Brooklyn Brown Ale

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

Serve in Dimpled mug

Bottle from Dmac. Thanks!
Pours a just-shy-of-beautiful mahogany with a nice, light beige head. Aroma is sweet plastic nut and lightly roasted malt. Flavor is grassy nut, watery roasted malt, and a light licorice backbone. Watery mouthfeel. Needs a lot of work, kinda like the Mets.

Had a 12 oz bottle in a local NY style pizza joint. Light to medium brown color, thin head. Grassy earthy tones with a little sweet bourbon aroma to it. A little hops up front with some lemony sourness tones. Some nuttiness, but not as much as I’d expect in a brown ale. Nice roasted coffee finish. Smooth, light to medium bodied, well carbonated. Nice flavor, some hops presence and 5.6% alcohol make this a nice session beer. Goes very well with pizza!

I appreciated the hops in this ale. Not normally a fan of this style (strong ale). It is not bad but I prefer other styles. For what it is, it’s above average.

Not too bad for a brown ale, Arlington VA obviously, pours brown, tan head, good cost.

bottle pours dark brown with a tall tan head. Aroma is brown sugar and licorice. Bready malts, lots of candy sugar and a clove and sarsaparilla finish.

color is dark but clean, malty aroma is pleasant. i would expect more on the taste, but there is not much outside mild nuttiness. an ok medium bodied beer, nothing outstanding.

Bottle. Brown with a tan head. Aroma of malt, caramel, nuts and bread. Taste of nuts, caramel and some hops. Quite light body and with a dry finish. Descent.

[Tap] Pours a dark shade of brown. Very little head on this one. Sweet aroma of caramel, some hazelnut and vanilla. Taste is a bit more dry. Dusty grains, cocoa, toasted nut and a decent hop bitterness. Average body with a relatively high carbonation level. Quite enjoyable and highly drinkable.