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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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5403.1/5.03.1/5.05.1%69.3English 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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 Capa (770), Yokosuka, Japan
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20

Aug 18, 2008  
Mild spices, ratehr earthy, and some sweet malts in this English PA. I thought the earth tones were a bit overdone, but it is in the English style, so maybe it fits. This is OK, but I got tired of it pretty quick.

 dkachur (1205), Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/55/103/510/20
Jan 8, 2009  
12 ounce bottle from Beer Run in Charlottesville, VA. Pennant label. Pours a clear copper color with a large head. Good head retention and lacing. Aroma is toasted malts, with caramel and fruity notes. Some bitter hops as well. Taste is bitter, grassy hops with slightly toasted malts. Medium bodied.


 boFNjackson (645), Portland, Oregon, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/104/516/20
Dec 25, 2008  
Bottle... Poured amber with a thin head that faded to some thin lacing immediately. Spicey hops on the nose. Highly carbonated with mostly hop flavors and earthy, wood/stick-like tones. Citrus flavors with malt grains towards the finish. Compared to Northwest pale ales, it seems like the Northeast ones are spicier and more airy--where as in the NW they likes to aggressively assault you with coninuing hopping.


 Maverick34 (536), New York, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/513/20
Dec 24, 2008  
Draught. Have always found this pretty boring, yeah it has got some hops but does not havet much else of interest.


 JohnQPublic (304), Brooklyn, New York, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/102/515/20
Dec 21, 2008  
Draught. Pours a golden-amber with a fluffy white head. Nose has a dry, pale malt quality, as well as a bit of citrus, and spicy, piny hops coming through. taste matches suit - pale, biscuity, dry malt note, and a spicy, resiny hop quality, with a dry finish that pairs a biscuity exhale with a lingering light bitterness. Mouthfeel is a bit too carbonated, very fizzy, with a medium-light body. Tone down the fizz and you have a nicely drinkable, quite tasty beer.


 ROGUE (387), Newark, Delaware, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Dec 16, 2008  
Brooklyn Pennant Pale Ale 55 12oz bottle. Pours an amber color with a small dense off-white head that fades to a thin film. It has nice lacing. It has a smooth malty aroma with some spicy hops. The body is medium and smooth. The flavor is well balanced and crisp. It has sweet toasted malt with biscuits and a hint of hops. Slight citrus flavor finishes the beer nicely.



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