Alphabet City Brewing Company Reviews

scooterbub	2.4 Alphabet City 7th Street Blonde Ale 12 ounce bottle. Pours a light golden yellow with a thin white head. Taste is of malt, yeast, wheat and hops. Decent body. Okay. Sunday, December 4, 2022
scooterbub	2.8 Alphabet City Village IPA 12 ounce bottle. Pours a decent golden color with a thin white head that fades fast. Taste is of citrus, hops, resin, grass, pine, caramel and malt. Similar aroma. Has a medium body with a mostly clean finish. Overall, not bad. Saturday, April 30, 2022
damzz	2.8 Alphabet City Village IPA Pours a hazy amber with a full white head that laces. Nose is faint resin. Body is medium. Taste is light resin, citrus fruit and dry. After taste is slightly bitter. It's a decent standard IPA with an ABV above the session range. Getting bored with the hoppy NEIPAs of which I've brewed 10 and tasted many. 12 oz bottle Coded: 100425 MPN 1774 A beer Across America 7/21 selection. Wednesday, August 11, 2021
FROTHINGSLOSH	2.7 Alphabet City Sugar Plum Fairy Black with a medium sized foamy head. Tart plum, wood, malt and an astringent presence. Long finish. Medium body. Saturday, May 29, 2021
solidfunk	3.2 Alphabet City Sugar Plum Fairy Candied plum and some sweet tobacco. Murky brown pour with ok head. Doesn't balance very well - a bit of a mess. Candy syrup probably doesn't help. Sweet and tangy finish, but not in a good way. Can. Sunday, April 4, 2021
alexsdad06	2.8 Alphabet City Sugar Plum Fairy 16 oz. can from Root Cellar. Pours a dark cola brown with reddish highlights and a medium sized light tan head. The aroma and flavor have sweet malts, candi sugar, dark fruit, plums, cherries, caramel, light spice, somewhat dry finish. Sunday, October 18, 2020
Andrew196	3.8 Alphabet City Sugar Plum Fairy Pours somewhere between amber and mahogany, thick, light beige head. Nose is earthy, caramel malts, toasted cereal, cardboard. Not til the taste that I get any dark fruitiness but it's there...not bad. Sunday, September 13, 2020
BierMeHoos	3.7 Alphabet City Sugar Plum Fairy Poured from a can, part of a quarterly beer delivery club. Appearance is brown colored body, with a strong tint of red. One finger of light tan head, which sticks around as an island and ring. Leaves behind some strings of lacing. Aroma of sweet candi syrup, dark malts, and slight plum. Taste of semisweet plum and dark malts. Thicker mouth feel, with a syrup texture. Has a numbing effect on the tongue. Very good carbonation. A pleasant winter sipper, with a heavier body and a taste that is not too sweet. Enough alcohol to create a warming effect as the beer is consumed. Nice beer! Monday, June 8, 2020
BierMeHoos	3.3 Alphabet City Village IPA Poured from a 12 ounce can, part of a beer of the month club. Appearance: hazy orange in color with a 2” head. Nice lace develops. Aroma is light, fruit sweetness comes through. Taste: caramel, bread, ripe fruit sweetness, and a mild bitterness. Palate is medium bodied beer. Crisp throughout. Overall a drinkable summer beer. Saturday, May 30, 2020
gripweed57	3.6 Alphabet City Sugar Plum Fairy 16 ounce can. Pours like root beer. Rocky tan head. Roasted malt nose is subtle with notes of dark fruit and brown sugar. Roasted malt flavor. Notes of dark fruits and toffee. There is a sour component here, presumably from the plum purée. This tastes like a Belgian dubbel without the layers of complexity. Earthy notes and a hint of unsweetened chocolate. Decent. Monday, February 17, 2020
Drake	3.6 Alphabet City Sugar Plum Fairy Keg at Houdini's Escape, 2.14.20. Hazy dark purple, large tan head. Aroma of toffee, plum, oak, cherry. Taste is cherry, plum, soy, toffee, spice. Medium bodied well balanced. Friday, February 14, 2020
