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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 
7013.67/5.03.66/5.0Special9%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?  
 JensenTaster (1585), Denmark
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/515/20
Nov 1, 2007  
(on tap)Goden like urin on a sunday morning, small white head. Fruity, elderflowernose. Quit pointy, high carbonation, ticks real nice. The alcohol get´s the upperhand allready in the taste and continues to dominate a finish with notes of wood, apple and spelt.


 jsquire (2078), St. Marys, Ohio, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/517/20
Oct 31, 2007  
Hazy yellow out of the bottle with a lasting white head. Spicey coriander, clove and orange nose. Nice bitter orange peel, coriander, pepper and light yeast flavors. The alcohol is well integrated. A very enjoyable beer.


 pantani (1893), Salinas, California, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Oct 31, 2007  
Lightly foggy gold, with a thin white head. Aroma is citrus, light spiciness, light background hoppiness. Taste is very malty, with alcohol sweetness, fruit, not much depth.


 DragonStout (1380), Pataskala, Ohio, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/104/514/20
Oct 31, 2007  
Poured a cloudy golden color with a foamy white head.The nose was bananas, wheat, cloves and honey.Flavor was malty, fruity and bready.This t me was closer to a strong hefe-weizen.finish was sweet fruits.


 IrishBoy (2683), Bakersfield, California, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Oct 30, 2007  
750ml bottle; Nose of spices, corriander, yeast, and light sweet fruitiness; hazy gold with a medium, glass-lacing, white head; flavor of corriander, yeast, light alcohol, and hop bitterness. Pretty good!


 dogfishho (172), Bloomfield, New Jersey, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/514/20
Oct 30, 2007  
Pours a golden yellow color with large, bright white bubbles in the head. The head dissipates quickly, leaving a rather unattractive yellow, flat appearing beer behind. Fortunately, the aroma is yeasty with candi malts and a faint hop aroma that balances the profile nicely. The flavor is the typical Belgian Golden, but with some extra oomph from the higher alcohol content. Coriander, orange peel. sweet citrus, and even a little bit of white pepper. Pretty good, but not outstanding, overall.


 drfabulous (1206), Columbia, Missouri, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/517/20
Oct 29, 2007  
Almost Chimay-like. A Belgian Blond style. Golden. Pours nicely. Good taste. Typical flavors you expect. The only drawback is that it doesn’t finish as good as it starts. But a nice beer. Well worth the month it took me to finally open it. Wish we got it around here.


 polomagnifico (531), Saginaw, Michigan, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/103/514/20
Oct 29, 2007  
Huge white foamy head that was mostly lasting. Sparkling gold hue. Aroma of yeast, sweet malt, dried fruits, and crystal. Flavor is yeasty with the classic sweet Belgian crystal. Light in body and lively carbonation. Not bad, would try again.



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