Name: Brown Ale
From: Brooklyn Brewing, New York USA
Type: American Brown Ale
Brown ales were some of the first beers I started drinking when I realized there were other brews out there besides Bud. I'm sad to say that with a few notable exceptions (to be reviewed later this year), I don't enjoy them nearly as much as I used to. Sadly, Brooklyn Brown isn't one of those exceptions. After the extremely accurate description on the bottle of Brooklyn '55 Pennant Ale (reviewed a few days ago), I was disappointed I couldn't really smell or taste the chocolate and coffee notes described for this one. It didn't smell bad, there just wasn't much interesting about it. The beer was nicely balanced, but there was something a little funky about the yeast they used that made this a miss for me. Unlike a lot of beers, as it got warmer and the smells and tastes filled out a bit, I actually enjoyed it less, as that weird sour yeast taste took over. This isn't a bad beer by any means but I wouldn't seek it out again, there are better examples of the style.
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