Lagerboy (2) Speaks

Greetings,

As John mentioned in his comment, lager has been somewhat under-represented of late so here’s an indication that Americans arent totally clueless when it comes to beer.

In the 1800’s Brooklyn was home to over 45 breweries, producing a wide variety of beers. The onset of Prohibition in 1920 (one of the American governments dafter ideas) put paid to that, but the Brooklyn Brewery, established in 1987, is trying to retain some of the old traditions.

They produce a few different beers but i’m trying the Brooklyn Lager for the purposes of this post. Check out their (very loud) website for more details. Its their original and best-selling beer, an amber lager that displays a firm malt centre supported by a fine bitterness and floral hop aroma (it says here).

I like this, its a good lager – quite dark with pronounced maltiness and real flavour. This is the anti-Budweiser. At 5.2% it packs a decent punch as well. Unlike some of the other North American beers so i’ve tried so far you might even be able to find it in the UK, although i’m not entirely sure of that.

As ever, happy drinking…

Brooklyn Brewery