Brooklyn Flemish Gold

Formerly brewed at Brooklyn Brewery
Style: Saison
Brooklyn, New York USA

Serve in Tulip

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UPDATED: SEP 21, 2008 Growler from Bierkraft - well, she sure pours nice - cloudy gold, with a frothy, well-sustained head - a lot of orange and lemon zest in the aroma, as well as some ginger, and a strong mix of wildflowers - this is quite nice at first, but after a while it starts to remind one of expensive soaps - a bit of cobweb/earthiness in the mix keeps it interesting, though - the flavor is quite dry, almost dusty, with peppery hops, lemony character, and some zesty, spicy notes late - I long for some mild sweetness to balance these characteristics, but it remains quite dry - there is some phenolic character and a wheaty tang through the middle - much like the aroma, there is a rustic, earthy quality to the flavor that adds a nice dimension - lingering peppery flavor on the tongue - I would like a little bready malt to balance the dryness, but this is a nice beer none-the-less (update, sort of - I’m halfway through the growler, and now that my palate has adjusted to the dryness, this comes across like a hoppy saison - I still want more malt character to balance it, but the hoppiness is quite nice).

Bierkraft growler. Pours a cloudy golden with a bumpy white head. Doughy, yeasty aroma with some dusty straw and lemony noble hops. I picked up on a slight and odd saltiness as well as a mild funk. Flavor of bready malts that have very little sweetness at first, but rather more of a cracker/pretzely dryness. Some mild sweetness does evolve after a while in the glass, which also leads to a more noticeable light citrus/dusty noble hoppiness in the finish (Saaz?). Medium to full bodied with gentle carbonation. Wasn’t this one supposed to be brewed with Brett? If so, I haven’t picked up on much, except maybe a splinter of dry barnyard railing on the aroma. Overall a pretty good addition to the "Brewmaster Series," of Belgian style ales, even if it seems formulaic and conservative.