Brooklyn Winter Ale

20130913:
I wrote: "This Brooklyn Winter Ale is a bit bitter, but it's alright." 12:02AM ET

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Brooklyn Winter Ale

(The actual bottle, but not from the actual day.)

Relevant Links:
Brooklyn Winter Ale (Brooklyn Brewery Website)
Brooklyn Winter Ale (BeerAdvocate.com)
Brooklyn Winter Ale (2006 and Later) (RateBeer.com)

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Website Information:

BROOKLYN WINTER ALE
When the days grow short and the beach recedes into our dreams, we need a very nice beer to get us through the long winter. Based on the satisfying malty ales of blustery Scotland, Brooklyn Winter Ale will have you looking on the bright side of things. Rich Scottish malts bring deep bready flavors to a beer with a full copper color, a round, smooth palate, and brisk hopping that pulls the sweet malts into balance. See - things are looking up already!

SPEC SHEET
Style: Scottish-style Ale
Malts: Scottish Floor-malted Maris Otter, English crystal malts, Belgian Aromatic malt, American roasted malts, American oats
Hops: Willamette
Alcohol by Volume: 6.1%
IBUs: 25
Original Gravity: 16.5° Plato
Calories: 205
Food Pairings: Brooklyn Winter Ale is great with robust winter foods such as stews, steaks, lamb, game, duck, pork, barbecue, and it's a very nice match for a wide variety of fine cheeses, particularly farmhouse cheddar, Stilton, Gruyere and sheep’s milk cheeses. And should you decide to enjoy a cigar in your favorite armchair in front of the fireplace, this beer will play along very nicely.
Availability: November-March
Format: 15.5 gal kegs; 5.2 gal kegs; 24/12oz bottles

Awards
2011 World Beer Championships: Silver Medal
2009 World Beer Championships: Gold Medal