Now that we’ve finally gotten a taste of real winter around here it’s only fitting that we should continue with beers best suited for the cold days and long nights. This week’s selection comes all the way from New York City. It’s Brooklyn Winter Ale:
When the days grow short and the beach recedes into our dreams, we need a very nice beer to get us through the long winter. Based on the satisfying malty ales of blustery Scotland, Brooklyn Winter Ale will have you looking on the bright side of things. Rich Scottish malts bring deep bready flavors to a beer with a full copper color, a round, smooth palate, and brisk hopping that pulls the sweet malts into balance. See - things are looking up already!
12oz brown bottle. Standard Brooklyn label design with seasonal colors of icy silver and blue.
ALCOHOL BY VOLUME: 6.1%
COLOR (0-2): Copper brown, mostly clear. 2
AROMA (0-2): Sweet malts with a little yeast. 2
HEAD (0-2): Off-white color, thick with good volume and lacing. 2
TASTE (0-5): Roasted malt with lighter hops and some peaty flavors. Not picking up too much else. Crisp, dry finish. Smooth mouthfeel with a medium body. Pretty drinkable. 3
AFTERTASTE (0-2): Malty flavors carry through. 2
OVERALL (0-6): Brooklyn’s winter offering follows the fairly common model of a Scottish Ale, but doesn’t have the heartier flavors or heat that are often associated with such warmers. Yet I still found it to be a pretty good beer for a cold winter day. And definitely one that you go to when you hankering to put down more than one. 3
TOTAL SCORE (0-19): 14
