Brooklyn 1/2 Ale

1/2 Ale from Brooklyn Brewery is appropriately named. It begs to have jokes made about it: They must've spent half the time it requires to make a good beer, you can't drink but half of one, I suppose I could drink one if I half to, and of course the obligatory half-a-- beer.

This was another one of my random selections at the store. I have a friend that lives in Brooklyn, right down the street from the brewery, and I was intrigued by the name "1/2", so that was my "reasoning" for choosing this beer. I don't want to say this is a bad beer, but if I had a time machine and could go to the moment I chose it, I would put it back on the shelf and walk away.

I'm sure Brooklyn Brewery makes some great beers, but this isn't one of them. This is one of their seasonal session beers. Low alcohol content (3.4%), but also low on flavor. On second thought, not low on flavor. It's high on flavor - it's just bad flavor.

When poured, the head is bubbly and fizzes away almost like a soft drink. It has a bitter, unpleasant taste that hangs in there like your relatives after Sunday dinner.

I assume by now you can tell I don't recommend this brew. I most definitely will not hold this beer against Brooklyn Brewery. They can't all be gems. I look forward to trying their other offerings.

Would I buy this beer again? No, Nope, Nein, Nyet 

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