Brooklyn Brown Ale

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

Serve in Dimpled mug

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.

Rich brown color with a nice fluffy head. Aroma of nuts and toast. Better than I remember. Flavor has some toast, roasted grain and peanuts with a bit of caramel sweetness and hint of bitterness.

12 ounce bottle in pint glass. Brown with lasting light tan head and lace. Mild toasty malt aroma. Toasty brown sugar with mild dark fruit sweetness and mild bitter somewhat fizzy finish. Medium-light body with a little carbo bite. Not a huge fan of the style. Only might eighth brown ale rating. (Haven’t even rated Newcastle, which I’ve had many times in the distant past.) Decent enough.

Modest head that leaves low level lace. The color is neutral brown--appears clear. Warm caramel aroma with a touch of chocolate. Light hop in the background. The taste reminds me of a pale ale with lots of crystal malts. Pleasant hop finish--still this is a malty beer with light chocolate malts. Relatively thin liquor.

Pours out a dark amber, almost brown color with a very thin off-white head. The aroma is mild with slightly fruity notes of citrus and grass. The body is medium-light with a carbonated mouth feel. Slightly bitter citrus and earth flavor with a subtle toasty character that is rather muted. Finish is short and light. For such a dark beer it is surprisingly light.

Bottle. Pours dark brown with ruby tint and tight, receding off-white head. Aromas of tobacco, caramel, clove, cherry, and chocolate. Flavors of caramel, tobacco, leather, cherry and chocolate with soy sauce and roasted nuts. Medium body. Oily and lingering finish. Great within style.