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Brooklyn Brown Ale

Brooklyn Brown Ale - Brown Ale

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83
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Brewed by Brooklyn Brewery
Style: Brown Ale

Brooklyn, New York USA

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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9763.43/5.03.42/5.05.6%91Dimpled mug
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Commercial Description:
Brooklyn Brown Ale, made exclusively with American ingredients, won Bronze medals at the Great American Beer Festival in the Strong Ale Category in 1991 and in the American Brown Ale Category in 1992. Brooklyn Brown uses pale, crystal, chocolate, and black malts to attain a complex creamy texture. It is more heavily hopped than its British forbears.
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 Drink4Satan (585), Bristol, Rhode Island, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/515/20
Dec 14, 2007  
Pours an amber-hued brown with a fizzy tan head that fades quick. Aroma of nuts, toffee, earthy english hops and light milk chocolate. Very sweet flavour with a metallic hoppy finish (iron). The front end is pleasantly sweet with coffee, caramel, nuts and smoke. The finish has those perfume-like hops that I find to be offensive. The aftertaste is nice though, with roasted malt becoming dominant. Brooklyn always seems to produce a beer with a nice texture, and this is no exception. A creamy, medium body and tingly carbonation lets you really absorb the flavours. A good brown ale that gets better as it warms.


 Headbanger (1574), Aurora, Illinois, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Dec 14, 2007  
12oz bottle-A light brown body with a small tan ring for a head and an aroma of roasted malt and a little nutty. A medium bodied brew with a malt, chocolate, hops, and a sweetness to it. I agree with some of the other reviews I think it is too sweet but a great tasting brown.


naplesbeerfan (17), Naples, Florida, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/514/20
Dec 13, 2007  
Very dark brown pour with frothy/creamy head. Very sweet malted flavor with a nutty taste. Very enjoyable. One of the best brown ales I’ve ever had. Only slight downside is it might be a tad too sweet.


ChetLemmons (87), orlando, Florida, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/515/20
Dec 10, 2007  
dark amber/brownish color, nice off white, frothy head. not a bad brown, but not the greatest either.


 gwpom (246), Akron, New York, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Dec 10, 2007  
12 oz bottle. Pours brown (not amber) which is a good start. Thick cream colored head, nutty hoppy aroma. Hard to believe this has a higher ABV than the oatmeal stout I just had. Nice lacing, seriously complex first sip. Very nice. I’ve liked most everything I’ve tried from Brooklyn, and this is a very nice brown ale.


 lb4lb (2011), Austin, Texas, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/102/512/20
Dec 6, 2007  
Thanks to davehoward for the bottle! Pours a dark brown color with ruby edges on the glass. Light tan fizzy head. Smell is toasty, semi roasty malt. Hint of chocolate and coffee round it out and a mild roastiness is present in the taste as will along with a slight sour bitterness. Very thin body I thought. Not bad, but just not impressive especially for what I was expecting.


Walkowiak (21), Northville, Michigan, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/515/20
Dec 4, 2007  
Bottle. Poured a deep brown with a hint of purple with a moderate, fine head. The aroma was subtle and sweet. It tasted sweet with a hint of molasses. The mouthfeel was light-medium. It was very drinkable and nice for a brown ale, a style that I don’t usually drink.


 dsm (109), Baltimore, Maryland, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/104/516/20
Dec 3, 2007  
Draft from Brooklyn Brewery. A thin brown ale, sweet but not overly so, lots of nuts and malt, and some coffee. A good brown ale.



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