I'm a big fan of fantasy football. I've been in a league with some family and friends from college for six years now. We hold an annual draft party in August to get everyone together and have a live draft. With folks coming over for the draft, I decided to provide some beers for consumption. Brooklyn Brewery (http://www.brooklynbrewery.com) is out of, you guessed it, Brooklyn NY.
While I did have my first Brooklyn Pennant Ale '55 at the draft out of a bottle, this particular review is for a following beer that I enjoyed in a pilsner glass. It poured a burnt orange color with clear red highlights. It had a khaki colored head, over three fingers with a vigorous pour. It had light retention with small splotches of lacing on the glass. I detected aromas of caramel, malt, bread, metal. It's a little reminiscent of some amber ales.
The taste starts sweet but finishes dry very quickly. I can taste caramel, toffee, biscuit and cracker with a light hop finish. It has a light body with light to average carbonation. When I first tasted this beer out of the bottle with the gang, I said that this beer is very good. A couple of my buddies quickly agreed. There's something very simplistic about this beer, but it has great balance and is easy to drink and is very sessionable. It's not a very strong beer, but not all great beers need to be. I'd definitely recommend.
Grade: B+
Price Paid: $1.25 (12 oz bottle)
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