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RATINGS: 780   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.07   EST. CALORIES: 153   ABV: 5.1%
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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.


2.6
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 10/20
Alldaydrinker (559) - Norwood, Massachusetts, USA - 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.

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 16/20
DeadGuyFrank (347) - http://westchesterbeer.com, USA - 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!

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
Goodgrief (1608) - Middletown, Delaware, USA - 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.

3
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Nihon (247) - Vernon, Connecticut, USA - 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.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
kkearn (1162) - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA - AUG 7, 2007
12oz bottle. Pours reddish amber with a moderate off-white head. Aroma is primarily malt, with a bit of hops. Sweet, malty, biscuity flavor. Mild hops. Long, sweet malt finish. Really easy to drink.

1.9
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 6/20
wingman333 (333) - San Antonio, Texas, USA - AUG 5, 2007
Bottle...not one of my favorites from Brooklyn. Despite its nice color, it tasted a little flat, with a foul-smelling odor. Mostly just malt here. I usually like Brooklyn’s brews but this one ranks low.

3
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
alobar (1865) - Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA - AUG 1, 2007
Nice copper color with a copious white head. Weak aroma-mostly malts. Nice bitter taste with a balance between malts and hops. Decent offering overall.

2.5
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 10/20
mgumby10 (1856) - Jupiter, Florida, USA - JUL 29, 2007
Pours a light copper color, mostly clear, with a tiny white head. Nice maltiness shows up mostly up front, with some hops in the background. The taste has that English feel to it, always a profound bitterness with some hops and malts. Nothing really stands out, and nothing is really exciting throughout this experience. Bitter finish and aftertaste, hops were formidable in the end.


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