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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 busterthecat:

busterthecat

Massachusetts

4.22/5 rDev +3.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Cork pops up with the slightest touch. stamped: 1880. I know this isn't the year, but unsure what it correlates to.

A- Pours a dark caramel with a big foamy head that is super active. I can hear it crack and pop as the head slowly resides to a 1/4" of off-white layer. Some good lacing.

S- I can smell this beer from 2 ft. away, powerful and great smell. Figs, pears, thyme, light spice, some tang and hay from the yeast.

T- Dark fruit with hints of spice. The taste is similar to the smell but the flavors are in different measure. Highlighted flavors are figs, yeast, hay, and the zesty tang. Solid.

M- Medium body. Wet that slowly dries. lingers well. very pleasing.

D- Slight alc is detected by the warming feel. Split a 750mL and wanted more. Very easy to drink.

Serving type: bottle

03-09-2011 04:48:00 | More by busterthecat

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