Brooklyn Local 1 3.67 716

Brooklyn Local 1

	Percentile
	94
	overall

Brewed by Brooklyn Brewery
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Brooklyn, New York USA

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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Ratings	Average	Score	Seasonal	ABV	Style Pctl	Serve in
716	3.67/5.0	3.67/5.0	Special	9%	86.2	Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

Commercial Description:
In Williamsburg, Brooklyn, we forge barley malt and hops from Germany, aromatic raw sugar from Mauritius and yeast from Belgium into our latest beer, Brooklyn Local 1. Behind the full golden color you'll find an alluring aroma, a dynamic complex of flavors. Belgian flair, Brooklyn fortitude and a dusting of our special yeast. To create this beer, we use the old technique of 100% bottle re-fermentation, a practice now rare even in Europe. It gives this beer a palate of unusual depth. Enjoy it locally or globally, as an aperitif or with your favorite dishes. It is particularly nice with spicy seafood and with fine cheeses.

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green (187), Boston, Massachusetts, USA

4.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.8	10/10	5/5	9/10	5/5	19/20

May 22, 2009

Spicy, estery complex Belgian Tripple-like aroma. Grassy (in a good way) light hay, mild apples, pears, and pepper all exquisitely balanced. Bracing finish with blast of delicate bitterness. Absolutely masterful, as near to perfection as can be.

Dedollewaitor (3752), Odense, Denmark

3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	7/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	14/20

May 19, 2009

Bottle at KBH Festival, 2009. POurs a hazy golden with an egg white head. Hay, yeast, orange, spice and hops. Dry and crisp. Full bodied. Fine and enjoyable.

milewide (613), Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA

3.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.8	6/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	17/20

May 18, 2009

Hazy blond color with bottom-of-the-bottle gunk which I always drink! Solid body and big head. Fine Belgian flavor of spicy yeast!

BroSpud (607), , Massachusetts, USA

3.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.8	9/10	4/5	9/10	3/5	13/20

May 17, 2009

Tasting at a beerfest [Disclaimer: This was tasted along with many, many other beers during a tasting at Julios. Some of the details are a little hazy]. Excellent example of this style that I found to be quite tasty.

jesperhammer (328), Copenhagen, Denmark

4.1	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.1	7/10	3/5	8/10	5/5	18/20

May 16, 2009

15-May-2009 Bottle at Ølfestivalen poured by Garett Oliver himself. Light slightly hazy with white head. Tripple-ish with lots of yeast and very creamy. Slightly sweet and alcohol is well integrated.

Skinnyviking (4165), Copenhagen, Denmark

4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4	8/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	16/20

May 16, 2009

Bottle. Medium high fluffy white head. Hazy yellow body. Barley malt aroma with fruity and spicy notes. Fruity and mildly spiced flavor without much hops bitterness but it is not exactly sweet. Alcohol well hidden. Low carbonation, long aftertaste.

Adam77 (407), Eastampton, New Jersey, USA

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	7/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	15/20

May 14, 2009

Poured hazy yellow with fluffy white head. Aroma of fruit and spice. Sweet caramel flavor with some spice in the finish. Some fruit hints. Finished harsh.

satan165 (599), River Grove, Illinois, USA

3.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.8	7/10	4/5	8/10	3/5	16/20

May 13, 2009

aroma of bready yeast and light but succinct floral hops. appearance is of a cloudy belgian golden ale, standard but always striking. flavor is of sharp hops and sticky yeast that hangs on the palate after the sip. palate is spritzy and well carb’d. overall a very solid ale, a ’poor man’s chouffe’.

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