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Brooklyn Extra Brune

Brooklyn Extra Brune

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88
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A Belgian Strong Ale brewed by
Brooklyn Brewery

Brooklyn, New York USA

bottled
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on tap
common

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683.59/5.03.57/5.0Special8.5%72.1Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler P  Stats

Commercial Description:
January 2008 release of the Brooklyn Brewmaster Reserve series. Brooklyn Extra Brune is a Belgian-style dark abbey ale, brewed in the style developed by Belgium’s Trappist monasteries. Its rich, plumy, raisiny flavors are derived not only from Belgian yeasts, but also from imported Belgian dark “candi” sugar syrup. This syrup is ultra-caramelized, lending both flavor and color to this copper-brown beer. The yeast gives the beer a fruity/spicy complexity, which starts slightly sweet on the palate, but dries into the finish. This is a perfect beer for winter foods – game meats, lamb, stews, and rich cheeses. Malts: European Pilsner malt, Belgian “Special B”. Additional sugars: Belgian Dark Candi Hops: German Perle OG: 19.2° Plato ABV: 8.5%

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 thenick (611), North Bellmore, New York, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/56/103/513/20

Apr 25, 2008  
Tap @ House of Brews. Pours a hazy brownish-amber with a lacy off-white head. Aroma is a unique and wonderfully-enticing array of malt, banana, dark fruit, and some caramel/clove aspects as well. The taste is caramel malt up front and then, from my perspective, goes absolutely nowhere. Brooklyn’s Belgian efforts have frustrated me endlessly because they are clearly well put-together but would be vastly better if they had a little complexity. Overall, a disappointment, and that’s a shame, because with a little refinement it could be extraordinary.

 nqualls (575), Tennessee, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Aug 25, 2008  
On tap at Boxer’s in Huntingdon (SP?), PA. Strong aroma of banana and cloves. Flavor is smokey with some malts on the end. Mysterious beer that wants to be great, but can only manage very good.


 joebudzjoe (121), Connecticut, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/514/20
Jul 12, 2008  
On tap @ Monster B’s in Stamford. Strong aromas of banana and initial flavors of a complex hefe. However, as the pint continues, mild butterscotch undertones prevail.


 bu11zeye (3887), Frisco, Texas, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/514/20
Jul 2, 2008  
(Draught) Pours a cloudy amber body with a medium creamy almond head. Aroma of clove, banana, earthiness, toasted malt, and faint plastic. Flavor of rye, light smoke, dark fruit, candi sugar, and caramel malt.


 Rciesla (1136), Brick City, New Jersey, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/56/104/513/20
Jun 2, 2008  
Draft. Pours a dark brown body with a tan head. Aroma is dark fruit, plum and some roasted malt, a good presence of belgian yeast and candi sugar. These traits last well into the finish, which dries and leaves behind a mild etoh warming.


 maniac (2023), Richmond, Virginia, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/516/20
May 18, 2008  
Served from tap at the Brooklyn Beer Dinner at Capital Ale House - Downtown. Very clear ruby amber body with no head and nice lacing. Sweet candi sugar, caramel, molassas, and light floral hops and light rum soaked fruit aroma. Sweet caramel, molassas and rum soaked fruit flavor with hints of banana. Medium full body with low carbonation.



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