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Brooklyn The Concoction

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RATINGS: 103   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.01   SEASONAL: Special   EST. CALORIES: 204   ABV: 6.8%
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Formerly known as "The Tonic"
We spend a lot of time with our pals in the cocktail world, and they are constantly putting new flavor combinations in front of us. One of my favorites is a Scotch-based cocktail called The Penicillin. Invented by bartender Sam Ross at Sasha Petraske’s famous NYC cocktail bar Milk & Honey, the Pencillin is an instant classic. It combines peaty Scotch, ginger-infused honey, and lemon juice. It’s an improbable blend, but it’s delicious, and it’s also the inspiration for our next Brewmaster’s Reserve beer, The Tonic. The government wouldn’t let us call the beer “Penicillin”, we’re afraid. But friends, between you and us, this brand new Tonic will cure many of your ills. Now take your Tonic and text us tomorrow.

MALTS English Peat Smoked Malt, English Pale Malt, German Pilsner Malt

HOPS Willamette, Cascades, Fuggles, Kent Goldings, Simcoe, Citra, Sorachi Ace, Amarillo

ADDITIONS Dried Lemon Peel, Minced ginger, NYS Wildflower Honey, Organic, Lemon Juice from Italy (Sicily)


3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
gyllenbock (1914) - Stockholm, SWEDEN - APR 29, 2012
On tap at Akkurat during Brooklyn tap takeover, April 27, 2012. Slightly hazy golden with a medium, creamy white head. This was indeed a special one. A lot of lime both in the aroma and taste, also ginger and notes smoke. Ice cubes, perhaps?

3.5
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
hirigalzkar (1454) - ENSKEDE, SWEDEN - APR 27, 2012
Draught @ Akkurat. Unique brew, this one... The texture reminds me of soda, altough the taste is quite complex yet in balance. Notes of smoke, orange and preserved fruits. A bit dry. Kind of reminds me of the traditional finnish drink "sima".

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
finol (1344) - Stockholm, SWEDEN - APR 27, 2012
Draught at Akkurat. Pours golden with a white head. Taste of canned citrus fruits (tangerines), hint of smoke and the same sweetness as in rauch biers. A fun brew that tastes a lot lik grapefruit tonic drink mixer.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
omhper (15956) - Stockholm, SWEDEN - APR 27, 2012
Draught at Akkurat, Stockholm. Hazy golden, mid sized head. Heavy on ginger and lemon. Sweet with medium-full body and rounded mouthfeel. Orange peels and ginger marmelade. Low bitterness. Manages to retain balance with all the spices.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
blipp (3920) - Newark, New Jersey, USA - APR 5, 2012
Draft. Pours orange with a white head. Pretty sure they hit the nail on the head with what they were trying to do. Ginger, lemon, and peat smoked malts. The smoked malt is more evident in the flavor. Really weird, but hey, I like weird.

2.9
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 11/20
RGDave (84) - Lebanon, New Jersey, USA - MAR 19, 2012
A strange brew. No pun intended. Neat unfiltered appearance, with head retention, but a confusing armoa of fruits and yeasty/citrus (as strange at it sounds). Taste is bitter sweet sour fruity, with more sweetness as it warms up. Very confusing and not particularly balanced. Finish is relatively clean, but this is a beer that just didn’t grab me at all.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Bacterial (79) - White Bear Lake, Minnesota, USA - FEB 20, 2012
I like odd beers, and this is one of the strangest I’ve had in a while. Served on tap at Stub & Herb’s, this was an interesting combination of many flavors. About 3/4 way though the flavor explosion was a mineral / soapy taste that I did not enjoy, but it quickly mellowed and finished nicely. I would be happy to have this again, but wouldn’t go out of my way for it.

2.7
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
Pwn3d (1911) - Manhattan, New York, USA - FEB 19, 2012
On tap at barcade jersey city. Ginger and dandelion, Lactic, honey, and some lemon. Interesting and while interesting for the first few sips... Falls short and is actually kind of gross.

2.9
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 12/20
hbmason (1037) - Shoreline, Washington, USA - FEB 19, 2012
On draft. Cloudy orangish amber color with a nice white head. Light hop aroma. Dish soap on the back of the palate turned this one off for me.

2.3
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 8/20
BiddleBrau (659) - Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, USA - FEB 11, 2012
On tap at the Shep. Slight haze, darker golden, white head. Sour soda aroma. Yikes! No clue on the flavor of this. It’s not beer is it? Seriously, no idea how to rate this. me no like


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