Blue Smoke Ale

Brewed by Brooklyn Brewery
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
Brooklyn, New York USA

Draft @ the Blue Smoke concession stand at Citi Field. Clear amber color with a decent off-white head. Malty start to the aroma with some earthy notes. Malty flavor with a fair amount of hops. Mild-moderate bitter finish. Light bodied.

Tap at Blue Smoke: Served in a chilled mug (off to a bad start). Orange deep golden body is topped by a wispy/flimsy off white film. Stale pale malt aroma- lightly bready with restrained stale hop notes and some diacetyl. Light body with a grainy light stale pale malt flavor- papery, restrained, subdued grassy hop notes. Nothing about this beer is fresh. It is remarkably similar to Shack Meister (are all of the Brooklyn house beers at various NYC establishments re-badges?) Simultaneously homogeneous and off with notes of diacetyl and oxidation. I wish I went there hungry so I could have tried the BBQ instead.

Tap at Blue Smoke. Pale amber beer with a thick white head. Aroma is pretty solid. Soft crackery UK-type malts. Lightly earthy with a light fresh yeastiness as well. Soft crisp noble hops, a little bit floral and spicy. Great balance. Finishes dry and toasty with a soft fresh hoppiness. Pretty solid session beer.

Tap at Blue Smoke. Amber pour, a bit of head. Nutty, clean aroma, almond, a hint of parsley. Flavor is soapy, clean and vegetal, very pure in expression and unyielding. Balanced and drinkable with good carbonation. No idea what this is a blend of but whatever.

Draft at the Blue Smoke. Fruity, fine balance between malt and hops. Not extreme in any way, but it is very impressive that they choose this as a house beer and not an anonymous lager.

Draft at Blue Smoke in NY; it is my understanding it is only available there. It tastes much like an Oktoberfest variety, malty, red, with ample foamy head. There was not as much bitterness as I usually enjoy but a little smoky flavor, which went well with all the food we ate while there. Good beer, great place!

Draft at Blue Smoke. Good ESB coloration and good head on a 20 oz. pint. Both spicy and floral hops on the nose, with a deep malt background. The beer has more depth than its color suggests, with a resinous middle palate and a crisp finish.

On Tap at the Blue smoke. Good looking light amber with nice lasting head. Aroma was fruity and flowery with some herbal and earthy hints. Some caramel malts as well. Flavor is balanced. Sweet crystal malts and light fruity hops blend very well. Nice smooth slightly crisp finish. Goes well with all their great BBQ food. A recomended beer and a recomended restaurant.