Brooklyn Lager

Style:American Amber
Alc %:5.2
Brewery:Brooklyn Brewery
Country:US
Tap/Bottle?:bottle 330ml
Where/When:Home July 2012
Cost:approx $20 for a 6 pack
Rating:7/10

Pours a nice orange gold colour with a nice head that dissapears and laces the glass.
Sweet fruity nose.
Clean and fresh up front, with biscuit notes and lemon and finishes with a full and unique malt backbone. It's sweet, bitter and a little spicy- mild bitterness.
Sometimes I've had this and found the malt hit quite full on for a brew that is very common place in New York and I imagine it's slowly making it's way into mainstream America.
I don't love this beer but I do like it and am pleased that it's become a lot more available in Sydney in the last 6 months.
Again it has to be said how bold it was back in the 1980's for this brewery to put out such a full flavoured flagship beer.
I've decided to give it 7/10.

Brooklyn East India Pale Ale

Style:English IPA
Alc %:6.9
Brewery:Brooklyn Brewery
Country:USA
Tap/Bottle?:bottle, 355ml
Where/When:Home, March 2012
Cost:approx $6
Rating:6.5

Nice white fluffy head. Nice orange copper body.
Bit of malt and a hint of citrus on the nose.
Quite a bit of spice up front that really has a sting/zing on the front of the tongue.
Not a bad balance here of malts and fruits- certainly not a hop bomb but fairly indicative of the style in my opinion.

I'm fairly sure I had this on tap at the brewery and I found this bottle more appealing. (Blast was more my cup of tea, but that has not been bottled, only on draft)
Not too bad, giving it 6.5/10.

Brooklyn Brewery 'Tour'

I got up early one Saturday morning and went to see the All Blacks vs England game @ Baker Street bar. Then I went back to the apartment before making my way to Brooklyn Brewery for their tour which just involved a worker standing between a couple of vats talking about how beer is made and a history of the Brooklyn Brewery. It wasn't overly educational tho you had an opportunity to ask questions if you had any.
What was quite good for the locals is the drinking area- they had a fairly decent sized 'bar' with tables where people could sit and people could BYO their own food or order from some of the local joints that had menus near the entrance. It was very popular and therefore very hard to find a seat.
Anyway, I'd bought 6 tokens ($20) before the 'tour' and I had to do something with them didn't I?
I cued for ages and got a Pilsner and a Wheat beer which were both solid.
I cued again and got the East India Pale Ale and the Blast which were good aswell.
On the way out I got 2 t-shirts.