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Brooklyn Local 1

Brooklyn Local 1 - Belgian Strong Ale

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 Percentile 
94
overall
Brewed by Brooklyn Brewery
Style: Belgian Strong Ale

Brooklyn, New York USA

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
7033.67/5.03.66/5.0Special9%85.8Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
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Commercial Description:
In Williamsburg, Brooklyn, we forge barley malt and hops from Germany, aromatic raw sugar from Mauritius and yeast from Belgium into our latest beer, Brooklyn Local 1. Behind the full golden color you'll find an alluring aroma, a dynamic complex of flavors. Belgian flair, Brooklyn fortitude and a dusting of our special yeast. To create this beer, we use the old technique of 100% bottle re-fermentation, a practice now rare even in Europe. It gives this beer a palate of unusual depth. Enjoy it locally or globally, as an aperitif or with your favorite dishes. It is particularly nice with spicy seafood and with fine cheeses.
 Most Recent Top Raters Highest Ratings Who's Rated This?  
 djones (116), Michigan, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
Jun 22, 2008  
Clouded, darkish gold. Medium bodied with a touch of sweetness. Caramel, malt, spice, and light citrus flavors. Enjoyable.


 kiefdog (1534), Tampa, Florida, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Jun 22, 2008  
75cl bottle from Total Wine (Jacksonville, FL). Rated on 2/23/08. Pours a cloudy golden color with thin white head. Aroma is molasses, honey, toffee. Flavor is much of the same with hints of pear and bread. Some spice. Light to medium-body with quick, watery finish.


 puboflyons (589), New Hampshire, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/516/20
Jun 19, 2008  
From a 1 pt. 9.4 fl. oz tall bottle no. 3117. Aroma of malts, yeast, and sweetness. Pours a tad hazy golden-bronze with a sizeable off-white head. A goodly amount of lacing. Medium body. Flavor of malts, spices and yeast. The alcohol is also noticeable in the taste and the aroma but it is more subtle than obvious. I shared samples with my Budweiser-drinking friends and they thought it was great. Maybe I’ve helped them change their path to better beers. I thought it was also a nice beer overall.


 Schroppfy (1810), Ohio, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Jun 16, 2008  
I have had this twice. A good bit of diacetyl presence is overlaid upon a good base beer, honeyed and with some straw, with nondistinct fruit. Nice pour, average looks and feel, but overall sweet and not ight, flowery or herbally enough to sustain it over the butteriness. Both times I was relatively unimpressed.


 biggmike (480), Hattiesburg, Mississippi, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Jun 16, 2008  
Poured an attractive golden color with fluffy white head that dissipated fairly rapidly. Aroma is of yeast, spice, and fruit. Flavor was very similar to the aroma and I detected a fruity taste of pears. Beer is nicely balanced and mouthfeel is pleasant. Good stuff.


 sleepylopes (313), New York, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/57/103/513/20
Jun 16, 2008  
An intresting brew, pours a beautiful sandy blond wit an amazing head. Normal at first it settles into a small pile of bubbles tat cling to the side of the glass. They are like little iridesant diamonds. Banana aroma and a decent carmalised flavor atop light malt and yeast. fruity.


 Pyrozoid (352), Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/513/20
Jun 11, 2008  
(Dégusté avec french tickler) Biere de couleur or avec un bon collet un peu collant. Odeur de poires, peches, oranges, petite senteur sucré et corriande. Gout sucré, oranges, peches, un peu poivré et tres fruité.


 ajm (902), Los Angeles, California, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/517/20
Jun 9, 2008  
Bottle at Lucky Baldwin’s. ROCKIN’ BEER!!! Very subtle and drinkable. Very light on citrus, roundly sweet, yeasty, vanilla, mellow apple quality. Haven’t had a beer this good in a while.



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