Brooklyn Local 1

Brewed by Brooklyn Brewery
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Brooklyn, New York USA

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

Large bottle. Hazy yellow with a large head. Yeasty aroma with some citrus and soft fruit. Flavour is similar, long lingering dry palate. Fruity, tasty and hides its alcohol level very well. Dangerously quaffable

One of my personal favorites. Great value when you can find it, usually on 10 bucks for the bottle. Great citrusy palate and taste. Check it out.

ASPETTO SCHIUMA: bianca , abbondante, non molto fine, media persistenza COLORE: oro chiaro, leggermente velata AROMA al versarla si avvertono note fruttate ( mela, pesca), fresche, con un leggero tocco agrumato; accompagna un evidente profumo di lieviti belgian-style. Mettendo il naso nel bicchiere si avvertono i malti con note dolciastre e note alcoliche SAPORE imbocco abbastanza dolce, smussato da una frizzantezza pungente, che apre le porte a sapori fruttati ( marmellata di albicocche) con un punto acidulo agumato. Il dolce dei malti si mescola bene con quel tocco belga, rimanendo fino alla fine, quando poco a poco si insinua un amaricante speziato, quasi pepato, che prende il sopravvento in un ritardato retrogusto secco. alcool ben evidente, sopratutto nel finale. TEXTURE corpo medio, controbilanciato da una carbonazione vivace che ricorda i vini spumosi. COMMENTO FINALE un belgian-inspired ben riuscito, con malti ben strutturati, supportati da una calda alcolicità e resi dinamici da un fruttato intrigante a cui contribuiscono i lieviti belga e da uno speziato finale. Rimane nel complesso una birra fresca, quasi da aperitivo nonostante i 9 gradi sulle spalle e per nulla timidi. non è il genere che preferisco ma rimane un prodotto USA molto ben fatto ma soprattutto ben cammuffato: se non ci fosse stato scritto BROOKLYN sulla etichetta avrei giurato fosse una belgian golden ale nostrana.

750ml bottle. Pours a cloudy medium gold, with a huge white head, which lasts very well, and leaves good lacing. Sweet spices are the most prominent aromas, especially cloves, cinnamon and nutmeg, although there are some floral aromas present as well. It is quite hoppy for a Belgian-style ale, with pepper, spice and some lemon notes introducing the beer. These give way to typically spicy yeast flavours in the body, again cloves and cinnamon are notable, with perhaps a trace of ginger as well. Some malt notes come through into the finish, with mild caramel mixing with a weizen-like hint of banana. An enjoyable beer, this one - it is a complex and rewarding drop.

From bottle (#0719). Mild nose, yeasty with light orange peel, muted hops. Light sulfur tang and some sweet wheat notes. A hint of butterscotch. Hazy warm amber-golden with medium foamy white lacing head. Medium watery body with medium-high carbonation. Starts sweet with nice wheat and orange peel, bubblegum, and some alcohol. Carbonic gaseousness and light carbonic tang. Sweet fruity finish with mild to medium hop bitterness. A bit oxidized but overall a nice ale.

From a corked bottle - pours a hazy yellow with thick white head and a huge amount of carbonation. Lots of lacing on the glass. Has a citrus taste to it along with a grassy malt flavor. Creamy mouthfeel.

Pours a hazy medium orangish amber color. Aroma is lightly malty, hoppy, yeasty, with a touch of fruit. Flavor is a nice mixture of malts and fruits with a hop kicker.

750mL corked Champagne bottle Pours a big fluffy white head atop a hazy straw body. Yeasty sort of nose - bread dough, pear, apricot, nougat, bit of cheese. Hint of floral hop and grainy cereal malt noticable. Lively carbonation, full creamy texture, welcome hint of tartness. Sweet lightly toasted cereal malts lay a firm foundation for ripe fruit esters of peach, pear and apricot, with some clove spice and cheesy lees character, perhaps a note of diacetyl in there that is complimentary more than anything else. Alcohol embraces with some subtle warmth on finish, moderate bitterness intergrates well. Rather drinkable blonde Belgian strong, leaning towards the "Champenoise" style that a few breweries are embracing these days rather than a Tripel.