Ungstrup (52110) reviewed Black Chocolate Stout from Brooklyn Brewery 22 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
A black beer with a chocolate brwon head unfortunatly it disappears quite fast. The aroma is nice; sweet, smoked, and acidic. The flavor is fantastic; smooth, yet powerful, chocolate, smoke, dryness and woodyness - gives it character.
Ungstrup (52110) reviewed Brown Ale from Brooklyn Brewery 22 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
A dark brown, almost too dark to look thru, beer with a nice light brown head. The aroma is very sweet - like most Brooklyn brews. The flavor is acidic, sweet at first, but then the chocolate, smoke, dryness, and woodiness hits you - great flavor. OK palate - great at first and end - but a little weak in the middle.
notalush (7339) reviewed Dry Stout from Brooklyn Brewery 22 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Probably the finest American-made dry stout I've had. Tastes very similar to Guinness, but without the bitterness. Slight chocolate undertones with a nice, dry finish.
jgb9348 (11828) reviewed Dry Stout from Brooklyn Brewery 22 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Dark in colour, but not completely opaque. Definate malty aroma throughout. Good taste, slightly hoppy, but definately malty!! A good overall beer, not overwhelming like a normal Stout, but clean enough to drink a couple of!
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
A dark orange beer with a fine head. The aroma is fruity and yeasty. The flavor is sharp, lightly sweet and nice bitter - very filling for an IPA
jgb9348 (11828) reviewed Monster Ale from Brooklyn Brewery 22 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
2012 Vintage Bottle: Nice crisp ruby and copper coloured body with a thin, oily tan head. Aroma of deep pit fruits, alcohol, oak, malt, scotch, cognac, brown sugar and some mild metallic notes. Full-bodied; Deep rich oaky and whiskey flavours at first with some pit fruits, malt, vanilla and light herbal notes throughout showing a good complexity. Aftertaste focuses more on the cognac, whiskey and toffee than anything else - some pit fruits and a bit of earth, but that’s about it. Overall, a nice barley wine for sure, but still showing some rough edges despite ~two years in the bottle. I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased from Whole Foods in Washington (Foggy Bottom), DC on 10-January-2014 for US$2.49 sampled at home in Washington on 12-March-2014. 2012 Bottle // Purchased January 2014 // Sampled March 2014 This Rating: 8,4,8,3,15 -- Original Rating: Nice deep amber colour with no head--but that could be from the still pour. Aroma is very nice, detectable sweetness and a whole bunch of fruits! Nice taste, somewhat ’woody’ and ’piney’, but a nice overall taste, albeit a bit strong even for eleven percent abv. Definately worth a try though, especially for < $3 in a bottle at home! Rating for this sample: 8,4,7,3,15
Ungstrup (52110) reviewed Pennant Ale '55 from Brooklyn Brewery 22 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Comments A amber beer with a fine head. A nice malty sweet aroma. And a filling nice malt sweet and slightly bitter beer. A great pale ale.
Ungstrup (52110) reviewed Lager from Brooklyn Brewery 22 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
A deep red beer with a fine slightly orange head. Very lovely fruity aroma with sweet malt notes. The flavor lacks a little compared to the aroma - a little watery to start off, but then a sweet nice bitterness hits the back of the tongue and lingers for a long time. A very nice lager.
Ungstrup (52110) reviewed Pilsner from Brooklyn Brewery 22 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
A beautiful orange beer with a small head. The aroma is powerful; sweet and hoppy - really nice. The flavor disappoints a bit after the aroma - it's sweet with notes of orange and then turns slightly bitter - nice hops - but not enough bitterness. Even for the lack of balance - I think it's the best pilsener I've ever had.
Oakes (33493) reviewed Monster Ale from Brooklyn Brewery 22 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
'02, aged 2 years: Cherry-chestnut colour. Aroma of alcohol, molasses, brown sugar. Relatively soft body. Palate shows light peach, cherry, rich pale malts. At this age, the beer has mellowed and the flavours, which I find a little intense when fresh, have really come together to produce a stylish brew. Not awesome, but definitely some fine style. Ar 8 Ap 4 F 7 P 4 O 14
'03, aged 1 year: Slightly darker than the '02 in colour (tasted side-by-side). The aroma is much more alcoholic - this is pretty harsh actually, but not out of line for the style. This is a little sweeter, tarter, and nowhere near as cohesive. That extra year makes a big difference. Ar 6 Ap 4 F 6 P 3 O 12
Fresh: Bronze barley wine, with an intensely malty, dark fruit aroma, and palate that is exceedingly rich and chewy with malt. You gotta love barley wine to get into this one!