Brooklyn Blue Apron Ale

Brewed by Brooklyn Brewery
Style: Belgian Ale
Brooklyn, New York USA

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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Bottle. Pours cola brown with a faint reddish hue, very small beige head with a touch of lacing. Big notes of green apple in the nose as well as some brown sugar. Disappointing on the palate, a touch of candie sugar and a little watery, a little underwhelming.

750ml bottle thanks to a kind soul at Coffee District. Never thought I would get to try this one. Pours a dark amber with a puffy white head. Huge nose of wildflower honey and orange zest, peppery yeast. Great nose. Flavor is tons of honey and bready yeast. Slight bitter orange in the finish. Great smooth full bodied. Shocked to see it was only 6.3% (bottle said something different than what the site says).

750mL bottle, courtesy of MrDick. Thanks, Rich! Pours a slightly oily, yellowish-cola color; yellowish head with patchy lacing; nice color. Solid, straightforward aroma of cola and brown sugar; a touch rough at the edges; some inkiness. Reasonably smooth mouthfeel: somewhere between relaxed and fizzy large-bubbled carbonation (soft in the mouth); lots of cola, dried sugar, and some inky, dried dark fruits; again, a solid, straightforward cola-dominated Belgian. Medium finish: cola, brown sugar again; balanced ending.

On tap at Bouchon, Beverly Hills. Pours with a deep brown body and a lasting off-white head with good lace. Aroma of dark fruits, caramel, cocoa and earth. Taste was a little closed at first (a bit too cold), but opened with a light spice, tons of malt and some chocolate. Definitely a beer to go with food, and benefited from warming up. Medium carbonation and a velvety finish.

Date: November 20, 2009
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting
Appearance: cloudy dark brown, fine beige head, streaks of lace
Aroma: sweet and fruity aroma, chocolate, lots of licorice, light spicyness
Flavor: sweet fruity flavor, lots of esters, light balancing spicyness, rich chocolate adds complexity
Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 3.7/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *** /4

Bottle. Pours with a dark brown color and fairly smallish head. Flavor and aroma is dominated by caramel togther with some dough. Not as intense as I expected rather muted and more of a food beer.

This dark brown ale poured with a huge fluffy biege head and an aroma of bread and toffee. The flavor is heavily spiced caramel malt with a bit of chocolate, made lively by a large dose of carbonation.

Bottle from Bottle Barn in Santa Rosa. Dark brown ruby color with a frothy beige head. Aroma is mixed chocolate/caramel. Medium plus body with really frothy carbonation. Flavor is pretty much chocolate. Oh there’s caramel and strange spicey stuff, and hop notes, but it’s up front chocolate. Not sayin it’s the best ever, but it’s really good!

Bottle from City Beer in SF. Dark purplish-brown color with an off-white head. Aroma of raisin, malt, Belgian yeast, a little roast, and mild hops. Flavor is malty with spices, dark fruit (raisin mostly), and grassy hops. Body medium.

750mL bottle, no date--picked up at Bottle Barn for $8.49. Was surprised and excited to see this--apparently its seeing mass distribution now. The cork came out with a substantial pop, but (hooray) no overflowing. Clear deep dark copper with a two finger beige head, fair retention. Seems pretty carbonated as with agitation the head rises to a couple fingers rather quickly. Belgian yeast and ripe bananas up front and unsweetened cocoa, with some not-so-sweet fig and raisin notes. Dark candi sugar and scorched caramel are faint, but present. The flavor adds a slight fruity tang, and again isn’t too sweet at all, and dries out by the finish. Bitterness is around a 2. High carbonation is lessened by constant swirling amid a medium body. Pretty tasty brew.