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Brooklyn Ale

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bottled
common

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
6243.09/5.03.09/5.05.1%73.5English pint, Shaker
Commercial Description:
Formerly known as Pennant Ale '55...Brooklyn Pennant Pale Ale '55 is a classic English pale ale, brewed with the prized Maris Otter Malt and Fuggles, Willamette and Cascade hops. Maris Otter is an old malt variety that yields an incomparable biscuity flavor. Pennant is chesnut-colored, medium in body with a hearty malt palate and smooth hop finish. This beer is a tribute to Brooklyn’s world champion baseball team.
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 AMN (127), Dublin, Pennsylvania, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
May 21, 2008  
One of Brooklyn’s better beers. Well-balanced with malt and hop flavors getting equal billing. They didn’t overdo anything here.


 fluffy (229), Florida, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/58/104/516/20
May 19, 2008  
glass into bottle. pours copper red with no real head to speak of. aroma is of pears and figs. tastes of overripe banana, grassy, yeasty. washes over palate quickly with just a hint of hoppy finish. ive never been a big fan of Brooklyn Brewery beers. either too hoppy or too bland. this is an exception. good stuff!


 Davinci (295), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
May 18, 2008  
Copper to amber pour with medium beige head. Aroma is mild fruit, caramel malt, with a touch of roastiness. Roasty malts and citrusy hops clash on the tongue. Tart followed by roastiness isnt working for me. Thinnish body with mild carbonation. Again as it warms I get that bubblegum ester ythat I get from a lot of their beers. Finish is dry with a lingering somewhat herbal hop presence. This is sort of all over the place and could really benifit from some refinement.


 rman18 (201), South Amboy, New Jersey, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/54/104/512/20
May 17, 2008  
I had this on tap - It poured like a pale ale with a small white head. It had a nice palate but really did not have much of a flavor to it... I could hardly taste the hops - just an average OK beer. Nothing special


 chrissy (122), Connecticut, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/515/20
May 3, 2008  
Bottle. An easy drinking ale. clean and crisp. Bitter taste with no strong aftertaste present. A nice aroma and very enjoyable.


 matt7215 (956), Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/512/20
May 3, 2008  
12 oz bottle from a trade with Bungalo22. my bottle was the Brooklyn Pennant ’55 Ale version. poured copper with a small head. nice bicuit aroams accompanied by some fruitiness. flavours are nice and malty without being overly sweet. hops are there to balance things but play no major role in aroma or flavour. a decent brew but nothing ill go out of my way to get.


 yesyouam (589), Fairport, New York, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/515/20
May 3, 2008  
Brooklyn Pennant Pale Ale ’55 is a dense amber ale with a small, dense, frothy off-white head that fades to a thin film with oily bubbles. It has nice dense lacing. (I just used the word "dense" three times in describing this beer’s appearance.) It has a smooth malty aroma with some spicy hops in it. The body is medium-light, foamy and pretty smooth. The flavor is well balanced, crisp and resiny. The bitterness is ample with a soft spice. The aftertaste is resiny with a touch of wood and leather. It’s a nice, well rounded session ale.


 17thfloor (1452), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/514/20
Apr 29, 2008    Updated: Jun 25, 2008
Pours thin dark amber with big bubbles and a lovely creamy white froth. Smells very English. Sour biscuity malt aroma. Rich English malt flavor with just the right touch of hops to accent it. Slightly sweet slightly fruity and slightly bitter. Medium body with larger but still nice carbonation. Good stuff and yea very balanced and drinkable.



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