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Monsters' Park - Bourbon Barrel-Aged - Vanilla Beans
Modern Times Beer
- From:
- Modern Times Beer
- California, United States
- Style:
- American Imperial Stout
Ranked #247 - ABV:
- 14.2%
- Score:
- 97
Ranked #694 - Avg:
- 4.41 | pDev: 5.9%
- Reviews:
- 27
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Sunday at 09:45 PM
- Added:
- May 21, 2016
- Wants:
- 11
- Gots:
- 6
This breathtakingly delicious version of our beloved imperial stout is a swirling maelstrom of dessert flavors, roast malt and bourbon-soaked oak that instantly transports your palate to a dimension of pure sensory ecstasy.
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Ratings by swanfungus:
Reviewed by swanfungus from California
3.89/5 rDev -11.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.89/5 rDev -11.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
On draught during one of the Fortnight of the Monsters events. Much like the Coconut variant, I thought this was way too adjunct heavy. Yeah it smelled incredibly but it was so overpowering you got none of the barrel character on the nose or any of the base on the palate. If you like your adjuncts with beer in them, this is for you.
Sep 02, 2016More User Ratings:
Reviewed by Beersnake from California
4.51/5 rDev +2.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
4.51/5 rDev +2.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
Late 2023 bottle poured at fridge temp. Pours a VERY thick and viscous black. Almost zero head. The nose is vanilla, chocolate, marshmallow, some smooth malts, and mild sweetness.
The taste is amazing. Chocolate, vanilla, super smooth vanilla (and lots of it!), malts, and a slight roasty note. Delicious.
The mouthfeel is out of this world. Super thick and creamy. Mild sweetness on the aftertaste. This is just amazing.
Feb 03, 2024The taste is amazing. Chocolate, vanilla, super smooth vanilla (and lots of it!), malts, and a slight roasty note. Delicious.
The mouthfeel is out of this world. Super thick and creamy. Mild sweetness on the aftertaste. This is just amazing.
Reviewed by rand from California
4.63/5 rDev +5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
4.63/5 rDev +5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
22 oz bomber into a snifter
Another gem from MT. Kinda surprised this doesn’t have a 100 score, because it’s flawless. Rich chocolate cake with marshmallows and boozy vanilla extract poured over. Oaky and dry enough not to be cloying. Decadent as they come.
Jan 15, 2024Another gem from MT. Kinda surprised this doesn’t have a 100 score, because it’s flawless. Rich chocolate cake with marshmallows and boozy vanilla extract poured over. Oaky and dry enough not to be cloying. Decadent as they come.
Reviewed by StonedTrippin from Colorado
4.45/5 rDev +0.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.45/5 rDev +0.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
another stunner in this series, and another epic imperial stout from these guys, incredibly luxurious vanilla on this, true scraped bean character, as authentic as it comes, and yeah its heavily dosed, but the quality is off the charts so it doesnt seem invasive or forced, and the base beer is huge enough to support all this vanilla, i think they nailed it, and it puts a million others in this same space to shame, what a treat! the darkest brown but still just short of black, high shine and insane viscosity, short less than a quarter inch of head not much lighter than the liquid, deep and intense looking. aroma is sweet but not over the top, the vanilla is first by a mile, but there is charred oak and whiskey notes highlighting it, ots of roast of course, i recognize all the usual elements of monsters park, a now iconic brew. some dark chocolate to this, pipe tobacco, and black coffee. the vanilla is so sexy in the flavor and it rides all this thick creamy body for a very long tasting experience, freshly opened pod, like its so real and wet, high saturation, floral and soft for being this bold, like i can tell its an orchid still. one of the most exceptional profiles of vanilla i can recall from any beer ever, top handful anyway, and that really is what defines this, despite the base beer being fantastic and nuanced, and the barrel aspect adding quite a lot. good whiskey, some maple and even chestnut sort of notes in the mix, espresso, light smoke, some bitterness from the roast to balance late, vanilla aftertaste and vanilla burps, so pure and good, and i dont mind that this stays on my palate a long while after its done. really top tier stuff here! we need more modern times in idaho!
