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Brooklyn Summer Ale

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RATINGS: 560   WEIGHTED AVG: 3   SEASONAL: Summer   EST. CALORIES: 135   ABV: 4.5%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Brooklyn Summer Ale is a modern rendition of the "Light Dinner Ales" brewed in England throughout the 1800's right up until the 1940's. They were also called "luncheon ales" or even "family ales", because they were refreshing and flavorful without being too heavy. We brew our Brooklyn Summer Ale from premium English barley malt, which gives this light-bodied golden beer a fresh bready flavor. German and American hops lend a light, crisp bitterness and a citrus/floral aroma resulting in a beer with a very sunny disposition. FOOD PAIRING Excellent with salads, seafood, quiches, and lightly spicy dishes. It's also great at a brunch. SPECS Style: English Style Light Dinner Ale Malts: Two Row British Malts Hops: German Perle and American Cascade, Fuggle, and Amarillo Alcohol: 4.5% by volume Original Gravity: 11 Plato


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3.1
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
NikkTwist (887) - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA - MAY 22, 2013
Draft at Good Dog. Slightly cloudy straw pour with a nice foamy head. Feels like a punched up witbeer. Expected wheat beer flavors but with a deeper character. Blonde notes. Biscuits. Fuller palate than expected. Nice strong golden wheat.

3.2
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
GuillaumeCL (309) - Toronto, Ontario, CANADA - MAY 22, 2013
On cask at Russel House Tavern. Pours slightly hazy gold with a bit of white head that persists. Smell is fairly sweet with biscuit and caramel but also has a good floral note. Palate is on the lighter side of medium bodied and slightly lacking in carbonation. Taste is slightly sweet throughout and has a small bitter kick in the middle. Good patio beer, but lacking complexity.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Emeister84 (442) - Charlottesville, Virginia, USA - MAY 17, 2013
Aromas of grass, lemon, and mild flowers, with subtle biscuit. Pale gold with a mostly fading, white head. Dry, slightly bitter, and with fresh citrus and floral notes. Light, crisp, and refreshing.

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Cuso (2647) - Bratislava, SLOVAK REPUBLIC - MAY 14, 2013
Bottle from friend, many thanks Peter. dark golden color with medium white head. Malty, fruity aroma with citrus hops. Taste, malt, fruit, citrus hops. Dry hoppy finish.

2
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 7/20
snoworsummer (353) - baltimore, Maryland, USA - MAY 10, 2013
Draft. Pours clear pale yellow. Just tastes like malt and wheat. Smells biscuity. Light body and medium carbonation.

2.5
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 11/20
artmcd8 (652) - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA - MAY 9, 2013
Pours a straw yellow. Super light, super fizzy yellow beer. Watery and bland. Not my cup of tea.

3.6
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
HoppyBudgie (232) - SOLA, NORWAY - MAY 4, 2013
Clear golden coloured with a medium sized white head. Sweet and fruity aroma of hops with flowery notes. Sweet and fruity flavour of hops with flowery notes. Hoppy finish. Fresh summer ale. Wish we had something like this from the bigger brewerys in Norway instead of the crap their selling

3.1
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
omhper (17472) - Stockholm, SWEDEN - APR 30, 2013
Draught at Akkurat, Stockholm. Lightly hazy golden, mid sized head. Zesty citrus aroma. Dryish with clean mouthfeel and light-medium body. Some citrus, clean malt. Fairly low bitterness. Fairly refreshing.

3.8
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 15/20
olliejobbins (328) - Bedfordshire, ENGLAND - APR 29, 2013
22oz bottle. great description is the brewer’s description. extremely light drinking but very flavoursome at the same time.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
VictorSA (51) - NORWAY - APR 28, 2013
UPDATED: APR 29, 2013 På ølsmaking med Garrett Oliver. Gylden med hvitt skum. Aroma av malt, humle, appelsinskall og honning. Tørr og frisk i munnen med syre og mild kullsyre. Litt nektarin også. Middels kort ettersmak. Forfriskende og spennende sommerøl. (Den Gode Nabo, 28.04.13)


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