Brooklyn Brown Ale

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

Pours deep brown with thin off-white head. The aroma was fairly weak with not much coming through. The flavor was mostly watery, fairly bland, let alone a lack of character. Finish is lightly bitter.

12 oz. bottle trade with neighbor. Poured into my SA "perfect pint" glass a brown color with amber tones showing through the base, a foamy tan head, and clingy patches of lacing. The aroma was roasted malt, sweet grain and caramel. The flavor added to these an appropriate hop bitterness to balance. The body was medium, with lively carbonation, and a clean, crisp mouthfeel. Very nice.

12 oz beer as an extra in a trade. Dark brown pour with a light tan head. Aroma is mostly caramel and toffee with some light citrus hop. Flavor more of the same, a little bit of bitterness in there as well. Solid beer, would drink again.

September 2008 Beer of the Month Club (Though I had had this one before)

Overall Impression: Here is my review from the September tasting:
A little hops, a little caramel, nice beer.

From bottle at Norma Jean, Brown to red color with nice off white head, aroma of american hops, mainly grapefruit some citrus and some malt, flavor is malty with some acid and some herbs, finsih with a low to medium bitterness, body is medium. Not more than OK and not a classic brown ale.

Aroma and taste of vanilla, toasty dark malt, raisin-y lightly tart fruit, caramelly toffee, gorgeous perfect little center note of hops, hint of yeast sour at very end, simply great! Very good fresh bottle at Rhino.

12oz bottle. Very drinkable brown ale. Good caramel and malted roast flavors. Good session beer.

I would say this poured a deep red, rather than brown, with a small white head. Nothing like our sweet English brown ales; much more fruity with a strong hoppiness and bitterness. I really enjoyed this beer, as I have all the Brooklyn beers I have so far tasted.