Nov 01, 2023Reviewed by Sabtos from Ohio
4.09/5 rDev -7.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
4.09/5 rDev -7.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
8 ball black with a thin tan head. A swirl leaves clear legs on the glass.
Toasty oak and sharp vanilla, like Tahitian, meet a little more heat before it begins to intensely emulate Oreo characteristics.
Oct 05, 2023Toasty oak and sharp vanilla, like Tahitian, meet a little more heat before it begins to intensely emulate Oreo characteristics.
Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho
4/5 rDev -9.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev -9.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
12oz can at share. Near black pour , ring of beige head. Boozy aroma, chocolate, light vanilla. Taste is roasty malts and chocolate, bourbon barrel and a light dusting of vanilla. Pleanty warm and sweet.
Jun 11, 2023Reviewed by GreesyFizeek from New York
4.56/5 rDev +3.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.56/5 rDev +3.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
This one pours a very dark black color, with a small head and a little bit of lacing.
This one smells like vanilla cream and frosting, milk chocolate, spicy oak and bourbon, dark chocolate fudge brownies, and caramel.
This is pure decadence, with loads of creamy, rich, and smooth vanilla notes - slightly fruity, slightly caramelly, and pretty cake-like, with some bourbon and molasses, and a rich chocolatey and fudgy feel on the back end.
This is pretty thick, with a very good drinkability.
This is simple - just barrel and excellent vanilla work.
Apr 30, 2023This one smells like vanilla cream and frosting, milk chocolate, spicy oak and bourbon, dark chocolate fudge brownies, and caramel.
This is pure decadence, with loads of creamy, rich, and smooth vanilla notes - slightly fruity, slightly caramelly, and pretty cake-like, with some bourbon and molasses, and a rich chocolatey and fudgy feel on the back end.
This is pretty thick, with a very good drinkability.
This is simple - just barrel and excellent vanilla work.
Reviewed by drdiesel9483 from Ohio
4.64/5 rDev +5.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
4.64/5 rDev +5.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Look - black thick with a tan head and lacing
smell - Chocolate and vanilla with lots of woody barrel
Taste - chocolate vanilla brownies with great barrel
Feel - thick and creamy with a light carb
Overall - the look wasn't as good as I would expect with how great this beer really it. Just a fantastic beer, love the feel for it
Feb 19, 2022smell - Chocolate and vanilla with lots of woody barrel
Taste - chocolate vanilla brownies with great barrel
Feel - thick and creamy with a light carb
Overall - the look wasn't as good as I would expect with how great this beer really it. Just a fantastic beer, love the feel for it
Reviewed by mkh012 from Colorado
4.55/5 rDev +3.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.55/5 rDev +3.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Canned one month ago (Sept. 2021).
Pours near-black with a thin film of tan head.
The nose is dark chocolate syrup, vanilla frosting, root beer, and savory depth. Hints of leather and booze.
The taste is chocolate, vanilla, and bourbon. Medium sweetness and low to medium booze. Rich and decadent yet relatively balanced.
The mouthfeel is medium+ for the style. Opens lightly carbonated and is thicker mid-palate.
Overall, very good. A good blend of chocolate, vanilla, and bourbon.
Oct 24, 2021Pours near-black with a thin film of tan head.
The nose is dark chocolate syrup, vanilla frosting, root beer, and savory depth. Hints of leather and booze.
The taste is chocolate, vanilla, and bourbon. Medium sweetness and low to medium booze. Rich and decadent yet relatively balanced.
The mouthfeel is medium+ for the style. Opens lightly carbonated and is thicker mid-palate.
Overall, very good. A good blend of chocolate, vanilla, and bourbon.
Monsters' Park - Bourbon Barrel-Aged - Vanilla Beans from Modern Times Beer
Beer rating:
97 out of
100 with
99 ratings
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