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Brooklyn Ale

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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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 Dogbrick (2855), Columbus, Ohio, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/512/20
Aug 20, 2007  
Sampled as Pennant Ale. The beer is a bright orange-amber color with a medium thick fizzy head that burns off pretty quickly. Spotty lacing on the glass. The aroma is bready malt with some hops thrown in. Medium-bodied with a sweet malt character at first, followed quickly by a moderate bitterness. Some sweet toffee is present as well, but overall this beer is pretty vanilla. The finish is piney hops with a shortlived sweetness on the back end. Average.


 Brewbie (220), New York, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/515/20
Aug 19, 2007  
bottle. Penant Ale ’55. amber color light tan head. really enjoyed this. smooth malty taste and finish. slightly sweet. very easy drinking


 cryfreedmb (113), Ocean, New Jersey, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/55/103/512/20
Aug 17, 2007    Updated: Sep 5, 2007
Color is amber with a moderate off white head. Has a malty flavor with a dry finish. A decent everyday beer. But there are probably better options if it’s an Ale that you desire.


 Kevster (225), Bradenton, Florida, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/102/57/103/513/20
Aug 15, 2007  
12 oz. bottle with Pennant Ale ’55 on the label. Pours a thin clear copper color with an off-white head that diminishes to a flat appearance. Has a sweet nutty aroma with hints of citrus. Flavor is toasty with a hop balance that finishes dry. Easy drinking good beer yet disappointing.


 Alldaydrinker (558), Norwood, Massachusetts, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/102/510/20
Aug 14, 2007  
Pours a hazy amber colour with a small offwhite fizzy head. Aroma is sweet malts, slight citrus hops, and nuts. Initial slight malts and biscuity. Finishing with bitter hops on the palate that is short. Some head retention with a slight ring aoround the glass.


 DeadGuyFrank (347), http://westchesterbeer.com, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/105/516/20
Aug 14, 2007  
Pale ale worthy of purchasing an entire case; malty and just the right amount of hops to this brew; crisp and quite refreshing; a very grown-up version of the pale ale style. A good beer you can have for lunch!


 Goodgrief (1149), Middletown, Delaware, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Aug 11, 2007  
May 2005 - Poured golden brown with a small head. Looked identical to the Newcastle Brown I poured for my dad at the same time. Little lacing. Hoppy aroma, but not very hoppy taste. Kind of bland with some kind of funky aftertaste (not skunky) that I can’t quite describe. Not my favorite ale in the world...and for one described as an English Pale Ale, does not match up with others I’ve tried.


 Nihon (240), Vernon, Connecticut, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/54/103/514/20
Aug 7, 2007  
Amber colored, sweet malts and light hops aroma, slightly soapy. Flavor falls a little short, little weak for my tastes. More of an English influenced beer. Malty, and a little rough around the edges.



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