). Poured black. Small 1/4" brown head. Rich notes of bourbon and chocolate malt all over this one, images of that boozy german chocolate cake going on.
Taste is much the same, loads of chocolate and bourbon notes. Straight up what you would expect. A little bit of oat usage probably tames the bitterness and heft a bit in the mouth feel, which does a great job at being drinkable and hiding the abv. The oak is there, but it isn't the kind that imparts vanilla. Heavily viscous without being so much so that is a chore to drink 5 oz of the stuff. Not sweet at all. Beer spent a good amount of time in the barrel to impart this much bourbon. So its pretty much the industry standard for this type of beer. Similar to Eclipse, its great to drink on tap, but bottle prices are at such a premium, you can pretty much settle for another beer extremely similar that is half the price.
Nov 27, 2018Taste is much the same, loads of chocolate and bourbon notes. Straight up what you would expect. A little bit of oat usage probably tames the bitterness and heft a bit in the mouth feel, which does a great job at being drinkable and hiding the abv. The oak is there, but it isn't the kind that imparts vanilla. Heavily viscous without being so much so that is a chore to drink 5 oz of the stuff. Not sweet at all. Beer spent a good amount of time in the barrel to impart this much bourbon. So its pretty much the industry standard for this type of beer. Similar to Eclipse, its great to drink on tap, but bottle prices are at such a premium, you can pretty much settle for another beer extremely similar that is half the price.
Reviewed by Antg8989 from New Jersey
4.55/5 rDev +7.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.55/5 rDev +7.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Woody with cinnamon (which I strangely love in a stout). Pours black, no lacing. Feel is soft with medium carbonation. Overall, a great BBA stout to be had.
Sep 12, 2018Reviewed by yesterdayfaraway from Missouri
4.27/5 rDev +1.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.27/5 rDev +1.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
L: pours black with a film of brown head
S: big strong hot bourbon
T: big barrel with sharper boozy bourbon flavors.
F: medium thickness, boozy feel and warming heat.
Dec 01, 2017S: big strong hot bourbon
T: big barrel with sharper boozy bourbon flavors.
F: medium thickness, boozy feel and warming heat.
Reviewed by flagmantho from Washington
4.18/5 rDev -0.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.18/5 rDev -0.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
I had this beer on-tap in a tulip at Special Brews in Lynnwood, WA.
Appearance: rich dark black with a thin layer of dark tan foam. Color is outstanding.
Smell: very sweet with vanilla, Bourbon and chocolate. Lots of alcohol fruitiness; tons of depth and character. Great.
Taste: sweet, Bourbon, vanilla and caramel. Toffee notes as well. Plenty of alcohol heat - just what you're looking for in a Bourbon-barrel stout.
Mouthfeel: medium-rich body with a good carbonation and smoothness.
Overall: whoooo this thing has a lot of alcohol. It's good, but I couldn't drink a ton of it.
Oct 23, 2017Appearance: rich dark black with a thin layer of dark tan foam. Color is outstanding.
Smell: very sweet with vanilla, Bourbon and chocolate. Lots of alcohol fruitiness; tons of depth and character. Great.
Taste: sweet, Bourbon, vanilla and caramel. Toffee notes as well. Plenty of alcohol heat - just what you're looking for in a Bourbon-barrel stout.
Mouthfeel: medium-rich body with a good carbonation and smoothness.
Overall: whoooo this thing has a lot of alcohol. It's good, but I couldn't drink a ton of it.
Rated by WickedBeer from Alabama
4.08/5 rDev -3.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.08/5 rDev -3.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
2017 draft pour, Stone 21st Anniversary Festival.
Aug 20, 2017
Monsters' Park - Bourbon Barrel-Aged from Modern Times Beer
Beer rating:
94 out of
100 with
185 ratings
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