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Brooklyn Ale

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55
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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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 Braudog (3752), Dayton, Ohio, USA
1.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/54/101/58/20
Sep 28, 2006  
Poured a muddy red-orange with almost no head, interesting from the bottle. Very slight earthy aroma. Bit on the watery side. Light grassy hoppiness with a sweet, citric bite, but really not much no it, unfortunately.


 allfreej (358), Louisville, Kentucky, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Sep 13, 2006  
Draft at the Saloon, Washington, D.C. Poured amber, with a nice, off-white head. Malty nose and flavor with a nice hoppy finish. A nice tasting, refreshing ale.


 yngwie (4918), Kristiansand, Norway
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/514/20
Sep 12, 2006  
Bottled as Pennant Ale 55. Slightly hazy, orange-brown ale with a small off-white head. Fruits, caramel, yeast-notes and apples in the aroma. The flavor has fruityness, caramel, some hops and spicyness. Medium body and a fruity and hoppy finish. A really nice beer, hoppy and fruity, but it doesn’t stand out from the crowd. (060819)


 SB (317), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/54/103/512/20
Sep 7, 2006  
Botle. Dark amber pour. No head. Aroma malty, and very faint. Flavor was different, Orange, malt, and flower hints, with some spice, I can’t place. Ever so slight hop notes. Soapy (?) in the finish. Light to medium bodied. Crisp mouthfeel, average overall.


 mj (4998), Colorado, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/511/20
Sep 7, 2006  
Bottle. Just slightly hazy in appearance, dark amber orange in color. The nose is a little hard for me to figure out, but it’s not really complex at all. Has some light brown sugar and cracker malt scents, along with some orange and mango fruit scents, but overall it’s not very appealing. Resembles an oxidized or infected old ale, but it’s clear to me that there is no actual infection. Crisp and flavorless up front, more of the same over the middle, with some spoiled orange and tin flavors appearing. Finish is wet, flavorless, plain. Not a bad beer, but really lacking character.


 pubbe (493), Højbjerg, Denmark
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/513/20
Sep 6, 2006  
Amber with offwhite mostly lasting head. Malt and hops in the nose, but not a lot. The flavor has good bitterness and a little note of copper. It feels a little fizzy on the palate and finishes off dry.


 milewide (609), Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/103/54/104/511/20
Sep 4, 2006    Updated: Sep 5, 2006
OK brew but not much aroma, body or flavor. $3/bottle at Appleby’s. Next time I’ll try their Brown Ale at the same price.


 Dorwart (1812), Robbinsville, New Jersey, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/55/102/511/20
Sep 2, 2006  
Decent head of medium sized bubbles. Decent carhonation. Head reduces quickly. Dry dusty aroma. Roasty malts, a little bit of lavender and soap. Very strange. Color is a medium brownish orange. Dry, thin lightly bitter flavor. More flowers. Little bit of malts. Finish is floral and dry. Little pasty. Not a very good brew.



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