Brooklyn Ale

Draught pint at Pepper’s Pizza. Pours a pretty straight on amber with a nice, thick white head that lasts. Nose is pretty faint, some malts, a little hops. Flavor mimics nose, with a smooth, yet full flavored finish. Very nice english style pale ale.

Bottle 355ml
Rated as Pennant Ale
Appearance :Slightly haze dark amber with hint of copper , medium creamy tanned top 3+
Nose : Sweet toffee brown malts with some earthy side to it. Molasses and honey behind.
Flavour/Palate :Clean, straight forward American bitter. Medium thick malt base with earthy wet hoped side. Woody ,wet bark at end sweeten with caramel malts. Very straight forward. Decent take.

Bottle, starts out w/ a grassy sweet taste that just descends into a maelstrom of bitterness. Not one of my preferred pale ales

Pours a four-finger off-white head that fades slowly to a thin layer leaving some lace. Crystal clear amber color. Malty nose. Light-medium carbonation and light-medium bodied. Flavor is malty with a sweet apple juice undercurrent - not much but not what I was expecting from a pale. Best before Feb 2008, 12oz bottle $1.50 from Capitol Convenience Concord, NH.

Draft. Aroma: Biscuity malts and yeasty dough. Caramel, lightly toasted nuts. Citrus, light pine, floral, and herbal hop notes. Appearance: Medium copper in color and clear. Off-white head was small and foamy with fair retention. Fair retention. Flavor: Biscuity and bready maltiness with light notes of caramel, vanilla, and toasted nuts. Citrus hops are the most noticeable, but notes of pine, floral, and herbal follow behind. Light bitterness and a lightly sweet finish. Palate: Medium bodied. Moderate carbonation. Overall: Nice, drinkable beer. Well balnced. Very sessionable.

I got a single of this as part my campaign to investigate Brooklyn Brewery. The label was very attractive, with the 1955 Dodger pennant stripes in blue with red piping. The beer is a good caramel-amber color, very nice to look at. Alas, the small head vanished immediately and left no lacing. The aroma was sweetish-sour and fairly pleasant. The palate was disappointing, rather watery with a little fizz going down. Flavor was bitter and somewhat hoppy, though not nearly as hoppy as the Brooklyn Lager I had once. It was just right, the only off note being a faint soapiness. I liked this beer but unfortunately the bottle was two months past the best sell date. This probably explains some of the weaknesses, especially the flatness and wateriness. I’d like to try it again; no doubt I’d rate it higher. It compares pretty well to the Sam Adams Boston Ale.

12 oz bottle says Pennant Ale ’55; nose of light sweet vanilla and fruit; copper with a medium glass-lacing beige head; flavor is sweet caramel and a little vanilla; finish is sweet fading into a very light hop bitterness. Tastes kind of like some of the English beers I’ve had so if that is what they were trying for they suceeded.

12 oz bottle. Orange/red with a white head. Aroma is grassy hoppy. Nice malty falvor well balanced with a hoppy finish. Very solid beer.