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Beer Information

Brooklyn: Local 2

This Belgian-style strong dark ale is/was brewed by Brooklyn in Brooklyn, New York, USA. It's achieved an overall score of 73.01%. Based on 1 tasting, the average ABV is 9.00%.


Historical Community Tasting Notes

Preserved from the RateBeer community archive (circa 2000–2018)

UPDATED: MAY 18, 2011 (Thanks Jeff, the famous Vertical Bacon Strips) Le liquide a une robe brune passablement embrouille. Le col mousseux est solide et laisse derrire son passage une fine dentelle. Le nez permet de dcouvrir, au-del des traces de sucre brun et de miel, des fleurs dlicates avec des notes franches dagrumes et de levure fruite. Le
Bouteille de 750ml. Merci Patrick. Bire brune avec une mousse beige et trs durable. Le nez est compos de chocolat, de fruits confits, de raisins secs. La bouche est forte de miel, dagrumes et une touche de poussire. La carbonation est bonne, le corps est correct. Les pices sont trop prsentes. Les corces dagrumes sont trop prsentes. Cette bire a int
Pour is hazy dark red/brown with a thin off-white head that quickly fades away. Lacing is good, carbonation is apparent. Aroma is of orange peels, elderberries, caramel, wildflowers, and candied sugar. Flavor is sweet at first but transitions into a dry tart finish of oranges and burnt sugar/toffee.

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Beer Listing

Date and Time Container Pub/Place and Where Strength ABV Colour Score Components Score Descriptive word(s) Book No.
3rd Jul 2013 at 7:50 pm bottle The Ship and Mitre, Liverpool, Merseyside, England 9.00 dark Taste: 94.12%
Head: 71.11%
Aroma: 72%
Ease: 66.67%
Clarity: 20%
73.007% black-cherries 487

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Other Beers (etc.) by Brooklyn

Apart from Local 2, Hop Horizons lists 39 others by Brooklyn. These are:
1/2 Ale Session Saison
American Ale
Bel Air Sour
Black Chocolate Stout (10% version)
Black Chocolate Stout (10% version) (aged 10 years)
Black Chocolate Stout (10.5% version)
Black Chocolate Stout (8.4% version)
Black Chocolate Stout (8.7% version)
Black Ops
Bodega Run
Brooklyn Blast!
Brooklyner Weisse
Brown Ale
Butterfly Photobomb
Defender IPA
Dry Irish Stout
East India Pale Ale
Fonio Rising
Greenmarket Wheat
Hand & Seal
I Wanna Rye-It
Insulated
Lager
Local 1
Lord Sorachi
Monster Ale (2012)
Naranjito
Oktoberfest
Pennant Ale '55
Pilsner
Playa de Brooklyn
Post Road Pumpkin Ale
Pulp Art
Red Sumac Wit
Scorcher IPA
Sorachi Ace
Summer Ale
The Stonewall Inn IPA
Winter Ale

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