Local 2
Brooklyn Brewery in New York City, New York, United States 🇺🇸
Belgian Style - Strong Ale Regular|
Score
7.18
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Here in Brooklyn we’ve combined European malt and hops, Belgian dark sugar, and raw wildflower honey from a New York family farm to create Brooklyn Local 2. Our special Belgian yeast adds hints of spice to the dark fruit, caramel, and chocolate flavors. After 100% bottle re-fermentation, this ale reveals a marvelous dry complexity, enjoyable by itself or at the dinner table.
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7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Clear very dark reddish brown with a large beige head. Aroma of plums, chocolate, spices. Quite sweet with plums and dried fruit, a touch of Port and lemon, chocolate, spices. The sweetness doesn’t hang about too long - the finish is pretty dry with just balancing bitterness. That and the quite (at first over-) carbonated mouthfeel make it very drinkable. German influenced. Elegant with nice balance and finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Nov 2011
at 05:47
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 10
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 8
I’ve had this in the basement since 2009, someone talked me into opening this today, you know who you are ;) Pours a solid dark brown with a tightly bubbled off white head that dissipates rather quickly. The smell on this is just short of amazing. Citrus like orange and lemons on top of caramel and burnt sugars mixed with sweet fruity malts that remind me of sweet cherry, raisins, and apricots. Almost mead like honey aroma on this one. Taste is a bit on the sweet side but more caramel and burnt sugar than fruit on the palette. Still a bit of ethanol in the flavor even after 2 years; this seems to be a recurring issue for me and Brooklyn’s bigger beers. Medium to thin body, high level of carbonation with a sweet syrupy although somewhat bubbly mouthfeel. Decent brew that smells fantastic, but fails to deliver on taste. For me this is a bit over carbonated, which ruins the mouthfeel, and still somewhat hot for a brew that is only 9% abv.
Tried
on 10 Oct 2011
at 16:53
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
750ml Bottle @ Joes Tasting. Thanks Joes for sharing. Brown / red color, small slightly off-white head. Smell yeast and some caramel. Tastes more fresh, also sweet, fruits and a little citrussy. Good carbonation, medium body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Sep 2011
at 02:55
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Corked bottle from Maruhn, Darmstadt
Dark brown color; big but frothy head. The aroma is yeasty, dusty, with caramel, some vegetables; vulgar. The excessive carbonation spoils the mouthfeel; quite good caramel and mild chocolate flavor; some Belgian yeast action; moderate residual sweetness; correct bitterness. Ordinary.
Dark brown color; big but frothy head. The aroma is yeasty, dusty, with caramel, some vegetables; vulgar. The excessive carbonation spoils the mouthfeel; quite good caramel and mild chocolate flavor; some Belgian yeast action; moderate residual sweetness; correct bitterness. Ordinary.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jul 2011
at 14:44
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Very easy to drink, incredibly smooth, but where this one lacks is in the flavor. I don’t wantna Belgian that knocks you over the head, but I don’t want to be searching for the flavors either. A little timid, but easy.
Tried
on 26 Jun 2011
at 19:11
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
750 ml bottle. 2 years old. Rich chocolate, spice, yeast, aroma with sugar and honey. Pretty dark brown with orange and lace. Flavors of raisins, vanilla, orange, later on ther’s coconuts. Soft carbonation—very silky. A very nice, smooth, flavorful beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jun 2011
at 18:34