Brooklyn Lager

Given the limpness of some of the American beers you come across, I was hoping this (being from Brooklyn) would have a bit more of an edge to it.

It's a good looking lager and has a dark golden amber colour to it, and not that piss yellow you get from a lot of other lagers.

So, off to a good start.

The flavour is malt driven but has brought hops along for the ride, and trails out with that typical lager bitterness to it. It's very basic, but effective. There's nothing ingenious going on here, but at least some originality. It's kind of like they took the pale ale approach, but to a bottom fermenting beer.

I like it, not everything can be fruity or floral or out there, this is just a good example of a basic lager that was brewed with care.

This is a pub style beer, a slightly dry and heavy lager that you could knock back all night.

6.5/10