RateBeer
Brooklyn Antwerpen Ale 3.07 49

Brooklyn Antwerpen Ale


Percentile
50
overall

bottling
unknown

on tap
unknown

distribution
unknown

Add Distribution Data
send corrections | shelftag |
RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
493.09/5.03.07/5.0Special5%37.2Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
Commercial Description:
While many American beer aficionados enjoy Belgium’s strong specialty ales, we’ve also enjoyed Belgium’s excellent pale ales, on draft at every bar in Antwerp. Brooklyn Antwerpen Ale is our homage to those beers, which have spicy, floral aromatics and mild, biscuity flavors on the palate. These beers are great with choucroute – the tasty local dish of sausages, thick-cut ham and sauerkraut – and with a wide range of other foods. These beers taste brilliant in Belgium, but frankly, by the time they reach our shores, they’re usually a bit tired. We thought it would be fun to bring this beer style to you brewery-fresh. Like the originals, we’ve brewed Brooklyn Antwerpen Ale from lightly caramelized European malts and fermented the beer with a special Belgian yeast at unusually high temperatures. After a few weeks of ageing, the beer is filtered and emerges bright amber. At a sessionable 5% by volume, this is a flavorful beer you can stick with for the evening.
Malts: German Munich and Pilsner malts, Belgian Aromatic malt.
Hops: Hallertauer Perle and Czech Saaz
OG: 12.5° Plato
 Most Recent Top Raters Highest Ratings Who's Rated This?  
 DocLock (4648), Lower Pottsgrove, Pennsylvania, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Apr 18, 2007  
Draft at DRE. Clear copper colored with creamy off-white head. Aroma of acrid citrus, bready malt, hops, and earthy sweaty armpit notes. Tastes caramel malty, with brown sugar, very bready malt notes, citrus. The finish gets doughier and more citric, and the whole thing comes off as a bit odd, but not bad.


 JoeMcPhee (5030), Jackson Heights, New York, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Apr 13, 2007    Updated: May 4, 2007
Tap at Blind Tiger. Deep amber-golden beer, thick white head. Aroma is of pale Belgian malt, a touch of caramel/crystal sweetness on the nose. Soft subtle yeast aroma gives a light subtle spiciness that accents the lean malts. A bit of earthy aroma and a bit of clove. Very faint tartness, a bit of berryish fruitiness as well. The flavour has a bit of minerally and sulphurous character on the front, before a very subtle balance of fruit and lean pale Belgian malt. This is a nice, well-balanced sessionable ale, with much more character than I gave it credit for the first time around. Tap at the Belgian Room. Clear light amber colour with a thick white head. (Incredibly expensive I might add too, at 8 bucks for about an 8 oz pour). Head fades to leave a lovely Belgian lace. Light fruity aroma, apple, pear, and a bit of peachy stone fruit. Fairly minerally aroma as well with a bit of sulphur. Light pale malts give a touch of sweetness to the peachy fruitiness. Crackery flavour against a hint of pear and apple. Soft tart finish. It’s decent, but it’s not really that great. 7 4 6 3 13


 egajdzis (3640), Spring Mount, Pennsylvania, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/55/103/512/20
Apr 13, 2007  
Poured a dark copper color with a small, off white head that left nice lacing on the glass. Aroma of toasted dough, toffee, citrus, and light spices. Taste was more toasted dough, with a pronounced citrus character, toffee, light nuts, and a bit of caramel.


 jcwattsrugger (5581), Florida and, New Jersey, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/513/20
Apr 11, 2007  
ACBeerfest-bottle-pours a light tan head and amber color. Aroma is spicey-corriander, yeast. Taste is spicey-corriander, light malt. OK carbonation.


 kevin62 (267), New Jersey, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Apr 10, 2007  
Had this on draft recently and it poured out an amber color with a small white head.There were aromas of spice,floral and malts.In the taste there was citrus and fruit as well as the spice and malt.This is a pretty good every day beer and at 5%,not too overpowering-not that there is anything wrong with overpowering.


 jason (1627), Easton, Pennsylvania, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/102/510/20
Apr 10, 2007    Updated: Apr 27, 2007
Draft. Clear orange body with thin head. Aroma is lite with some spices and lite citrus being present. Flavor is dry with a lite sweet sugary taste. Malty and slightly bitter. A very boring ale which if I had to classify it I wouldn’t be sure where to put it.


 hopdog (5622), Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Apr 9, 2007  
On tap. Poured a medium orange color with a small sized off white head. Aromas of biscuit, fruity, spices and light yeast. Tastes of breadiness, fruits, and light spices. I was also getting a light herbalness in the tastes.


 Magjayran (1379), Durham, North Carolina, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Apr 9, 2007  
Draft at Tyler’s Taproom in Durham, NC. Pours a pretty, clear amber color. Thick white head. Apples and peaches in the aroma. Big juicy malty flavor with a bready finish and a pleasant sparkling mouthfeel. Not incredibly complex but tasty and enjoyable.



We Want To Hear From You



Join us! RateBeer is made by beer enthusiasts for the craft beer community. Your basic membership is free and allows you to read all beer ratings. Click here to create your account... and give your opinion!

Join Us »

View Page 1 2 3 4 5

Share Your Opinion!
Get started reviewing beers at RateBeer.com now.

First, choose your user name

About RateBeer | Add A Beer | Log In | Edit Personal Info | 100 Beer Club | FAQ | Feedback?
Copyright © 2000-2010, RateBeer LLC