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Brooklyn Brown Ale

Brewery: Brooklyn Brewery
Where: Brooklyn, New York
Beer: Brooklyn Brown Ale
Style: American Brown Ale
IBU: N/A
ABV: 5.6%

Tonight's sampling is from The Brooklyn Brewery in Brooklyn, New York.  This is my first sampling from this brewery, and I decided to start with their Brooklyn Brown Ale.  This beer poured with the expected deep brownish bronze color and a nice foamy head.  This beer has a nice sweetness about it along with some interesting roasted flavors.  This taste comes from the British Two-row, Belgian aromatic, and American roasted malts that Brooklyn Brewery uses to make this brew.  The hop characteristcs are rather subdued as dictated by this style, but the combination of Willamette, Cascade, and American Fuggles that Brooklyn blends for this beer create a nice earthy flavor and aroma with some mild hints of the northwestern nose of cascade and willamette hops. 

As compared to others in the style, the Brooklyn Brown Ale doesn't really stand out of the crowd for me, but it is, none-the-less, a very good beer.  I recommend giving it a try!