The 7th annual Cask Ale Festival at Blue Point Brewery was held on Saturday April 9, 2011. It was a beautiful day and there were a ton of great beers there, all in cask of course. Two of the tastiest brews were being served by none other than Brooklyn. One of these cask conditioned beers was Blast, a west coast IPA as Garrett Oliver calls it, some call it an imperial or double IPA. This had the most beautiful critical hoppiness you look for in a big IPA like this. It was extremely drinkable and remarkably smooth even at 9% ABV. The clarity of this brew was amazing, and this is no easy task especially when the casks weren't arranged and tapped until a few minutes before the event, normally 24 hours is recommended to settle the finings. Finings are used to settle the live yeast in a cask to the bottom to prevent consumption of these yeasts.
The other offering from Garret Oliver and the Brooklyn Brewery was first released this passed March at the brewery and select locations. This beer was a dark and roasty Dry Irish Stout. Perfect body and a nice blend of roasted malt makes for a really enjoyable session beer at the festival. Many of the beers at the festival being higher in alcohol made this beer a real treat at only 3.9% ABV. There are rumors, none are confirmed, that this beer may become the Brooklyn Spring seasonal release in the future.
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