Brooklyn Shackmeister Ale

Brewed by Brooklyn Brewery
Style: Bitter
Brooklyn, New York USA

Serve in English pint

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Golden brown, thin, light with a taste of wheatish tones. A tad bitter, a tid malty. Very decent summer beer. As one person on Untappd said, ’inoffensive.’ I’d drink it again.

Copper color in the (plastic) glass. Aroma of bready malt and a hint of noble hop spice. Good balance. Very sessionable.

16oz plastic cup draught, $5.25 at the upper west side Shake Shack. Clear amber with small off-white head, fair retention. Toasted malts and sweet caramel, florals behind. Flavor follows suit with not too much sweetness. Finishes dry with bitterness at a 3, no butter. Light body with low prickly carbonation. Good enough with my Burger.

Draft. Pours a golden body with a white head. Sweet lagered yeast tones with butter and bread tones. Not very clean, not soft, butter, fruit and grain. Pretty disappointed.

Tap at Gingerman. Pours a mostly clear pale golden with a thinning white head. Aroma is a touch buttery, diacetyl, and fruity ester, light cracker biscuit, toast, cereal, some slight berry and pear. Flavor is toast, light biscuit, pale malts, toast, slight fruitiness with just a slight butter hint from the English yeast, finish is a bit on the slick side from the diacetyl, but it was still ok overall. The light dinner ale was a bit better as it was cleaner and more crisp in the end.

On tap at the Shaek Shack on UWS. Pours a copper color with little head. taste is of floral and citrus hops. toasted malt and medium bitterness. went fine with the standard shack burger.

On tap @ Shake Shack in Madison Square Park Pours clear amber/orange with just a bit of white head. Light hop aroma with some fruity notes, some bready malts. Light bodied and easy drinking with a touch of sweetness. Fairly bland but not bad.

tap @ Saratoga Race track @ Shake Shack. Liked this. Lighter copper pour. Citrus hops aroma, toasted malts. Taste was lemon, light grapefruit citrusy driven bitterness. Seemed more APA than english bitter. Well balanced & great sessionable beer.

Draft from the UWS shake shack. Looked and tasted like a less brown more pale standard brooklyn lager.

Tap @ Citi field during Mets vs. Nationals game. I liked this a bit more than the Sabroso Ale which is served literally opposite shake shack. Taste was medium, bitter, nice hop finish. Went great with my burger, hot dog, cheese fries and chocolate shake!