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RATINGS: 1443   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.4   EST. CALORIES: 168   ABV: 5.6%
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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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3.8
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
madsberg (8819) - Søborg, DENMARK - MAY 17, 2004
Bottled @ DBF2004: Dark red/brown coloured. Chocolate brown head. Malts and fruit accents in the aroma. Flavour has notes of cocoa, malts, some hops and a slight fruitcharacter. Ends up light bitter.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
Tmoney99 (8784) - Cincinnati, Ohio, USA - MAR 1, 2006
Bottle. Poured a brown color with a large frothy light brown head that lasted with good lacing. Heavy toasted malt and light hop aroma. Medium body. Solid sweet toasted flavor with a light bitter finish. Good complex brew.

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 12/20
gunnfryd (8564) - Kristiansand, NORWAY - MAR 24, 2006
Bottle. Amber colour with a beige head. Roasted caramel and lacerish aroma.Sweet roasted caramel flavour. roasted caramel finish.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Koelschtrinker (8485) - Köln (Cologne), GERMANY - OCT 4, 2011
Geringfügig säuerlicher Antrunk mit hopfig-malzigem Grundton. Minimal alkoholisch, das Malz wird stärker, wird durch die Herbe aber begrenzt. Süffig, in Teilen eher mild. Süffig malzig, erdig, nussig, erfrischende Säure. 7/11/11/11/11/11

2.9
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
Lubiere (8243) - Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA - APR 22, 2004
TAP-Brown ale, with a faint malty aroma. Very nice nuts in the mouth with caramalized malts, slightly acidic, medium bodied.

4.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 18/20
hopscotch (8217) - Vero Beach, Florida, USA - SEP 12, 2002
UPDATED: MAR 22, 2009 Bottle... This beer rocks!... I loved this brown ale. Very malty, but also well hopped. Well balanced. I dig brown ale and this one did not disappoint. One of my favorite brown ales!

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
Bov (8204) - Bienne, SWITZERLAND - OCT 2, 2000
dark brown colour, beautiful head, nut aroma, creamy, sweet

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
pivnizub (8000) - Bochum, Porúří, GERMANY - DEC 30, 2008
Bottle. Clear, chestnut-amber coloured, small beige head with a little lace. Fruity-chocolatey nose with subtle influences of toasted malt. Moderate bitter-sourish flavour, medium bodied. Lingering fruity and toasted finish with a light bitterness. Pleasant, well crafted stuff.......

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
chrisv10 (7860) - DENMARK - APR 1, 2010
50 cl draft. Brown body with medium size tan head. Flavour is malt, caramel and fruit.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
MoritzF (7756) - Bochum, GERMANY - SEP 3, 2010
(bottle, 35.5cl) Clear, brown colour with a ruby shine and a short beige foamy head. Sweet roast-malty aroma with caramel, liquorice, subtle berry fruity notes and a good dash of herbal and woody hops. Sweet-bitter flavour, light to medium bodied with a soft carbonation. Roast-malty and slightly berry-fruity taste with caramel, liquorice and a rising hops character towards the finish. Aromatic and well-rounded brew. 29.XII.08


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