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Beer Review: Brooklyn Brewery, Brooklyn Silver Anniversary Lager 1988-2013

Mar 31, 2013 | , , ,

Ding Points: 80.00 Pour: 80.00, Nose: 80.00, Palate: 80.00, Mouth: 80.00, Global: 80.00 Tasting Notes: So what do we have here? Apparently it's a Lager, and 5 seconds research tell us it's a Doppelbock, or at least an amped-up version of the classic Brooklyn Lager - not entirely sure they are the same thing, but hey, that's what Brooklyn seem to be going with. Here's the official word from Brooklyn. $13.99 for the corked & caged 750 mL bottle. Bottle- conditioned. This bottle has the...

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Beer Review: Brooklyn Brewery, Fiat Lux

Nov 2, 2012 | , , , ,

Ding Points: 90.00 Pour: 90.00, Nose: 90.00, Palate: 90.00, Mouth: 90.00, Global: 90.00 Tasting Notes: 32 oz growler from AleYeah! Roswell in September, and then about six weeks or so later, as a 32 oz growler from JUGS in Sandy Springs. Most of these thoughts are from the initial growler fill, with supplemental additions on part 2. Part of the Brewmaster's reserve series from Brooklyn, here's the official word. Pour is a golden one, a bit like a decent Belgian Strong Pale. Head is high and...

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Beer Review: Brooklyn Brewery, The Companion

Nov 20, 2011 | ,

Ding Points: 64.00 Pour: 70.00, Nose: 70.00, Palate: 60.00, Mouth: 70.00, Global: 60.00 Tasting Notes: Not too often one sees a wheatwine so it's always a beer that I'm interested in. Some fairly conflicting information regarding the ABV here. I've read (and heard) everything between the low 7's and 10 (Untappd has 7.6%, beeradvocate 10% and Brooklyn's own blog 9%), so I'm really not sure what the truth is. Part of the draft only, Brewmaster's Reserve series, this came from Hop City in...

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