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Brooklyn Ale

Brooklyn Ale

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An English Pale Ale brewed by
Brooklyn Brewery

Brooklyn, New York USA

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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5083.1/5.03.1/5.05.1%66.7 English pint, Shaker P  Stats

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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 Ma_Beer (421), Leominster, Massachusetts, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/59/105/516/20
Aug 2, 2003  
This bottle still says "Pennant Pale Ale". Apparently, it's got a drink by date of April 2002. Pulled this orphan out of the walk-in cooler. Surprisingly it tastes very good for a beer that is supposed to be more than a year outdated. Looks almost like a Brownie. Aroma is very malty. Taste is somewhat caramel-chocolate. The hops are subtle, which is fine by me. I like this one!


 austinpowers (2827), New York, New York, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/518/20
Sep 2, 2002  
What a surprise! I had no idea this beer was so good. Fairly sourish. Nice balance. Huge malts and lightly hopped.


 Schroppfy (1724), Ohio, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/516/20
Dec 20, 2002  
Truly an authentic English PA. Wow, those Maris Otter have that unmistakeable tang, even for a lowbrow palate like mine. I completely love that stuff. Same as in Swale’s Indian Summer Pale Ale, I believe. Yum. Hopped just right. In my opinion, with a beer like this it’s not...sweetish malt component plus (piney/citrus/fruity/earthy) hop component, the entire deal is unified. Delicious.


 DeadGuyFrank (316), http://westchesterbeer.com, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/105/516/20
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!


 HighlanderOne (439), Somewherein, New Jersey, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/105/516/20
Aug 13, 2004  
This is a nice, hearty ale with looks that will scare off other ales and a crisp flavor and feel. It’s sort of a hybrid ale/pale ale I suppose, but it’s quite a decent brew.




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