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
713	3.67/5.0	3.67/5.0	Special	9%	86.1	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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benpickens (135), Bloomington, Indiana, USA

3.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.4	7/10	5/5	6/10	3/5	13/20

Nov 27, 2009

Pours a cloudy gold with a frothy head. Smells of sour fruits and a Duvel type yeast. Dry with sour fruits.

jimmiec (46), Louisiana, USA

4.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.2	8/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	18/20

Nov 26, 2009

750-ml bottle Marcello’s, Lafayette, LA - Aroma: spicy, floral, (hop), lemon, pear, apple, and orange (yeast/hop), alcohol; Appearance: clear, golden color, opaque, white head, some laces; Flavor: orange, and apple (yeast/hop), spicy, bitter (hop), sweet, salty (malt), alcohol; Mouthfeel: light to medium body, , high carbonation, dry finish, smooth alcohol; Overall: a beautiful golden, complex aroma and flavor of light fruit with a nice hopped beer.

DJMonarch (6845), Northwich, Cheshire, England

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

Nov 22, 2009

From the Bottle at the GABF, Colorado Convention Center 26/09/2009 Sour fruit aroma. Carbonation. Big white head. Clear golden coloured strong in alcohol and hoppy with a little bitterness in a crisp and creamy yeasty malt finish.

afireinside96 (827), Mountville, Pennsylvania, USA

3.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.9	8/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	15/20

Nov 22, 2009

Poured from a 750ml bottle into a Duvel tulip. Poured cloudy gold with an everlasting inch thick head. Notes of banana, doughy malts, and a general fruitiness. Crisp and dry with a nice sting of carbonation. Pretty impressive.

TampaBrew (805), Tampa, Florida, USA

3.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.9	8/10	3/5	8/10	4/5	16/20

Nov 15, 2009

POurs a hazy orange. Nose is sugar, candy, yeast, spice, some citrus. Flavor is full, candy sugars, caramel, spices, citrus and ripe fruit esthers.

Carabia (35), Itä-Raasepori, Finland

3.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.8	9/10	4/5	7/10	2/5	16/20

Nov 15, 2009

Blurry dark orange beer with a tight and longlasting, large-bubbled head, that leaves a lot of beautiful lace behind. The aroma is fruity with lots of herbs; peach, nectar, apricot, syrup, coriander, clove and honey. The taste has quite a lot of malts, light hops, fruits and yeast. The mouthfeel is a tad too carbonated, but that eases a little when the beer warms up.

madmitch76 (619), , Essex, England

2.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.5	5/10	3/5	4/10	3/5	10/20

Nov 15, 2009

28th June 2008. Light amber cloudy beer. Very dry light palate. Some subtle fruit tones. A bit acrid. Not much to recommend!

boFNjackson (1274), Portland, Oregon, USA

3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	7/10	4/5	7/10	3/5	16/20

Nov 14, 2009

Bottle @ the HotD dock sale... Poured golden with a beige, foamy head. Malty with spiced yeast esters on the nose. Wheat malts, grains, hops. With a light fruit, tangy finish.

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