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RATINGS: 560   WEIGHTED AVG: 3   SEASONAL: Summer   EST. CALORIES: 135   ABV: 4.5%
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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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3.2
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
Christpuncher (221) - Chicago, Illinois, USA - APR 20, 2013
A decent summer ale with a lot of flavor. Very smooth and tasty. Smells fruity and pours a nice yellow. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
naivepegasus (307) - USA - APR 5, 2013
Pours a golden orange with a bit more than a finger of stark white foamy head. Grass/straw notes. Light sweetness to start that fades into a bit of a bitter aftertaste. It’s alright, but it’s sticky feel in the end makes it less refreshing than I’d prefer.

2.6
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
oh6gdx (18576) - Vasa, FINLAND - APR 3, 2013
Bottled (from AbM). Goldeny amber colour, with a mediumsized foamy white head that quickly becomes a small firm foamy head. Aroma is sweet fruits, floral and mild spicy and caramelly notes. Flavour is bready malts, some fruity and floral notes along with some grass and mild vegetably notes.

2.7
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
Deu (395) - IRELAND - MAR 29, 2013
Bottle at the Thomas house in Dublin. Golden colour with almost no head. Aroma is light of fruit. Very light beer. Average. Y

3.5
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
alcaponejunior (350) - Texas, USA - MAR 26, 2013
Yellow tan and clear with some rising bubbles and a small head/not a lot of lace. Smell and taste: Grainy, floral, grassy, a little bit of toast and bread, lightly hopped. A pleasant and tasty, light, refreshing brew, great summertime beer. Carbonation is pretty good and aftertaste is lightly sweet. Another good one from Brooklyn.

2.9
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
triskaideka (48) - IRELAND - MAR 6, 2013
Bottle @home. Slightly hazy amber colour with a white head - floral aroma with some bitterness in the flavour. Nice enough - but not memorable

3.1
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 14/20
Emitch14 (51) - Westhampton, New York, USA - FEB 24, 2013
Light copper in color, weak aroma Light taste with a light palate, this is also a couple months past best by date ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

1.9
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 7/20
Hirotoma (471) - Bologna, ITALY - NOV 2, 2012
Questa la definiamo una birra??? Orribile come si presenta, orribile nell’aroma e nel gusto, retrogusto inesistente. Devo dire altro?

2.7
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 12/20
Davros (1484) - Melbourne, AUSTRALIA - OCT 29, 2012
Pours amber with a quickly fading head. Nose shows some soft floral and spicy notes but very faint. Also a little malt and vegetal notes underneath. Flavours are a bit better with some attractive malt and more spicy hops. Very light. Feels a bit watery.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
tyler_durden (113) - ITALY - OCT 5, 2012
UPDATED: MAR 5, 2013 Bottle @ eataly Bologna. It pours golden with a white head on top. Taste: caramel, toasted malt and a good bitterness. For me a good everyday beer


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