Brooklyn Lager

snollup

Hi all,

Recently been really enjoying Brooklyn Lager and was just looking for some ideas for something along the same lines to try. Have always been a stout man and only recently started to drink lager. All suggestions much appreciated.

Cheers.

BeerNut

From Brooklyn Lager you'd be better moving to pale ale: Jarl, Galway Hooker, O'Hara's IPA. If it absolutely has to be lager, ones with a good hop bite include Pilsner Urquell and Jever.

slayerking

Brooklyn lager is a very nice lager in fairness. Its very hoppy (and also quite dark) for a lager, almost like an ale. If you like this (which is relatively hoppy) you may also like some pale ales or IPA's so I'd give them a go.

I'd recommend maybe trying something like Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, Goose Island IPA, two great all rounders and not too different from Brooklyn lager!

Or if you want to try some Irish stuff maybe something like O'Haras IPA or Galway Hooker.

BeerNut

slayerking wrote: »

If you like this (which is relatively hoppy) you may also like some pale ales or IPA's so I'd give them a go.

^^ This man is clearly a maniac. Do not listen to his outrageous opinions :P

jack presley

slayerking wrote: »

Brooklyn lager is a very nice lager in fairness. Its very hoppy (and also quite dark) for a lager, almost like an ale. If you like this (which is relatively hoppy) you may also like some pale ales or IPA's so I'd give them a go.

I'd recommend maybe trying something like Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, Goose Island IPA, two great all rounders and not too different from Brooklyn lager!

Or if you want to try some Irish stuff maybe something like O'Haras IPA or Galway Hooker.

I wouldn't link Brooklyn lager with Pale Ales either to be honest. Both nice but being a fan of one wouldn't mean you'll like the other.

slayerking

BeerNut wrote: »

^^ This man is clearly a maniac. Do not listen to his outrageous opinions :P

I've actually met people in the past who are afraid of the word ale... This is why I choose the word may, and the word ale!

slayerking

jack presley wrote: »

I wouldn't link Brooklyn lager with Pale Ales either to be honest.

Really... Fair enough. If I tasted this blind, I'm sure I'd label it as an ale. Its the amber colour and the lovely citrus, pine aroma that makes it different than most other lagers for me.

Both nice but being a fan of one wouldn't mean you'll like the other.

Yes, as is the case for every beer, fortunately!

jack presley

slayerking wrote: »

Really... Fair enough. If I tasted this blind, I'm sure I'd label it as an ale. Its the amber colour and the lovely citrus, pine aroma that makes it different than most other lagers for me.

Yeah, it's not like other lagers really. I'm an ale drinker usually but fell for Brooklyn Lager on a trip to NY some years back. Ended up heading out to the brewery for a tour one of the days and did a load of sampling.

snollup

Thanks all for your (really quick) replies. Believe it or not I had never seen this out of the bottle until now, and I can see why a pale ale would be an alternative.

Will happily give all the above suggestions a whirl & report back.

BTW, do any pubs in Dublin stock Brooklyn beers?

jack presley

snollup wrote: »

Thanks all for your (really quick) replies. Believe it or not I had never seen this out of the bottle until now, and I can see why a pale ale would be an alternative.

Will happily give all the above suggestions a whirl & report back.

BTW, do any pubs in Dublin stock Brooklyn beers?

I've seen it in the Porterhouse but I don't know what they charge for it.

BeerNut

snollup wrote: »

BTW, do any pubs in Dublin stock Brooklyn beers?

Any of the beer specialists will have a few of the bottled ones. Chances are anywhere that has BrewDog taps will have them too as its the same distributor.

snollup

BeerNut wrote: »

Any of the beer specialists will have a few of the bottled ones. Chances are anywhere that has BrewDog taps will have them too as its the same distributor.

Excuse my ignorance but what are BrewDog taps? I don't get let off the lead too often

BeerNut

snollup wrote: »

what are BrewDog taps?

Taps that serve BrewDog beer. The 5AM Saint one is round and bright red:


Punk IPA is the same only in blue. Mulligan's of Poolbeg Street, Bowe's of Fleet Street, and other mainstream pubs where you wouldn't expect to find out-of-the-ordinary beers.