Brooklyn Blast

Brewed by Brooklyn Brewery
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Brooklyn, New York USA

[At Fynske Øldage 2005] A hazy orange beer with a nice off-white head. The aroma is quite hoppy with flowery and grassy notes, while the flavor is sweet and quite hoppy combined with some notes of grass and fruit - I’m thinking grapefruit. Nice not too overwhelming double IPA - though it is not listed as such.

(On tap) Slightly hazy, pale amber with a creamy, off-white head leaving some very neat lacework in my glass. Distinct, oily hop aroma. Fruity, slightly caramelish sweetness, but mainly dominated by the aroma hops which only are pleasant, not overly bitter. Dry, hoppy finish. Really hope that Brooklyn will bottle this at some stage. 291005

Draught at Københavnske Øldage. Clear deep golden. Lychee-like hop aroma. Sweet and fruity with peach, red currant and lots of sweaty lychees. Near full bodied with rounded mouthfeel. Piney bitter finish. Good beer.

CBF07 sample from tap. Pours golden orange with a white head. Aroma is sweet floral. Flavour is aroma hops, bitter and sweet malty. Good malt finish with a bitterness on top.

Draught @ Københavnske Øldage 2007 in Copenhagen. Poured by Garrett Oliver him self :o)). Clear yellow / orange golden color with a huge frothy excellent lacing fully lasting white head. Aroma is heavy hoppy, flowers, grass, straw. Initial flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter, middel flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and heavy bitter, finish flavor is moderate to heavy both sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium to full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.

Draught. Very nice aroma. Dry-hopped? Almost clear, golden colour. Small white head. Very nice, dusty maltiness, and some very nice, aromatic hoppiness. 8 3 8 3 17

Cask at GBBF08. Good caramelly aroma, a bit of cabbage. Car flavour. Quite dry with veg. 6 3 6 3 13

Cask@GBBF2008. Orangeish golden colour, small beige bubbly head. Aroma is fruits, spices, alcohol, some pine and mild notes of yeast. Flavour is alcohol, tropical fruits, yeast and being very balanced. Alcohol gives a nice burn in the finish.

Draft at Fynske Øldage 2005. Cloudy yellow coloured with a small white head. Aroma of fruits, hops and pine needles. Flavour of fruits, pine needles and hops. Dry hoppy finish.