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Brooklyn Extra Brune 3.57 68

Brooklyn Extra Brune

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
683.59/5.03.57/5.0Special8.5%72.1Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
Commercial Description:
January 2008 release of the Brooklyn Brewmaster Reserve series. Brooklyn Extra Brune is a Belgian-style dark abbey ale, brewed in the style developed by Belgium’s Trappist monasteries. Its rich, plumy, raisiny flavors are derived not only from Belgian yeasts, but also from imported Belgian dark “candi” sugar syrup. This syrup is ultra-caramelized, lending both flavor and color to this copper-brown beer. The yeast gives the beer a fruity/spicy complexity, which starts slightly sweet on the palate, but dries into the finish. This is a perfect beer for winter foods – game meats, lamb, stews, and rich cheeses. Malts: European Pilsner malt, Belgian “Special B”. Additional sugars: Belgian Dark Candi Hops: German Perle OG: 19.2° Plato ABV: 8.5%
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 bu11zeye (5621), Frisco, Texas, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/514/20
Jul 2, 2008  
(Draught) Pours a cloudy amber body with a medium creamy almond head. Aroma of clove, banana, earthiness, toasted malt, and faint plastic. Flavor of rye, light smoke, dark fruit, candi sugar, and caramel malt.


 JoeMcPhee (5025), Jackson Heights, New York, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/515/20
Jan 27, 2008  
Growler from Bowery Whole Foods. Deep hazy ruby tinted brown beer. Thick white head. Aroma is herbal with loads of banana and a soft caramelly malt base. Thin Belgian malts. A touch of smoky phenols and honeyed sweetness. Fairly smooth palate, wheaty spiciness and a banana-loaded sweetness. Clovey spiciness and some light chocolate. A bit peppery with a sweet nutty finish. A bit too much banana and it’s strangely thin-bodied. Going blind I’d call this a weizenbock, but the folks at Brooklyn say it isn’t, so we’ll go with that. Not bad.


 ¾ (4999), Colorado, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/515/20
Mar 20, 2008  
Draft @ Rustico. Dark tawny murky brown colored body with a toast/tan colored head. Direct brown sugar/toast/trappist-like yeast heavy nose: clove, raisin, toast, dates, etc. Flavor is slightly sweet, chewy, a little gritty - tastes of brown sugar and cherry malts, some booze for sure, more apparent than 9% should be, but overall a pretty damn tasty dark Belgian.


 Tmoney99 (4778), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Feb 21, 2008  
Growler from Party Town. Poured clear dark rubt color with an average frothy off-white head that was mostly lasting with excellent lacing. Moderate to heavy complex caramel malt, tart fruit, banana and bubblegum aroma. Medium body with a smooth texture. Medium to heavy complex bittersweet flavor with a medium to heavy sweet finish of moderate duration. Solid drinkable beer.


 DocLock (4648), Lower Pottsgrove, Pennsylvania, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/513/20
Apr 4, 2008  
Draft at DRE. Deep copper toward brown pour with off-white head. Nose is banana, clovey spice, some cobwebby yeasty malt. Tastes malty with a solid banana and clove flavor underneath.


 BBB63 (4267), La Porte, Indiana, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/512/20
Feb 10, 2008  
Draft at Hotshotz in Indy (snifter): Reddish coppery hue with a small head and spotty lace. The aroma has notes of caramel, toasted bread, candi sugar, raisins, light hop and herbal vapours. The taste starts syrup and sweet with a spicy and earthy background. Slightly bitter and medicinal as well. The mouth feel is smooth and lush, oily and a tad dry on the finish. Not too bad but slightly underwhelming, expected more.


 goldtwins (4084), Nesconset, New York, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/514/20
Feb 18, 2008  
Poured a lightly hazed amber color with an off-white head. The aroma was mildly fruity (banana and apple) with a light tartness. Some brown sugar notes. The flavor matched the aroma and was nice but thin and short. Overall it was nice so I will try it again from the bottle this time.


 Radek Kliber (3972), Toronto (Can) Krotoszyn (Pol), Ontario, Canada
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Feb 18, 2008  
On Tap at Blind Tiger (NY)
Appearance: Clear amber brown with medium light – fine creamy top 3+
Nose : Wheat grain with brown malts, spicy black pepper like finish.7-
Flavor/Palate : Medium light bodied with short carbo burst , middle was surprisingly shallow. Caramel malty sides with spiced typical to Belgian ales accents. Its lightness contribute do its decent drink ability.



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