Brooklyn Ale / Pennant Ale '55 - Brooklyn Brewery

smerkinb

North Carolina

4.03/5  rDev +10.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

This review from notes on 4/3/09.

Pours coppery orange with a loose khaki head over 2 fingers. Minimal spotty lacing.

Smells slightly floral with caramel like malts. Sweet with some hints of citrus.

Taste hits the bottle description on the nose--toasty, biscuity malts. Surprising given my impression on the nose. Malts grab the attention first, then the hops jump in with floral, clean and barely there astringency which is the taste that lingers.

Smooth mouthfeel and the dry finish makes it go down fast and easy. Medium to strong carbonation. Finishes dry and light.

Delicious and with the dry finish easy to quaff. The hops were well balanced by the malts. Refreshing and satisfying on a hot day. I'll be having this again.

Serving type: bottle

05-11-2009 21:06:48 | More by smerkinb

KingBiscuit

Illinois

4/5  rDev +9.9%

05-23-2013 01:25:54 | More by KingBiscuit

KFBR392

Illinois

3.74/5  rDev +2.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

Appearance: Slight roasted brown color to this EPA. Average carbonation. Light head on the pour that was present on the edges of the glass while drinking.

Smell: On the front is a roasted malt aroma. Lots of peanuts, cashews, and caramel. Some very well rounded smells of fresh rye bread. This is a very well done aroma, everything mixes well and has deep mature tones.

Taste: Comes off with some nice scottish ale accents. Deep roasted malt tones. Mixed nuts, tobacco, and licorice. The flavors are present but could be more active. The beer warms up at the end and some of the flavors pop out.

Mouthfeel: Some sticky malt lingers on the palette. Easy drinker, but has a good amount of heaviness to make you remember it.

Overall: There are a few different things going on with this brew that come together pretty well. The complex malty accents are pleasant and Brooklyn seems to be on to something with their use of many different malts in their beers.

Serving type: bottle

05-23-2013 00:36:07 | More by KFBR392

Busker

Connecticut

3/5  rDev -17.6%

05-21-2013 18:27:10 | More by Busker

seplo

Connecticut

3.5/5  rDev -3.8%

05-21-2013 16:48:50 | More by seplo

themind

New Jersey

3/5  rDev -17.6%

05-20-2013 10:38:06 | More by themind

basickness

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -17.6%

05-17-2013 22:59:06 | More by basickness

touchmeimsac

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev +3%

05-15-2013 12:56:35 | More by touchmeimsac

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%

05-12-2013 23:52:20 | More by hockeyfighter19

johnnydicfore

Ohio

3.5/5  rDev -3.8%

05-12-2013 18:12:50 | More by johnnydicfore

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%

05-05-2013 15:52:52 | More by ZEB89

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%

04-30-2013 00:29:50 | More by racingkenny14

EersandBeers

West Virginia

4/5  rDev +9.9%

04-29-2013 18:29:40 | More by EersandBeers

Kelp

New Hampshire

3.5/5  rDev -3.8%

04-29-2013 06:09:14 | More by Kelp

bigbeers84

Minnesota

4/5  rDev +9.9%

04-28-2013 03:52:06 | More by bigbeers84

ummswimmin

New Jersey

3.25/5  rDev -10.7%

04-25-2013 01:58:03 | More by ummswimmin