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Brooklyn Ale

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55
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bottled
common

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
6273.09/5.03.09/5.05.1%73.9English pint, Shaker
Commercial Description:
Formerly known as Pennant Ale '55...Brooklyn Pennant Pale Ale '55 is a classic English pale ale, brewed with the prized Maris Otter Malt and Fuggles, Willamette and Cascade hops. Maris Otter is an old malt variety that yields an incomparable biscuity flavor. Pennant is chesnut-colored, medium in body with a hearty malt palate and smooth hop finish. This beer is a tribute to Brooklyn’s world champion baseball team.
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 BigBeer45 (693), Troy, Michigan, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/513/20
May 26, 2007  
12 oz. Bottle: honey amber pour with a faint off-white head that fades some but leaves lots of lacing, faint hop floral fragrance, sweet toasty and nutty malt aromas with faint caramel, taste of malt with toast and faint caramel, dry finish with a nice bite, tasty drink.


 morrdt (608), Jacksonville, Florida, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
May 25, 2007  
Bottle from Total Wine in Huntersville NC, this beer was good from the start. Drank easy with a slight aroma of malts and hops, a very nice beer but one that shouldn’t be rated higher than some of the other outstanding beers.


 cheapdark (2016), Monacatootha, Pennsylvania, USA
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/103/54/103/510/20
May 24, 2007  
Pop the lid for an aroma reminesent of uncleaned showers that may have mold growing in there. Don’t ask me how I know. Pour is a little darker and more brown than the ubiquitous pale yellow american beer. However, this color is more like Yuengling lager than a dark beer. About as good as flavor goes when compared to other EPA that I have tasted. I must say tho this is better than Saranac Pale Ale. Not bad for a backup but too muchfor a session. Finish is not oppresive and I don’t think I can detect much bitterness on the finsh. The finish does have a sort of hoppy bite forming some kind of odd fruit impact on the back of the throat that hangs for a while.


 bryandhargrave (165), Richmond, Virginia, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
May 24, 2007  
My local taphouse says "Some beers you date, this one you marry". I think thats a good representation. A good pale ale that goes does easy and isn’t too heavy. I find its easy to convince a lot of people to switch to this from drinks like Bass or Sam Adams.


 mlist55 (210), media, Pennsylvania, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/105/55/104/511/20
May 23, 2007  
Aroma of salty vegetables with light Euro-lager sweetness. Pours a transparent amber with a decent off-white head that lasts a minute or so. Okay, this is just wrong. Tastes like green beans with some Euro-lager sweetness in the background and a slightly sour finish. A little thin and watery.


 guzzler67 (1278), Hanover, Maryland, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/516/20
May 20, 2007  
Clear, amber/gold appearance with an average size, off white head and light lacing. Low keyed, biscuity aroma. Toasted malt taste, well balanced by the flowery, mildly spiced hops. Meduim-bodied, moderately carbonated mouthfeel, leading to a dry, affably bitter finish.


 stison42 (318), Blacksburg, Virginia, USA
2.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/102/54/103/55/20
May 19, 2007  
Golden orangish with a nice slight citrussy aroma. Slightly bitter but clean. Taste lingers with an ok body. Not bad but too bitter.


 ekstedt (2425), Göteborg, Sweden
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/512/20
May 19, 2007  
Bottle. Clear reddish brown, medium off-white head. Toffeish, nutty malt aroma, grassy and piney hops. Medium bodied, decent mouthfeel. Light sweetness to start with, and a moderate bitterness in the (short) finish. Well balanced but onedimensional.



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