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Brooklyn Lager

Brooklyn Lager

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A Vienna brewed by
Brooklyn Brewery

Brooklyn, New York USA

bottled
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Broad Distribution
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Commercial Description:
Brooklyn Lager, the Brewery's flagship label, is New York's "hometown" beer, brewed to a pre-Prohibition recipe that dates back to the days when Brooklyn was the brewing capital of the East Coast. Brooklyn Lager has won numerous awards. Wrote Michael Jackson in the Simon & Schuster Pocket Guide to Beer: "The dry-hopped, fresh, flowery, firm, flavourful, Brooklyn Lager **-*** started well, in 1988, and has gained in character since."

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 DeadGuyFrank (345), http://westchesterbeer.com, USA
5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/510/105/520/20
Aug 14, 2007  
One of my favorites. This is for me was the epihany of lagers. I remember when I was 19 first tasting this and saying, "wow!" Really enjoyable, truly a everyday beer - great with many foods....simply put -> buy a case and never be disappointed.


HoosierDadday (13), USA
4.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/59/105/520/20
Jul 12, 2004  
This is a fantastic beer. Brooklyn’s best, and that’s saying something. Quite possibly the best lager brewed in the United States


LordCrabapple (68), Merseyside, England
4.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/510/105/519/20
Nov 17, 2007  
This is American, but rather delicious. Quite exquisite: perfumed, fruity, sweet, bitter. One of my favourite beers, but seems to have disappeared from here. Wretched shame.


 Beer Guy99 (250), Maineville, Ohio, USA
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/59/105/519/20
Jun 7, 2002  
Pours a deep tawny golden color. Thick, frothy head lasts a long time. Aroma of fresh hops greets the drinker (Cascades?). Wow! Very impressive lager! Well balanced malty to hops…maybe just a bit hoppier than expected. Reminiscent of Samuel Adams Boston Lager in style and flavor but better. The bottle calls this “The Pre-Prohibition beer.” If so, they knew what they were doing back then. It’s difficult to classify this beer to a particular style though. Definitely not a Pils and the hops are too evident for a Munich, Dortmunder or Vienna. Whatever it is, it is good. The amount of hops in this beer is on par with a fine American pale ale. Excellent job. I really enjoyed it.


 pilsnerrogge (1609), Finspång, Sweden
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/519/20
Jan 28, 2002  
Fruity, full of flavours, a bit sweet. Long aftertaste.



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