Iron City Beer

Brewed by Iron City Brewing
Style: Pale Lager
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania USA

The new IC aluminum bottle hit town the other day and I just had to check it out. Poured medium gold in color with a mild malty grainy aroma and faint hoppiness. Light bodied, some maltiness and crisp in the finish, it’s a fresh batch anyways. Pretty average for the style, compared favorably taste wise with the big brands and generally a lot cheaper, although the new packaging was a bit more than the regular bottles. What the heck, give it a try, you can always use ’em for little bowling pins.

Aluminum bottle. Color and aroma typical of the rare American Pale Lager. Wispish white head, quickly fades to a ring. Mouthfeel is water, fizzy water. No flavor to speak of. How does one produce this effect?? To make something this damn bland requires effort.

Dark straw color with a fizzy big bubbled head that diminishes quickly. Industrial aroma. Corn and resin initially in the nose, but malt is detected with a full sniff. Some sweet malt and mild dry grassy hops. A touch over carbonated and slightwatery flavor. Actually better than I remember Iron Chitty.

Lemons and a bouquet of flowers. Light hops very airy fragrance. Golden yellow head very light with no retention. LIght citrus hops with a hint of spiced malt. Very light watery mouth feel so light there is no after taste. I might as well just drink water. If I was in the desert I’d rather drink sand. Still in all I love the cold aluminum can bottle. I'll reuse it again:^) ............

Going into this expecting the worst. Appearance isn’t bad. yellow, with a nice head. Smells of randomly cheap beer, but not terrible. Taste is actually not bad. It’s drinkable... and cheap as hell. Why not?

Local favorite. Nothing particularly great or noteworthy, but certainly not bad. Rather heavy, goes down well, and very clean.

Prior to visiting Pittsburg on a business trip I was told by several people "Do not drink this Beer"... I should have listened. IC light is better.

Not too bad, but I actuall like IC Light better. This is what I would call a "burger beer." It is not rotgut, but it’s nothing special. Then again, when in Pittsburgh, it would be silly to drink Bud or Miller when this is available.