Brooklyn Brown Ale

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

Serve in Dimpled mug

Poured a nice brown body with very short lasting head. Brown sugar and cocoa on the nose, similar in the taste although not sickly sweet and fairly smooth to drink.

ASPETTO SCHIUMA: color nocciola, media presenza, fine, media persistenza COLORE: marrone scuro, con riflessi rubini, limpida AROMA profumi non molto intensi: malto tostato, caramello, con leggere sfumature che ricordano il caffè, a cui si aggiungono note fruttate SAPORE imbocco che tende già da subito verso un amaro tostato, che blocca sul nascere eventuali contributi dolci, si aggiunge una leggera astringenza fruttata che conduce nuovamente ad una nuova fase amara (sempre molto equilibrata) con un carattere maggiormente luppolato che lascia la bocca secca e persiste abbastanza sull’imbocco della gola. TEXTURE corpo medio - basso, complessivamente fresca ma con una sensazione acquosa generale, carbonazione nella media che da un leggero pizzicore iniziale COMMENTO FINALE brown ale discreta, che si fa bere molto bene, rinfrescando ma nello stesso tempo dando quel qualcosa in più con toni tostati e maltati. Un amaro ben dosato ed inserito. Forse fin troppo equilibrata nel senso che pecca di una personalità un po’ spenta. In altre parole, si apprezza ma non sorprende. La lager e la east india pale ale mi sono sembrate più interessanti.

On tap at Theory in Chicago, served in a pint glass. Pours clear medium brown with a trace tan head that fades to leave a minimal amount of lace. On the nose, there are notes of toasted malts, brown sugar, fruit, raisins and hops. The flavour is moderately sweet throughout with a slight herbal bitterness. Candi sugar, caramel and anise come through well. The finish is long and malty with a slight anise accent. On the palate, it is medium in body with a smooth texture and average carbonation. Overall, this is a nice brown ale. Satisfying and very sessionable. 2011-12-10

Bottle. Pours dark brown with a smallish off-white head. Aroma and flavor are roasted malt with a bit of slightly burned character, a fair bit of typical brown ale nuttiness, a touch of tart fruit, fairly sweet, some chocolate. Medium, slightly creamy mouthfeel.

Faultless to look at; a shimmering deepest ruby tinged brown with fine, intermittent carbonation raising up a dense, solid off-white head. Soft, powdery carob and cocoa nose with jut a hint of cola, wood and raw, weedy hops. The hops are quite pronounced in the mouth, giving it a weedy, vine-clipping taste and moderate bitter edge. Assertively dry finish, woody and slightly nutty with good length. Light in body but smooth, oily and well rounded with only a prickle of carbonation to excite the front. Praline toffee and milk chocolate-like sweetness upfront ties in well. Very well balanced. Alarmingly easy to drink. I like this one, just plain ol’ good drinking stuff. (35,5cL, BBE 06/12, Mane Liquor, Belmont)

Bottle @ Home. Pours brown with light brown head. Aroma of roasted malt, caramel, fruit, grassy hops. Taste is bready malt, caramel, light notes of dark chocolate, fruit, dry grassy hops. Medium body, soft carbonation. 011211

355 ml bottle.
Rated on 20110728.
Pours clear brown colour with no head. Aroma of light caramel malts and some fruity notes. Flavour of sweet caramel, malts, hay and some ripe fruits.
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Bottle@Home. I love the aroma, very malty, light fruity, lightly spiced. Brown, small beige head, fair lace. Malty, fruity, light soft bitterness. Full for just 5.6% ABV. Flavourful, easy going.