Brooklyn Local 2

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

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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Rating #650. Bomber, shared. Pours a hazy brown with a tan head that leaves noticeable lace. Aroma is yeast, spice, slight wood, grain, floral, citrus, and honey detectable. Taste is much lighter than you’d expect from a beer this color, with malt and chocolate notes up front dissolving into a lighter fruit, cittrus, clove, and honey characteristic at the end. Alcohol was not evident, even upon warming. Well-done beer, and shout-out to the cashier at the beer store who told me this was an imperial white.

20090309 750ml bottle from RB Spirits. Hazed medium brown with medium sized, manageable tan head that sheets lace. Attractive beer. Aroma is bright and fresh with mild yeast spiciness, birch wood, toasted grain, and definite floral notes. I don’t detect any citrus on the nose. Body is airy and light up front and across the middle, but it does not lack in backbone or malt presence. I would not have guessed from the body or flavor that this was nine percent, it comes across as a slightly sturdy dubbel. Flavors emerge with temp to include some citrus, clove, and fresh bready malts. At first this beer wasn’t really doing much for me, but I am appreciating it more throughout the bottle to the degree that I may just buy a few more. The price is right at under eight bucks.

Thanks kiefdog for the share. Pours cola brown with an off-white head. Nose is candy sugar, malt, some hops, dark fruit, honey, some sweetness in the background, and some chocolate. Flavor is lots of malt, honey, some hops, and again, honey. Finishes with malt, hops, and honey. Enjoyable and very drinkable.

Pours a dark brown with a big foamy tan head. Aroma is sweet, spices, citrus. Taste is sweet, citrusy (lemon and orange), some honey, and some darker fruits as well. I enjoyed this one a lot, but it is a little pricey.

Pours a dark brown with a sweet aroma of orange, malts and honey. Flavor is sweet with honey, orange balanced by roasted malts. A very nice beer!!!

taster poured from a bomber at grape and gourmet. pours a dark brown/burgandy color with a thick, light beige head. aroma is sweet, dark fruits, cherries, raisins, some clover honey, and delicious spice notes. flavor is sweet and nicely tart with tastes of ripe dark fruits, blackberries, sweet belgian yeast, winter spices, and a touch of honey. palate is very bright, with big carbonation and a slightly sweet, tart aftertaste. overall, a very nice belgian strong but a bit pricey.

75cl bottle from Datz Deli (Tampa, FL). Pours a dark amber to cola brown color with a thick and creamy tan head. Aroma is sweet and malty with notes of raisins, ripe dark fruit, honey, caramel, and some hints of spice. Flavor is sweet and malty with notes of ripe dark fruit, raisins, honey, caramel, yeast, bread, toffee. Medium body with a pleasing sweet malty finish.

Courtesy of kiefdog. Pours deep amber with bubbly tan head. The aroma is a bit mild with apricots, raisins, bright red cherries, a bit of apple and spice. Pretty nice. The taste begins with a pulse of raisins and prunes and then moves toward mild even spices and some sugar candi sweetness. The flavors seem a bit on the bright side at this time.

A solid brew from Brooklyn Brewery. Pours dark brown with a decent sized tan head. Aroma is sweet with citrus - mainly orange, honey, and coriander or clove. Taste is fairly sweet as well with some spice. Just realized I never rated Brooklyn 1 even though I know I have had it.

Bottle: Poured a dark brown with a tan head. Aroma is sweet with fruit, malt, and honey. Taste is sweet fruit and malt, yet has a honey and spice hint in the finish that keeps it from being a sugary mess.