Captain Lawrence NY3

Brewed by Captain Lawrence Brewing Company
Style: Belgian Ale
Pleasantville, New York USA

On tap at the Ginger Man in NYC. Pours a cloudy red-orange body with a finger-width, creamy, off-white head that dissipates slowly and leaves a nice lacing. Aroma is a somewhat grainy, moderately sweet wheat malt with some Belgian fruits and yeast, honey, and a light earthy hop. Flavor is similar with more of a noticable Belgian yeasty spicing. Some grainy, moderately sweet malts, wheat dough, a mixture of fruits, some tartness, and honey. Finishes dry with a light earthy bitterness and a semi-sweet, lightly spiced, fruity aftertaste that lasts for a moderate duration. Light bodied and crisp. Overall, this wasn’t as bad as some people have made it out to be. It wasn’t great, but it was enjoyable.

Wasn’t very impressed by this beer. Basically just tasted like an American-style amber with Belgian yeast. Coulda’ shoulda’ been better.

On tap Pony Bar NYC. Light amber pour. Dry grassy even wood notes. Not what I expected from three great brewerys. Sticky pallet. One pint was enough.

Tap at waterfront ale house. Poured a cloudy amber. Nose was yeast and honey. Flavor was a jumbled mix of honey and Belgian yeast with an odd aftertaste that was slightly metalic. Strange beer in that some sips I thought were pretty good, and others not so much.

In short: A dusty dirty yeasty rough golden Belgian ale. Something went wrong here.
How: Tap at Waterfront, NYC
The look: Partially cloudy dark golden body topped by a long lasting small beige head
In long: The yeasty nose has that strong dusty character with minerals that I found a little repulsive. Taste of hard water, licking an old dusty chest drawer, spiciness borderline salty, wood chips, grainy malts, honey/caramel. Overall very “rough” and dirty. Unpleasant rough mouthfeel full of minerals and with a carbonation way too aggressive. I love Captain Lawrence but this beer is problematic to say the least. Because it is from Captain Lawrence I would normally have suspected I got a bad pint (problem keg?, shit on the line, whatever) but since this beer seems to be universally disliked I guess I got what it is supposed to be. Insulting, I think the dudes at Captain Lawrence actually don’t like New-York and the full name of the beer really is Phi 7, NY3.

Growler. Pours a hazy amber with a lasting, white head. Smells of sweet malt, some honey hints. Tastes earthy and funky with some peachy hints on the finish.

On tap at the Ginger Man - NYC. Pours a slightly clouded amber-copper, with a foamy white head. Dingy aroma, cool and spicy. Flavor is a mess! Wet, sticky, rubbery belgian yeast. Old dead honey. Some cereal-like malt character, with a bit of oats and minerals. Really thin and really dry. This is unexciting. The honey’s all gone, it’s overly dry, and it’s got an undesirable yeast character. I’m having a hard time working on this one.

Thanks to Ethan for the sample. 12oz Hand-bottle. Hazy light amber pour. Lightly carbonated. Vegetal aroma. Honey, rotten fruit, and dank earthiness