2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
On tap at Citi Field. This is the worst of the 3 Brooklyn beers available at Citi Field. Pours a clear orange with a thick white head. Watery palate, very carbonated, and bland. Not very flavorful at all, just generic sweet caramel malt. It’s drinkable, sure, but certainly not worth the $7.50.
5/3/5/3/12 (2.8/5)
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
On tap at the Blue Smoke stand at Citi Field. Amber in color with a small off white head. Aroma was malty, with some light caramel, earth, a touch of floral hops. taste was malty with a touch of floral hops, slight notes of tea, overall light bodied with a touch of balancing hop bitterness in the finish.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Draft @ the Blue Smoke concession stand at Citi Field. Clear amber color with a decent off-white head. Malty start to the aroma with some earthy notes. Malty flavor with a fair amount of hops. Mild-moderate bitter finish. Light bodied.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Tap at Blue Smoke: Served in a chilled mug (off to a bad start). Orange deep golden body is topped by a wispy/flimsy off white film. Stale pale malt aroma- lightly bready with restrained stale hop notes and some diacetyl. Light body with a grainy light stale pale malt flavor- papery, restrained, subdued grassy hop notes. Nothing about this beer is fresh. It is remarkably similar to Shack Meister (are all of the Brooklyn house beers at various NYC establishments re-badges?) Simultaneously homogeneous and off with notes of diacetyl and oxidation. I wish I went there hungry so I could have tried the BBQ instead.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Tap at Blue Smoke. Pale amber beer with a thick white head. Aroma is pretty solid. Soft crackery UK-type malts. Lightly earthy with a light fresh yeastiness as well. Soft crisp noble hops, a little bit floral and spicy. Great balance. Finishes dry and toasty with a soft fresh hoppiness. Pretty solid session beer.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Tap at Blue Smoke. Amber pour, a bit of head. Nutty, clean aroma, almond, a hint of parsley. Flavor is soapy, clean and vegetal, very pure in expression and unyielding. Balanced and drinkable with good carbonation. No idea what this is a blend of but whatever.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Draft at the Blue Smoke.
Fruity, fine balance between malt and hops. Not extreme in any way, but it is very impressive that they choose this as a house beer and not an anonymous lager.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Draft at Blue Smoke in NY; it is my understanding it is only available there. It tastes much like an Oktoberfest variety, malty, red, with ample foamy head. There was not as much bitterness as I usually enjoy but a little smoky flavor, which went well with all the food we ate while there. Good beer, great place!
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