Beer 30

[IamDeMan 5,000+ posts]

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I present the first try from the Brooklyn beer party. I am starting with the East India Pale Ale.

Very yeasty for a pale ale imo. Got a bitter bite to it. More of a pale amber too. Not too bad, but I don't think I would ask for it again.

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[IamDeMan 5,000+ posts]

Dibs on its twin!

Fixed.

For some odd reason they give you a pair of 2 styles and quads of the other 2, which I am guessing are their popular ones.

 

[IamDeMan 5,000+ posts]

I will tell you, with the bitter bite and high alc content(for a beer), it doesn't let you forget you are drinking a beer.

 

[IamDeMan 5,000+ posts]

Number 2 bishes. The Brown Ale(they are clever with the names)

More my speed. Typical dark ale. More malt and chocolaty flavor. Not too dark or too thick. Not too bad at all. You can still see through it, but barely. I could see myself putting down another ones of these by choice.

 

[mrogowski 5,000+ posts]

There's a reason for the high hop content. It's normal for the style 'India Pale Ale'.

Way back when, generous amounts of hops were added to the finished Pale Ale beer before transport from England to the British colonies in the southern hemisphere. The hops reduced the risk of bacterial infection during the long sea journey. After weeks (or months) at sea, the beer began taking on a flavour of its own, and once it reached its destination, it tasted nowhere near like what the original Pale Ale was supposed to.

Since then, the resurgence of India Pale Ale as a style has expanded into sub-classes which include English and American styles. Sub-styles are identified primarily on the type of hops used - English or American.

There. How's that for some beer trivia? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[etznova 10+ year member]

There's a reason for the high hop content. It's normal for the style 'India Pale Ale'.
Way back when, generous amounts of hops were added to the finished Pale Ale beer before transport from England to the British colonies in the southern hemisphere. The hops reduced the risk of bacterial infection during the long sea journey. After weeks (or months) at sea, the beer began taking on a flavour of its own, and once it reached its destination, it tasted nowhere near like what the original Pale Ale was supposed to.

Since then, the resurgence of India Pale Ale as a style has expanded into sub-classes which include English and American styles. Sub-styles are identified primarily on the type of hops used - English or American.

There. How's that for some beer trivia? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

Wow interesting

learn somthing new ands it Friday even

 

[mrogowski 5,000+ posts]

Number 2 bishes. The Brown Ale(they are clever with the names)

More my speed. Typical dark ale. More malt and chocolaty flavor. Not too dark or too thick. Not too bad at all. You can still see through it, but barely. I could see myself putting down another ones of these by choice.

As I understand it, the Brooklyn Brown is very good. I wish I could try some. I cannot recall if it is English or American style though. The hint of chocolate would seem to indicate it being more American style.

 

[IamDeMan 5,000+ posts]

Frosty glass FTW. I hope you have a bunch of those.

Of course. The last was forsty, but I didn't snap the pic in time to see the frost.

There's a reason for the high hop content. It's normal for the style 'India Pale Ale'.
Way back when, generous amounts of hops were added to the finished Pale Ale beer before transport from England to the British colonies in the southern hemisphere. The hops reduced the risk of bacterial infection during the long sea journey. After weeks (or months) at sea, the beer began taking on a flavour of its own, and once it reached its destination, it tasted nowhere near like what the original Pale Ale was supposed to.

Since then, the resurgence of India Pale Ale as a style has expanded into sub-classes which include English and American styles. Sub-styles are identified primarily on the type of hops used - English or American.

There. How's that for some beer trivia? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

Thanks for that. Then I guess it shows 2 things. My evaluative tongue can pick out the flavors and that this brew is accurate on it's goal.

 

[mrogowski 5,000+ posts]

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[IamDeMan 5,000+ posts]

As I understand it, the Brooklyn Brown is very good. I wish I could try some. I cannot recall if it is English or American style though. The hint of chocolate would seem to indicate it being more American style.

I would say American style as you can see through it and the chocolaty presence is prominent. It is pretty good though. I am a little bias to these styles though, so I may not be the best source for critiquing them.

 

[mrogowski 5,000+ posts]

Of course. The last was forsty, but I didn't snap the pic in time to see the frost.
Thanks for that. Then I guess it shows 2 things. My evaluative tongue can pick out the flavors and that this brew is accurate on it's goal.

Indeed. It would be most interesting if you have a Pale Ale in your mix to see what the differences are. In these times of tasteless swill, most people find a simple Pale Ale (brewed to Pale Ale standards) to be much too "strong", let alone the flavour profile of an IPA...

 

[mrogowski 5,000+ posts]

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