Brooklyn Brown Ale

Brewed by Brooklyn Brewery
Style: Brown Ale
Brooklyn, New York USA

Draft at Raleigh WBF. Malty hops on the nose, sweet aroma. Same on palate. Thin, though, and too much sweetness. Quite average, but I would happily get one on tap every once in awhile.

Brooklyn Brown Ale is a dark reddish brown with a frothy light brown head that fades to a blotchy film. The head retention is excellent and it leaves thick sheets of foam on the glass. It has a full, malty, chocolaty, roasty aroma that’s fresh, a touch sweet and a bit spicy. The bouquet is dusty. It has a medium-light body and it’s pretty smooth. The finish is dry and a little gritty. The flavor is mellow, roasty, lightly bitter and a touch sour. It tastes like brown sugar and it’s grainy. It has pretty good balance. Good stuff.

Brooklyn Brown Ale is a deep mahogny color with a small and disappearing khaki head. The aroma is very light and developed by the sweet malts used in brewing. The flavor has some notes of chocolate and hops. This is a little more watery than I like, and leaves a poor aftertaste. I would have rated this higher is the head were more fully developed. This is a common problem amongst the Brooklys Brewery offerings I have tried.

On draft. Brown like the label says, with a 2 inch head. Not much of a nose, and pretty similar to the lager, but with actually less overall body. On my second beer, as it warmed a bit, the flavors opened up to exhibit a bit more depth. Pretty simple beer, but not bad.

355 ml bottle. Clear ruby brown. Low tan head. Toasted, toffeeish malt aroma. Peppery, caramellih notes. A scent of sweetend citrus. Taste is inviting sweet and malty with a well balanced hopbitterness. Healthy body. Malty-bitter finish. A reliable Brown Ale.

Bottle. Pours red/brown with a beige head. Aroma is sweet and roasted malt, caramel and chocolate. Medium body. Flavor is lightly roasted malt with a light note of coffee and wood. Not bad.

Aroma: Light molasses, brown sugar, grainy, light alcohol, very light/earthy hops - maybe a little centennial/chinook? Appearance: Brilliant dark brown, off-white and persistent head of small bubbles and medium lacing Flavor: Dark biscuit/melanoidin flavor, light residual brown sugar sweetness, slight carbonic bite, light caramel and roast Mouthfeel: Medium to medium-heavy body, but not "chewy"... The caronation helps to lighten the residual sweetness. Overall: Fantastic brown ale. A great interpretation of the quintissential homebrew style, but not so roasty/coffee like many believe it should resemble...

(From old notes, draught at Painobaari on 2008-01-22) Quite small head. Very brown in colour. Hops and malts in nose. Hops in taste, too, and after the beer got warmer malts appeared. Rather balanced taste.