Brooklyn Ale

Brewed by Brooklyn Brewery
Style: English Pale Ale
Brooklyn, New York USA

Serve in English pint, Shaker

Bottle. Moderate malt notes of light bread and nutty, light herbs and leather for the hops and yeast, with hints of toffee and root vegetables. Head is average size, frothy, slightly off-white with fair lacing and is mostly lasting. Color is sparkling clear light copper. Flavor starts lightly sweet and light to moderately acidic, then finishes lightly acidic and bitter and a touch sour. Palate is light to medium, watery but a little slick and has a soft to lively carbonation. Nothing bold here, just good aromas and flavors all around and as easy drinking as it gets.

12 ounce bottle from Beer Run in Charlottesville, VA. Pennant label. Pours a clear copper color with a large head. Good head retention and lacing. Aroma is toasted malts, with caramel and fruity notes. Some bitter hops as well. Taste is bitter, grassy hops with slightly toasted malts. Medium bodied.

Bottle... Poured amber with a thin head that faded to some thin lacing immediately. Spicey hops on the nose. Highly carbonated with mostly hop flavors and earthy, wood/stick-like tones. Citrus flavors with malt grains towards the finish. Compared to Northwest pale ales, it seems like the Northeast ones are spicier and more airy--where as in the NW they likes to aggressively assault you with coninuing hopping.

Draught. Have always found this pretty boring, yeah it has got some hops but does not havet much else of interest.

Draught. Pours a golden-amber with a fluffy white head. Nose has a dry, pale malt quality, as well as a bit of citrus, and spicy, piny hops coming through. taste matches suit - pale, biscuity, dry malt note, and a spicy, resiny hop quality, with a dry finish that pairs a biscuity exhale with a lingering light bitterness. Mouthfeel is a bit too carbonated, very fizzy, with a medium-light body. Tone down the fizz and you have a nicely drinkable, quite tasty beer.

Brooklyn Pennant Pale Ale 55 12oz bottle. Pours an amber color with a small dense off-white head that fades to a thin film. It has nice lacing. It has a smooth malty aroma with some spicy hops. The body is medium and smooth. The flavor is well balanced and crisp. It has sweet toasted malt with biscuits and a hint of hops. Slight citrus flavor finishes the beer nicely.

Sampled at Big Pour Mesa, AZ. 10 karat pour with a fizzy white head that leaves quickly. Decent balance of hops and malt...just a good session beer. Clean, refreshing...

On tap at Big Pour Mesa. Pours a clear amber with a decent white head. Nose is bops and bitters. Taste is light earthy hops and not much else. Pretty clean finish. Lighter mouth feel. Meh.