Brooklyn Brown Ale

An old-time favorite, rated for the first time on 4/21/08. Bottle.

Appearance: Unassuming, dark-copper brown, very little to no head -- perhaps the fridge was too cold?

Aroma: fresh hops, grass, caramel, and milk chocolatem

Taste: Caramel, toasted malt, mild and pleasant hops, pear, bitter chocolate, and a very light sour bitterness at the very end.

Palate: almost on the cusp of being too "sticky" for my taste, but still on the side of good.

Overall: A great beer -- could be better? Perhaps this foray is revealing that this is a beer best served not too cold. A bit too syrupy on the finish, but otherwise a well-balanced brown ale. Try with homemade french onion soup!

12 oz bottle. Pours nice clean ruby brown with a small and quickly dissapearing head. Nose is nutty malt, taste is very similar. The hop profile adds to the uniqueness of this beer. A nice brown ale.

bottle brown/red pour with thin head. sweet malts, piney hops, nutty, candy aroma. chocolate, dark roasted coffee, banana, sweet malts and hoppy. overall pretty sweet flavoring.

Draught@Painobaari, Helsinki, 02/2008. Deep brown color, low head. Nutty, hoppy aroma. The taste is well-balanced, with a nice, nutty finish. A good american brown ale.

It pours a brownish red with a tan, frothy rootbeer-like head. It has noticeable, delicate lacing. The aroma is of sweet malts and hops. Chocolate malts are the dominant flavor, followed by a clean wash of hops. It is well balanced and perfectly carbonated. I would serve this beer with smoked fish or barbecue.

From LIC, Aarhus Bottled I love American Brown Ales and this is one of the best: Nice mouthfeel and a great combination of crystal malt and aroma hops

Malty, nutty aroma. Nicely balenced, well carbonated brown ale. A bit too much of a simple session beer. Flavor is sweet malt, nutty, hop character on the back end.

Pours a clear brown with a ruby tinge and a moderate tan head. Aroma is mildly nutty. Flavor is more of the same, mildly nutty with a little stronger roasted flavor. Well balanced and easy drinking.