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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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 DaSilky1 (1966), San Diego, California, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/102/512/20
Jul 11, 2007  
A metallic tasting ale with messy bitterness and citrus rind flavors. Its golden bronz with nice head formation but the nose is kinda messy with malts and sharp hop notes. The mouthfeel is sort of watery with astringency towards the back of the tongue.


 Quake1028 (633), Tampa, Florida, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/102/512/20
Jul 10, 2007  
12oz bottle. Pours a honey amber body with a slightly larger than 1 finger, soapy looking dirty white head. On the nose we have floral hops, citrus rinds and dishwater. Also get some sweet grains. Tastes of citrus, floral hops, dough and grains. Heavily astringent on the tongue. Medium to light bodied, oily palate. Finish is slighty bitter, spicy and of medium length. Unremarkable but unoffensive.


 Canadianlush (169), Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/512/20
Jul 8, 2007  
Pretty average overall. Rich amber coloring, but almost no head or noticable aroma. Smooth but not very hoppy and not very bitter. Exactly what makes this an English Pale, I don’t know. Drinkable but boring.


 ChainGangGuy (2549), Kennesaw, Georgia, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/515/20
Jul 8, 2007  
Appearance: Pours a crystal clear amber body with a medium-sized, white head. Smell: Pleasing aroma of sweet-smelling toasted malts, saltines, and gentle flowery hops. Taste: Sweet, smooth bread dough flavor with a bit of toasted grains. Hops are fairly light and provide a bit of citrus as well as some floral notes. Ends with a softened finish that’s both lightly sweet and bitter. Mouthfeel: Medium-thin bodied. Mild carbonation. Drinkability: Oh! Oh, I say! This reminds me of the Acme Pale Ale I had earlier today.


 obguthr (1011), Poquoson, Virginia, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/53/103/58/20
Jul 7, 2007  
Caramel and honey aroma. Clear dark copper pour with a medium light tan head and good lacing. Singularly and strongly metalllic flavor. Faint hop finish that gets better during warming.


 thenick (744), North Bellmore, New York, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/54/102/510/20
Jul 7, 2007  
Malty aroma, with an orange-brown color. The taste is faintly malty and hoppy, but overall the flavor here is fairly weak. Not the best pale ale or the best offering from Brooklyn.


 SSSteve (2056), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Jul 5, 2007  
a rich caramel color with a small tan head. very good mix of hops and maris otter in aroma. flavor is bready and doughy with a citrus hop finish. right down the middle with this one. nice.


 tgncc (809), Bellmore, New York, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/55/104/510/20
Jul 4, 2007  
Biscuit like aroma. Picked up a slight alcohol smell. Wirerd considering it’s not high in alcohol. Nice red/gold appearance. Flavor has a hop bite to it, mostly a bread/malty flavor. The mouthfeel is a medium thickness. Finish is a little abrupt, doesn’t linger. Nice beer for its type.



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