Brooklyn Brown Ale

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

Serve in Dimpled mug

Dark, clear reddish brown, solid beige head, good lacing. A lot of hops in the aroma, toasted malts and caramel, hints of nuts. Flavour is chocolate, nuts, caramel with a solid hop finish. Flavour leaves a bit to be desired, it seems a bit thin.

Bottle from Peckhams. Brown colour, off-white head. Aroma has toasted malts, caramel. Flavour has toasted malts, caramel, nuts, bread. A bit sticky and sweet finish. Not really my style.

Sampled at the 8th Annual Music City Brewer’s Festival. Dark red, whitish head. Aroma is sweet, toasty, nutty. Taste is toasted malt, nuts, chocolate, caramel.

This is one of the better brown ales I’ve had. I think this is just as good as the Dogfish Head Indian Brown Ale. My big complaint about brown ales is that they tend to be sweetish, with little to no hops. I realize this is the style, but I have no use for them. This one is a bit more hoppy, but still has a nice, roasty finish. Almost like a mild porter. Very nice.

A dark brown beer with a small fast disappearing head. Aroma was malty & fresh. Taste was malt & caramel. Very mild taste-one of my least favorite browns.

Really nice aroma of roasted malt and syrup. Dry malty flavor with hints of coffee beans and dark chocolate. Light bitterness and short aftertaste.

Rich aroma of roasted malts and chocolate. Deep, dark brown color with a slightly beige head. Taste was sweet, with strong caramel notes and echoes of the aforementioned malts and chocolate. Quite delicious.

Nice version on tap at Magoos. Some malt odor and dark Amber in color, with no head but a little lacing. Sweet but not excessive, fruits and lots of nuts and malt. A little oily. Finishes slightly sweet.