Brooklyn Brown Ale

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

12oz bottle courtesy of thecarster1. Pours a deep clear copper with a huge creamy off-white head that shows excellent retention as a cap for ages. The aroma is pretty bland for a brown with a ton of sweet chocolate malts and some nuts. Maybe some sweet fruits as well. The taste is more of the same with some faint chocolate malts forming a backbone underneath some lightly toasted nuts. The finish is where it gets a little dodgy as there is a metallic bitterness that limits the drinkability a bit. The mouthfeel is a little light for me, almost watery, with too much carbonation for my liking. This is another decent but not overly impressive member of Brooklyn year-round lineup.

2006-10-24, Göteborg, bottle AP: dark brown, of white low foam AR: malt, hops, scotch toffe F: malt, hops, scotch toffe

355 ml bottle. From Malmö, Sweden.
Dark reddish brown colour with small sand head. Some sugar and caramel sweetness in Brooklyn hoppy aroma. Hoppy and sweet flavour with lots of Brooklyn signature taste. Roasted malt in flavour too.

Dark brown/black color; Medium slightly creamy body; Aroma of toasted malt & subtle dark fruit; Flavor of roasted malt, caramel, some coffee, and grain; The finish is dry; A bit on the light side for me - but overall, it was good.

A really underrated brown ale. Pours dark brown with a coffee colored head. Coffee, caramel, toffee in the nose. Flavor matches the nose and is perfectly balances between bitter and sweet. Hazelnuts & roasted chestnuts. Nice American version of Samuel Smiths Nut Brown ale.

pours dark brown with a thin head that disappears quick. nose of nuts, caramel, and toast. flavor is roasted malts, coffee, nut, and toast. heavily malty. not a lot of bitterness. finish is peanut with a lingering roasted malt taste. pretty carbonated. decent session beer.

Bottle. 12 oz. Pours chesnut brown with a foamy, off-white head. Aroma of almonds, walnuts, roasted malts, barley, and yeast. Medium bodied with a simple, straightforward mouthfeel. Good brown ale.

Enjoyed from a 12oz bottle in a hefeweizen glass. The beer pours a medium brown color with a surprisingly frothy light tan head. The characteristic grassy note of Centennial hops come through in the nose, muddling and nearly ruining what would otherwise beer a nice amalgam of English character malts. Notes of caramel, toffee, and a pale chocolate/chocolate malt combo. The palate carries a nice balance of crisp bitterness from the aforementioned American hop varietal, along with the sort of malt flavors one would expect from an English porter. The finish is clean and fairly dry. Overall, one of the first great craft beers, and one that I have been remiss in taking so long to re-evaluate.