3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 13/20
Brooklyn’s big beers tend to be as tough as their namesake, always carrying along an alcohol punch to counter any flavors conjured up. Local 1 is no exception. Takes up a saison-wheat beer character in the nose, with stronger malts and sugar upping the sweetness of the taste. A little too sweet for me, but the tartness of the yeast goes nicely with the hefe leanings. I’d be a bigger fan of this brew if the alcohol wasn’t so prominent; the bubbly feel and the heat give Local 1 the texture of cheap champagne. Still, the weird complexity of flavors makes this bottle one to try. (2008)
4.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
Hazy golden body with a long lasting thick and densely bubbled white head. Fruity esters with biscuit and lemon. Palate is nice. Carbonation level is about perfect. Very enjoyable and my first brew from Brooklyn, other than the collaboration IPA Tripel with Schneider-Weisse.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pours slightly hazy orangeish red with white head. Uncaged it, and the cork popped out on its own and started gushing, but once the carb settled down it came across quite nicely. Aroma has notes of some fruity orange, vanilla, spice, bready yeast, earth, some grassy hops. Taste is fruity with esters, some slight farmhouse funk, orange and lemon, with notes of bread, coriander, touch of sweet vanilla, finishing slightly bitter and an alcoholic bite. Good stuff.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
UPDATED: JUL 29, 2011 Manage to grab a 2006 batch of local 1 straight from garret’s stash at the blind tiger. Sour aroma combining with orange and lemon zest. Coriander is present. Loads of spices come through in the taste with inclusions of banana, mint leaf and biscuity malts. Nice brew. Re-rate: Just recieved a fresh supply of Local 1 down under and it was nowhere near as good as the first time I had it. So the rating I’m giving it now is an inbetween. Lacked lots of the notes that I assume the ageing gave it
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pours golden yellow with a big pillowy white head that seams to continue to grow in the glass before settling down. Aroma of belgian yeast, grain, bread, light fruit. Taste is pretty much the same but just like the black chocolate stout it tastes "industrial."
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 1/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle. Actually the test batch. A definite belgian golden ale. Smells of wheat, yeats, breadz, lemon and sugar. Taste is the same! Almost saisonish. Really excellent
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
A golden color, strong and full in flavor. Malt and yeast flavors are most prevalent with some fruit and sour taste.
4.5 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Birra rifermentata in bottiglia.
Per fare questa birra vengono usati malto d’orzo e luppoli dalla Germania, zucchero grezzo dalle Mauritius e lievito dal Belgio.Dietro al suo color dorato, possiamo apprezzare una complessità di sapori tipici di una birra Belga. Color oro, profumo seducente, un complesso dinamico di sapori. Per creare questa birra, si usa la vecchia tecnica del flacone da 100% ri-fermentazione, una pratica ormai rara anche in Europa. Si dà a questa birra un palato di profondità inusuale. E’ particolarmente piacevole con frutti di mare e con formaggi leggermente piccanti.
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