Brooklyn Local 2 - Brooklyn Brewery

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900 Ratings

rAvg: 4.06
pDev: 10.84%
Reviews: 486
Hads: 414

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Brooklyn Brewery

New York, United States

Style | ABV
Belgian Strong Dark Ale | 9.00% ABV

Availability: Rotating. bottle (483), on-tap (2), growler (1).

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Reviews by WoodBrew:

WoodBrew

Illinois

3.38/5 rDev -16.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 3.5

From Notes of a Recent Beer Tasting Party.

Someone brought teh Local 1 and Local 2 to teh beer tasting party that we have about once a quarter. The Local 2 color was a dark amber with a lot of carbonation which led to good white head. The nose had hints of brown sugar/honey and dark fruit. The taste was very sweet dark fruit honey to start then turn dry and very punchy. The mouthfeel is hurt somewhat by the high abv and heavy carbonation. Overall a decent beer.

Serving type: bottle

05-29-2011 21:10:08 | More by WoodBrew

More User Reviews:

M1A2

Ohio

3.75/5 rDev -7.6%

06-16-2013 13:49:12 | More by M1A2

geocool

Massachusetts

4/5 rDev -1.5%

06-16-2013 04:04:12 | More by geocool

StevieDarrier

Ireland

4.5/5 rDev +10.8%

06-13-2013 21:43:00 | More by StevieDarrier

jarrgal

North Dakota

3.5/5 rDev -13.8%

06-10-2013 11:53:15 | More by jarrgal

Axnjxn

North Carolina

3.91/5 rDev -3.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

750ml corked bottle into a tulip glass. No bottling date apparent.

Pours a dark brown color with a massive white head. Smell is quite mild. Detecting dark fruits and some belgian yeasts, but again, its not too strong. The taste is quite flavorful. Very fruity and fizzy at first, with a strong taste of red grapes on the back end. Yeasty. Almost tart in fact. No alcohol apparent. Medium bodied with high carbonation. Easy drinking, sort of like drinking a grape soda.

Overall an enjoyable beer that I'm glad to have tried. Nothing world class here, but its nonetheless a solid Belgian style ale. Would have another.

Serving type: bottle

06-10-2013 00:26:14 | More by Axnjxn

dwoolley1

New York

3.75/5 rDev -7.6%

06-08-2013 16:21:20 | More by dwoolley1

Ant4711

South Carolina

4/5 rDev -1.5%

06-06-2013 15:10:22 | More by Ant4711

SebD

Ontario (Canada)

4/5 rDev -1.5%

06-05-2013 21:13:26 | More by SebD

JoeMans

New York

3.75/5 rDev -7.6%

06-03-2013 15:39:40 | More by JoeMans

Polarslag

Kentucky

4/5 rDev -1.5%

06-03-2013 02:38:51 | More by Polarslag

psuscott1

Virginia

4.25/5 rDev +4.7%

05-31-2013 23:52:01 | More by psuscott1

sinatrashane

Louisiana

4.75/5 rDev +17%

05-31-2013 02:29:24 | More by sinatrashane

kwkdmk

Louisiana

4/5 rDev -1.5%

05-30-2013 12:59:26 | More by kwkdmk

katan

Colorado

3.63/5 rDev -10.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

750 ml into a pint

A - Pours a deep amber to brown color. Mostly opaque with just a few highlights. Head formation is off white, somewhat dirty.

S - Super fruity nose, reminds me of grapes and currants. Perhaps even a few cherries.

T - Starts off smooth and sweet, a little bit of a fruit. Then it starts to turn almost wine like, with some dark grape flavors. Mid-stream I get some darker fruits, and then it finishes with some alcohol warmth.

M - Very carbonated and a moderate to heavy body. A fairly thick offering. Clearly loaded with unfermentables. Alcohol warmth is present but not too strong.

O/D - A well done but certainly very heavy belgian. I think the fruitiness is just a little too much, and we don't see any other flavors coming in to mellow it out. Certainly short of a lambic but its going that direction.

Serving type: bottle

05-29-2013 23:30:10 | More by katan