Brooklyn Ale

12 oz. bottle, Pittsburgh, PA. Frothy, tawny head like cumulus clouds with lacing that clings like wet antique doilies. Pours caramel color. Watery palate and smooth malt notes make it easy for summer. Stringent, rather harsh aftertaste and undertones. Mostly malt flavors, like a slurry of soil and sugar. Just okay.

Dark amber to copper color with a moderate light beige head. Light floral hops drift over the floor malt. Feel is a bit fizzy for me and this style. Caramel and cream flavors. A light herbal bitterness balances things out. Even after a vigorous swirl there is a lot effervescence. Quite drinkable. No real flavor faults. Light bitter finish and linger.

bottle poured inot pint. pours a slightly cloudy amber with medium white frothy head. crisp lighlty malty/hoppy aroma. pretty sweet beer thruought, but a light palate. ok sessionable beer.

Pours to a pale base which rises into brilliant amber hues. The nose was sweet, with defined cocoa and malt. The tastes introduces itself with a wave of barbera grapes and spring flowers, but moves into the cocoa from the nose as well as cotton candy. Its fooling though, because the expected sweetness from the sugary nose remains sutle. A little to fizzy but refreshing in the mouth. Overall, a thoroughly enjoyed beer.

Very clear like a pilsner. Very low head. The brooklyn lager has actually has a more hoppy taste. Not a very good ale.

Name: Pennant Bitter
Date: October 16, 1998
Mode: Firkin
Source: Brewfest, Real Ale Festival
Appearance: dark yellow
Aroma: sweet carmel malt aroma with a touch of floral hops
Body: light body
Flavor: light malt flavor followed by a brutal bitter slam

Name: Pennant Bitter
Date: April 07, 2005
Words: Pennant Ale ’55
bitterness cut back to a pleasant perfect esb bitter finish

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 3.6/5.0
Score: **4

The score was calculated based upon the notes and an old scoring system.

bottle. clear orange with thin tan head, no lace. clean malt aroma. tastes is bitter hops over solid malt backbone. unfortunately, i get a distinct acidic aftertaste. spoils an otherwise good beer.

Very light hop aroma, pours a dark reddish amber, with about half a finger of head. Nice lightly bitter flavor, balanced by a nice toasty/biscuity malt backbone. Nothing extraordinary, but a very drinkable beer.