Tonight's Sunday Night Suds review looks at Brooklyn Summer Ale - a relatively new addition to the Brooklyn Brewery roster of fine beers. As you may be aware, Brooklyn Brewery beers are brewed in New York, although the 12 oz bottled beers are not produced in Brooklyn. Instead, these beers are brewed at the FX Matt Brewery in Utica that also produces Saranac and Pete's Wicked Beers.
Unlike the Saranac beers, the Brooklyn brews are predominantly unflavored and draw their distinctive tastes from the various hops that are utilized by master brewer Garret Oliver. Mr. Oliver frequently participates on the chat boards at Beer Advocate and is a great source of information.
The Brooklyn Summer Ale calls itself a "modern rendition" of a British "Light Dinner Ale." Since the blurb on the website indicates that the Brits stopped making Light Dinner Ales in the 1940s, I can't comment on whether it is true to form. I can tell you that it is light in terms of alcohol content (less than 5% ABV) and while it has a nice flavor, the hops certainly do not hit you over the head. Needless to say, there is no bitterness at all in the aftertaste and the overall impression is citrus, but not nearly as much as a wheat beer.
Summer Ale would do well with salads, chicken and definitely fish. The next time that we have salmon (Sarah makes an awesome Salmon Teriyaki), I want to try it with the Summer Ale to see if the flavors work as well as I think they will.
Brooklyn Summer Ale is under the Kosher Supervision of the Vaad of Detroit as are nearly all beers brewed by Brooklyn. For the experts' take on the Summer Ale please click here http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/45/32631.
As always, please remember to drink responsibly and to never waste good beer unless there is no designated driver.
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