Pennant Ale '55
Brooklyn Brewery in New York City, New York, United States 🇺🇸
Pale Ale - Classic English Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.08
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Brooklyn Pennant Pale Ale '55 is a classic English pale ale, brewed with the prized Maris Otter Malt and Fuggles, Willamette and Cascade hops. Maris Otter is an old malt variety that yields an incomparable biscuity flavor. Pennant is chesnut-colored, medium in body with a hearty malt palate and smooth hop finish. This beer is a tribute to Brooklyn’s world champion baseball team. (aka Brooklyn Ale)
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5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Draught. Have always found this pretty boring, yeah it has got some hops but does not havet much else of interest.
Tried
on 20 May 2025
at 00:50
7/10
Best I can do for hockey playoffs.
Tried
from Can
on 13 Dec 2024
at 16:52
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
355ml bottle, New York 2012 as 'Brooklyn Pennant Ale 55'. Cheeky late rate. Clear gold, large white head. Floral nose. Pale malt with gentle floral citrus to taste. Fine.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Dec 2023
at 15:28
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
From Mar 2008
I got this in a trade with yobdoog. Thanks Trevor!
This pours a clear amber with a 2 finger head of foam. I have to say, Brooklyn beers all seem to not be lacking in the foam department and most have great retention...as does this one.
The smell is nice and sweet from caramel malt and I'm guessing, some fruitiness.
The taste is a little lighter than what I expected but there's good notes of caramel malt, bread, a little roastiness, and some bitterish hop flavour that does some balancing. Mouthfeel is light, carbonation is medium, and it finishes slightly bready, slightly bitter, and at the end, a bit watery. Pretty good stuff and would be better if it hadn't lost all its flavour at the end. Still, I'd drink it again, no problem.
I got this in a trade with yobdoog. Thanks Trevor!
This pours a clear amber with a 2 finger head of foam. I have to say, Brooklyn beers all seem to not be lacking in the foam department and most have great retention...as does this one.
The smell is nice and sweet from caramel malt and I'm guessing, some fruitiness.
The taste is a little lighter than what I expected but there's good notes of caramel malt, bread, a little roastiness, and some bitterish hop flavour that does some balancing. Mouthfeel is light, carbonation is medium, and it finishes slightly bready, slightly bitter, and at the end, a bit watery. Pretty good stuff and would be better if it hadn't lost all its flavour at the end. Still, I'd drink it again, no problem.
Tried
on 06 Nov 2017
at 13:27
6.5/10
Tried
on 22 Oct 2016
at 08:09
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Bottle. Sweet barley malt aroma. Hazy amber with a moderate ivory head. Sweet barley malt and orange flavor. Light body, soft/flat carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jul 2015
at 20:07
5.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 5
Bottle. Clear amber color, scant head. Aroma of light biscuit. Taste is bready caramel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Jun 2015
at 13:12
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Old rating. Bottle from Old Town. Copper brown with a small off-white head. Malt aromas with hints of bread, apricot and persimmon. Soft carbonation with a medium to light body. Malty British style pale that is easy to drink.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 May 2015
at 10:02
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Mild smell of hops. Copper colour, small white head. Very flat carbon. Aroma of hop, some citrus. Mildly bitter.
Tried
on 21 Nov 2014
at 08:39
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Bottle from Cotteridge Wines; copper pour with a thin off white head, caramel aroma, taste has caramel, vegetation, malt, light fruit.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Aug 2014
at 13:09