Brooklyn Brewery Blast!

Blast!

 

Brooklyn Brewery in New York City, New York, United States 🇺🇸

  IPA - Imperial / Double Regular
Score
7.17
ABV: 8.4% IBU: 53 Ticks: 171
We brew our beer in New York, about halfway between the hop fields of the Pacific Northwest and the hop fields of Kent, England. So we use earthy English hops to build the foundation and bright citrusy American hops to bring the noise in the rambunctious IPA we call BLAST! British Maris Otter and German Pilsner malts lends solidity, balance and bready flavors to brace up a beer that’s beautifully hoppy, strangely quaffable and oddly compelling. Minerally hop bitterness is followed by a shock wave of flavor and aroma. You won’t even know what hit you.
 

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6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle from Gary’s Pours a slightly hazy deep straw color with a decent sized creamy bubbly white head that slowly dissipates. Aromas of orange, earth. pine, and resin with a solid light sweet sugary maltiness to back it up. The flavor is quite sweet like the aroma suggested with sweet sugar covered oranges and apricots. The earthy pine is less prevalent in the flavor as is the bitterness. Medium body with a moderate level of carbonation. Its got some nice flavors and I’m guessing most of the fruit flavors might be hop derived. Needs more attenuation and more bitterness.
Tried from Bottle on 25 Jul 2014 at 17:39

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Flaske fra Vinmonopolet Valkendorfsgate, Bergen, juni-14: fint utseende og middels skum. Inviterende humlearoma med appelsin og grape. Smaker utmerket i det bergenske sommervær, fin balanse og litt ekstra fylde fra krystallmalten. Den tørre avslutningen gjør det farlig lett å gripe etter glasset.
Tried on 17 Jul 2014 at 01:25

8/10
Tried on 08 Jul 2014 at 05:44

6.5/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 5
Appearance: Clear orange golden color with a fine off white head. Good lacing.
Aroma: Harse fruity and grapefruit hoppy.
Palate: Medium to full body. Slight sweet and a fine bitterness. Average carbonation. Oily texture.
Taste: Malty, deep overripe fruity and grapefruit hoppy. Some alcohol coming up. A bit unbalanced.
Overall impression: A bit to much fruity for me and to much alcohol coming up.
Personal stats: Bottle from Vinmonopolet Vika in Oslo, Norway.
Tried from Bottle on 01 Jul 2014 at 02:56

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
35,5cl bottle from Vinmonopolet Vika. Pours clear amber with a decent off-white head. Moderate malty aroma with noticeable hoppy notes, pine, fruits, caramel, malt and hints of citrus. Medium sweet, caramelly with hoppy notes and a nice bitterness in the finish. Decent and pleasant DIPA.
Tried from Bottle on 30 Jun 2014 at 12:11

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 9 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Imported from my RateBeer account as Brooklyn Blast! (by Brooklyn Brewery (Kirin Holdings)):
Aroma: 9/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 7/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 15/20, MyTotalScore: 3.7/5

16/VI/14 - 12Fl. Oz. bottle from a trade @ home - BB: VI/2014 (2014-644) Thanks to Abu Nasim for the trade!
Ar: 9, Ap: 3, T: 6, P: 3, O: 13, Total: 3.4/5

Clear deep orange beer, creamy irregular yellowish head, little stable, bit adhesive. Aroma: very fruity, pineapple, passion fruit, sweet mango, piny, sweet caramel, bit sugary, green tea. MF: ok carbon, medium to full body. Taste: bit oxidized, bitter touch, honey, sweet, very chemical kind of bitterness, some alcohol. Aftertaste: bitter, some honey, dry, bit grassy, hay, very malty, grains. Too old, alas... :( Probably much better when fresh.

17/XI/15 - 12Fl. Oz. bottle @ Horeca Expo (Gent) - BB: n/a (2015-xxx)
Ar: 8, Ap: 3, T: 9, P: 4, O: 17, Total: 4.1/5

Note: I've had this beer before, but it was very close to expiration date, so I took the chance to drink what is probably a pretty fresh sample. Alas I forgot to ask for the bottle, to check the date...
Clear blond to orange beer, small irregular off-white head, little stable, non adhesive. Aroma: resinous, fruity, some caramel, sugary some exotic fruits. FM: soft carbon, medium body. Taste: malty start, pretty bitter, pineapple, fruity, passion fruits, some mango. Aftertaste: bitter, hoppy, some caramel, resinous, citrus, very nice one!
Tried from Bottle on 16 Jun 2014 at 12:10

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
How: Draught.
Where: Nya Carnegiebryggeriet, Stockholm.
Appearance: Golden colour with an off-white head.
Aroma: Floral, citrus, hops, fruit.
Body: Medium body and carbonation.
Flavour: Floral, orange, grapefruit, citrus.
Tried on 03 Jun 2014 at 06:59

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
02.06.2014, 0,35l bottle @ home:
Nice creamy mediumlasting head. Aroma is slightly sweet piny, leafs, pine needles, caramel malts, sap, lawn, hops, citrus peel, bark, toffee. Taste is slightly dry piny, bark, pine needles, sap, leafs, lawn, hops, caramel malts, citrus peel, toffee. Medium to longlasting bitterness, slightly dry mouthfeel. Nice.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Jun 2014 at 12:57

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle at Piccadilly, Bod�. Has a clear amber colour with a small, off-white head. Fruity aroma of peaches, berries, tropical fruit and sweet malt. Fruity is also the flavour with tones of grapefruit, apricot, pine and leather. Has a slick mouth feel, and a medium bitterness. A fruity, well-balanced and nice DIPA.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Jun 2014 at 11:16

7.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6
Pours orange-gold with a thin off-white head. Aroma is fruity with pine and caramel. Taste is more of the same with nice hop/malt balance. Smooth finish, quite light on the bitterness.
Tried on 19 May 2014 at 04:15