Brooklyn Ale / Pennant Ale '55 - Brooklyn Brewery

justintcoons

Pennsylvania

3.43/5  rDev -5.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

12oz bottle poured into a tulip pint glass.
Best by November 2012 (2 months out of date)

Appearance
Gold with 1 finger of off-white head that dissipates quickly. Excellent clarity and extremely low carbonation.

Nose
Orange juice, honey, chlorine (in a good way) and a hint of caramel.

Taste
Very light on flavor. Notes of honey, orange citrus and perhaps lime. Some caramel and cereal grains. I think I even detect some tangy wheat. Chlorine-like flavors linger (again, note necessarily in a negative way.)

Mouthfeel
Medium bodied, crisp, clean and refreshing.

Overall
Not bad for an English Pale Ale that's out of date. It seems the biscuity flavors are replaces with honey, which works out fine. I'm sure this would have been much better fresh with some extra hop action.

Serving type: bottle

01-07-2013 01:38:17 | More by justintcoons

Busker

Connecticut

3/5  rDev -17.6%

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seplo

Connecticut

3.5/5  rDev -3.8%

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themind

New Jersey

3/5  rDev -17.6%

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basickness

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -17.6%

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touchmeimsac

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev +3%

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amcaleh

Indiana

4.25/5  rDev +16.8%

05-15-2013 00:20:33 | More by amcaleh

Bustersuess

New York

4/5  rDev +9.9%

05-14-2013 19:05:03 | More by Bustersuess

aty11b

Texas

4.25/5  rDev +16.8%

05-14-2013 01:44:50 | More by aty11b

hockeyfighter19

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +9.9%

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johnnydicfore

Ohio

3.5/5  rDev -3.8%

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ScottieD

Connecticut

3.25/5  rDev -10.7%

05-11-2013 01:20:32 | More by ScottieD

thecheapies

Pennsylvania

3.31/5  rDev -9.1%
look: 2.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3.25

Head fizzled out quickly. Left a copper brew with a nearly flat top. No foam withstood the gas purge.

A chlorinated aroma with those Marris Otter malts trying to breach through. A little floral hop tries to cut through a mild grain sweetness. Toastiness is there, but a little muted.

Attenuated flavors with malt dominance. Tart apple and rotted apple combine with earthiness, sparge water, herbal hops, spicy bitterness, toast, and toffee. That bitterness really swells in the finish. Not sure how I feel about this mild tartness.

Carbonation is very low. The bitterness almost fakes it. Body is wet and weak. I'd use the term 'watery' here.

A lot missing here. Carb, body, esters, hop flavor... just an imbalanced English Pale. Doesn't remind me of a baseball beer neither.

Serving type: bottle

05-10-2013 13:30:21 | More by thecheapies

anvilx

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev +3%

05-09-2013 01:57:52 | More by anvilx

ZEB89

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +9.9%

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ToMakeEndsMeet

Texas

3.5/5  rDev -3.8%

05-04-2013 20:56:37 | More by ToMakeEndsMeet

brandon911

Texas

3.25/5  rDev -10.7%

05-04-2013 00:03:57 | More by brandon911

GFD400

New York

4.25/5  rDev +16.8%

05-02-2013 22:03:44 | More by GFD400

racingkenny14

New Jersey

4/5  rDev +9.9%

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EersandBeers

West Virginia

4/5  rDev +9.9%

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Kelp

New Hampshire

3.5/5  rDev -3.8%

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bigbeers84

Minnesota

4/5  rDev +9.9%

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ummswimmin

New Jersey

3.25/5  rDev -10.7%

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Jason1337

Pennsylvania

2.75/5  rDev -24.5%

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waiting4lunch

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev +3%

04-22-2013 00:31:10 | More by waiting4lunch