Brooklyn Ale

Brooklyn Brewery is one of my favorit micro breweries and Brooklyn Pennant Ale ’55 is one of my favorite Brooklyn brews! Amber/light orange color. Clear with moderate carbonation. Aroma is mostly malt. Flavor is initially caramel malt with honey undertones and then a nice hop finish. Great balance of malt and hops. A nice crisp, clean, and enjoyable brew. 12 oz bottle; $7.99 per 6-pack.

Bottle bought at Vega as a Pennant Ale, to a Gogol Bordello concert. Clear brown - white head. Very malty, sweet, red berries, currant, light hoppy, grass, pine.

Bottle. Creamy off-white good mostly lasting head. Amber colour. Heavy malty aroma. Extremely bready/malty flavor. Short finish. Watery palate. Not impressede at all.

Colour is amber and clear. Fairly lasting head, off-white. Aroma is mild, light bread. Flavor is mainly bitter and a bit too thin body. Texture is dry.

Amber beer with a medium lasting white head. Flowers and honey aroma. Dry flavour dominated by caramel, with some hops and bitterness in the finish.

Bottle, poured into a pint glass. Thin head with little to no retention, aroma was pleasant but not memorable. Flavor is good, with citrus and caramel, moderate carbonation and a crisp finish but without the bitterness usually found with a pale ale. Very drinkable overall.

Bottled as "Brooklyn Pennant Ale ’55". The pour is toffee brown with a small head and trace amounts of suds lace. The aroma contains caramel, fruity esters, slight copper and sweet malt. Flavors of lightly citric fruits, some caramel, biscuits and nuts (indicative of a nut brown ale, honestly). The finish is biscuity, and the mouthfeel seems a tad thin... not round. Lemony citrus effervescence after the pull makes for a decent ale. It won’t set the world on fire, but it will make for a very nice session brew, and a nice standby.

Bottle as Brooklyn Pennant Ale 55. Malty aroma. Toasted malt flavor with moderate hop bitterness. Expected more.