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Brooklyn Ale

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55
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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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bigbeersilove (10), lansing, Michigan, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/514/20
Feb 24, 2008  
pennant ale ’55 12oz bottle. nice beer; thick white head, tight carbonation. Malty nose maybe a touch of bitter floral as well. flavor is light bitter, cascade hops come through and the fuggles hops balance it out to give it depth in drinking. very drinkable, good mouth-feel, ok finish. easy to drink when its cool around 45-55F doesn’t warm up too well.


 alexsdad06 (1080), Ohio, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
Feb 24, 2008  
12 oz. bottle. Pours amber in color with a medium sized off white head. The aroma is sweet malt with a touch of floral hops to balance. The flavor is biscuity malt and floral hops. Nothing is standing out. Rather underwhelming.


 Bungalo22 (326), Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/55/102/512/20
Feb 19, 2008  
Poured from a bottle into a pint glass. Carbonation was OK but a bit on the light side. A lighter color then the Brooklyn lager in my opinion but maybe that’s the light - looks like a light amber. It was smooth and a slight bit bitter. Getting grain taste - cereal grains. No fruit as described in the commercial description. As I am finding with most Brooklyn’s it stays on the palate in a consistent way.


 Pwn3d (1054), Manhattan, New York, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/512/20
Feb 18, 2008  
Bottle reads Pennant Ale ’55. This was a decent English pale ale, a very drinkable one. Although smooth, it is not watery or thin. Malts are a bit dry. Good ale.


 screwball (796), Motala, Sweden
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/513/20
Feb 12, 2008  
Bottle @ Bishops Arm in Malmoe, Sweden. MAhogney coloured body. Very nice. White head. Flavor is harsh and dry. Malty and bitter. Quite fruity. Nuts in aroma and caramel.


 scottw86 (182), Maryland, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/513/20
Feb 6, 2008  
Fruity aroma with a dark tan color. Taste is slightly hoppy with an interesting malt flavor. Overall a very good ale.


 shackinetics (132), Florida, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/102/512/20
Feb 6, 2008  
A clear golden amber. Has a nice bouquet of mild grassy hops. Simple cereal, biscuit flavor, little spice, medium/thin to the mouth. one and done.


ChetLemmons (87), orlando, Florida, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/57/104/514/20
Feb 4, 2008  
pennant ’55. nice golden color. virtually no head. malt aroma with a faint fruity-ness, hop character. light body, smooth finish. sweet malt flavor. not as bitter as i was expecting, which is actually kind of nice. slight fruity aftertaste. better than average, but nothing crazy special. nice session brew.



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