Brooklyn The Defender (2015)

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 8

12oz bottle pours with a crystal clear copper body that supports a tan head of foam. The first few moments after cracking the cap I swear it smelled like bubble gum. Upon further inspection I get sort of sweet sort of biscuit to lightly roasted malts playing against a light spiced apple bubble gum kind of berry gummy bear sensation. Wow! I’m not sure this is coming across right as it doesn’t smell too bad but these words make it seem so. The taste delivers some bitter spicy earthy hops that begins to develop a light earthy dark tea flavor to midway. Just below the hops are lightly sweet malts and a sense of biscuit malts. It took a while to feel this beer out but it is growing on me as the hops are modestly bitter but the blend is starting to make more sense. Spicy, earthy, a bit floral, a tad tea like and maybe a sliver of mint. Not bad.