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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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 yemntftb (106), USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/514/20
Apr 6, 2006  
Pours Orange/red in color, with almost no head. Carbonation is evident at a glance, but doesn’t come across as overly carbonated when tasted. This beer has a very smooth hoppy finish, with a nice wheaty taste to it. Overall this is a solid brew, not the best ale I’ve had, but above average.


 Norton (294), The Fan, Richmond, Virginia, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/514/20
Apr 4, 2006  
Draft. Pretty almost orangish medium brown, a teensy bit of murk in there. Small off-white head dissipates. Mild floral nose. I like this. A very pleasant mild wheaty taste goes great with the hops. Good change of pace and above average in all aspects.


 unibaren (145), 8000 Århus C, Denmark
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Mar 23, 2006  
Flowery and malty aroma with hints of alcohol. Amber colour with off-white head. Light to medium body with not a lot of taste except for some distant caramel malt. Aftertaste is dominated by the hops in a very smooth way. Delicious and very drinkable ale.


 rebelbrewer (125), Lithonia, Georgia, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/104/512/20
Mar 22, 2006  
12 ounce bottle which says “Brooklyn Pennant Ale ‘55” – Very clear light brownish gold in color and well carbonated. The head was white and about ¼ inch high and not long lasting. There was no lacing. The aroma was of caramel malt with a hint of popcorn. A slight roasted malt not to sweet flavor. Light on the palate and leaves no aftertaste.


 joeycapps (1466), Waterdown, Ontario, Canada
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Mar 4, 2006  
Clear amber w/ creamy finger of pale tan foam. Sweet malty aroma of caramel & toffee w/ a mild, earthy fruitiness. Juicy, syrupy feel. Nicely balanced flavour--sweet & malty w/ a light, resiny hoppiness. Clean finish.


 webjedi (249), Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/516/20
Feb 28, 2006  
Hay, Apple and Pear... purs a cloudy ruddy orange bown. Not as hoppy as i would have expected give a Pale Ale, but has a sweet taste, somewhat, also unexpected. Poured with a small head (2-3 centimeters). A little bitter aftertaste, but finishes much like their brown ale (drank the same evening). Generally a good session ale, and very pleasant. Some lacing on the glass and very little, outside the cream mentioned earlier, on the tongue.(Bottle 2/28/2006)


beerscout (62), Albany, New York, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/105/515/20
Feb 25, 2006  
Tap. Copper/caramel color, with a white head that dissipated to a lacey surface. Nice aroma, both hoppy and fruity. Smooth mouthfeel and flavor is sweet, nutty, and caramel like. Hops are well matched with the malt to provide a nice balanced flavor that is not too strong, yet gives a medium-body full of flavor. Solid.


 thehinge (244), Wilmington, Delaware, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Feb 13, 2006  
Aroma is nutty. Pour is a clear copper color with nearly no head. Taste has a strong hints of nuts and fruit with just a slight hop finish. I’d drink this again.



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