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Brooklyn Local 1

Brooklyn Local 1

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A Belgian Strong Ale brewed by
Brooklyn Brewery

Brooklyn, New York USA

bottled
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4683.65/5.03.64/5.0Special9%79 Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler P  Stats

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.

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 shintriad (655), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/514/20

Apr 8, 2008  
Insanely huge, thick head, some citrus, candi sugar, banana, little bit of bitterness. Understated, slightly acidic. Not amazing, but a good Belgian.

 canary dog (371), Rutland, Vermont, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/55/103/513/20
Jul 22, 2008  
A well made but unexpectedly strange brew. Perhaps slightly more inspiring than a typical 10% strong beer, but still has strange combination of very alchoholic taste in a whit beer body. Not really my favorite kind of beer.


jeckenroth (45), Charlestown, Massachusetts, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/57/104/517/20
Jul 20, 2008  
Hazy golden inviting color with a short white head. Smells of lemon and hops. Wonderful surprise when first tasting. Light, citrus and spice, but finishes with an out of place vanilla and sweetness. Light on the tongue. Quickly cuts through all other flavors. Lively but not overly intense carbonation.


Homer321 (27), Rockledge, Florida, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Jul 18, 2008  
wow. this is a beer that I could smell all day long and never even taste. purs a nice head, but qiockly dissipates. taste is slightly tart with orange and other light fruits. This is amazingly good. I think the bottle I have is about 6 mos old, not sure if that helped to mellow things out.


 rcasta (232), El Salvador
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/512/20
Jul 16, 2008  
A Sim rate (tap at Heartland Brewery, Union Square): It’s that infectious kind of hops aroma that just jumps out at you! It’s fresh summer. It’s cut grass. Very nice head and lacing. It’s everything an IPA should be. Malty and so freshly hoppy. Delicate after an initial serious assault. Very impressed.


urraca (36), New Jersey, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/518/20
Jul 11, 2008  
Very, very impressive beer. Pours a brilliant hazy gold, with a head that doesn’t last long at all. Lots of citrus on the nose. Taste is so smooth and drinkable and not very carbonated. Definite tastes of citrus, dominated by grapefruit, and other zests. perhaps a little bit of vanilla lingers in the after taste. Will buy again very soon!




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