I was visiting my favorite watering hole when my favorite waitress approached with a bottle in her hand and said “I have been waiting for you to come in, Buy THIS”. So with faith and trust in her, I did. And I am glad

The brew is presented in a corked 750ml bottle with gold labels and engraved glass. They definitely spent some money on the packaging, now did they place the goods inside.

The cork popped and I took a waft of it, a subtle sweet smell with overtones of saffron - delicious! I poured myself a glass of the golden elixer and a large white head formed holding for sometime. I of course drank in the foam, just because I can and enjoyed the sweet triple-esque flavor.

The ale was golden in color with a slight hazy appearance. The taste was excellent. It is a robust beer (9.0% alc) but very very drinkable. It would be recommended for those that love the Monkey. It also reminded me of Sly Fox’s Saison Vos in parts of the mouth feel and aftertaste.

I am glad I “gave in” and picked this one up. It was worth every penny and Brooklyn has started to impress me more, as in the past I saw them as a “brew to recipe” type of place.

Brooklyn has a wacked out Flash site but you can link right to the brew page. Check out the info and stats at Brooklyn’s Website for the Brooklyn Local 1