July 31, 2010 - On draught
Brewed and bottled by Brooklyn's Brewery, Utica, NY bought at Spec's Liquor, Houston TX and drunk at home in Katy, TX while Patri and i prepared Tortellini with mushroom, sausage and turkey Alfredo sauce and garlic toast for dinner.
web site: www.brooklynbrewery.com
The bottle says "Amber gold with a malty body and a floral hop character. Brooklyn lager is a revival of Brooklyn's pre-prohibition all malt lagers. This is the brewery's first and best selling brand, Brooklyn lager is brewed only with malted barley, hops, water and will taste best before the freshness date indicated. (oct 2010)"
I found the beer easy and pleasant to drink. The color was a lot darker than amber gold, it was more light brown. The beer was full bodied, had a pleasant roundness of flavor, solid but without bitterness.
I tried the beer again while searching for New York beers when Patricia, Sofia and I visited New York for a long weekend at the end of July 2011. After visiting three pubs looking for New York beers on tap, I came to O'Reillys on 35th street, between 5th and 6th. The first pub with New York beer on tap, but the only beer they had on tap was Brooklyn Lager, so no new beer this time.
This beer was pretty good, but not good enough that I would want to come back for more. A lot of hops coming through in the taste, which spoiled the balance a little. More of a bitter than a lager.
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