bbbeer	3.5 Alphabet City Sugar Plum Fairy Dark brown with small tan head. Aroma brown sugar and purple fruits. Medium body with light carbonation and not much alcohol. Flavor is sweet but not overly so, malty sugary flavor with fruity background, pretty good. Friday, February 14, 2020
geologyguy	3.5 Alphabet City Sugar Plum Fairy Smells like very light sugar plum...taste is very strong coffee and dark roasted malts off the bat...much more roasted flavor than I thought...expected very sweet but if anything it's a little bitter and finishes that way too...strong roasted malt beer Sunday, February 9, 2020
Delirium	3.6 Alphabet City Sugar Plum Fairy Can. Pours dark brown/black with a small beige head. Aroma is dark fruit and malt, a bit toffee-ish. Flavor is also dark fruit and malt, with the titular plum noticeable. Surprisingly not as sweet as the title/description would make you expect though. Definitely a bit sweet, but not cloying. Pretty good. Sunday, January 19, 2020
jsporrer	3.5 Alphabet City Sugar Plum Fairy Pours a dark purplish brown with a thin tan head. Aroma of dark fruits and malts. Dark fruit flavors with some light spices and dark malts. Not overly sweet nor too dry. Fairly enjoyable. Saturday, December 21, 2019
crossovert	3.5 Alphabet City Sugar Plum Fairy 473ml cna. Pours brown with a large tna head. Aroma is cremay and malty, banana. flavor is ever so lightly roasty, tastes like plum bread, light herbs, light anise, surprisingly dry. Saturday, November 30, 2019
bb	3.6 Alphabet City Village IPA Draft. Amber beer with a cream head. Grapefruit and light pine aroma. Grapefruit and pine flavor. Medium bodied. Good bitterness. Grapefruit and pine linger. Sunday, August 11, 2019
back	3.7 Alphabet City Alpha Male IPA Rødgylden klat skum hvid tæt Citrus grape korn træ Bitter meget sød lidt Blød tæt Monday, April 22, 2019
FlightLiquids29	5 Alphabet City Village IPA Tuesday, April 16, 2019
FlightLiquids29	5 Alphabet City Loisaida Imperial Lager Tuesday, April 16, 2019
FlightLiquids29	0.5 Alphabet City 7th Street Blonde Ale Tuesday, April 16, 2019
trapped	2.9 Alphabet City Loisaida Imperial Lager Can, from Craft+Carry, Manhattan. Pours clear golden with small foamy whitish head, malt aroma, medium carbonation, slightly sour malt taste with a bit of honey flavor, thin body, medium finish. The only gimmick is the high alcohol content. Tuesday, March 26, 2019
trapped	3.1 Alphabet City Rapture Double Platinum Blonde Ale Can, from Craft+Carry, Manhattan. Faintly cloudy golden with small frothy off-white head, faint orange peel aroma, medium carbonation, bitter malty taste with faint honey flavor, thin body, long bitter finish. Nothing special. Monday, March 25, 2019
ben4321	3.1 Alphabet City Village IPA 12 oz bottle, beer of month club, 12/3/18. Clear copper, sticky beige head. Caramel into sticky pine and dry earth. Bit of grapefruit rind as well. Okay overall, I'll drinks the ones I have, but I certainly wouldn't buy it over most local IPAs. Monday, December 3, 2018
Slipstream	3.1 Alphabet City Village IPA Pretty standard American IPA. Floral aroma is the best feature. The taste is dry and a bit yeasty without much fruit. Nice tingle on the palate with just a dash of sulfur. Friday, June 29, 2018
jcwattsrugger	3.3 Alphabet City Rapture Double Platinum Blonde Ale Sunday, June 17, 2018
DrNosha	4.1 Alphabet City 7th Street Blonde Ale Vom Fass. goldgelb und klar, heller fester Schaum. Frisch blumiger Hopfenduft. Antrunk Karamell, ein Hauch Harz ohne bitter zu sein. Dann Getreide und etwas Zitrone. Hat Charakter. Friday, May 25, 2018
MadWill08	2 Alphabet City Easy Blonde Friday, April 6, 2018
gripweed57	3.6 Alphabet City Rapture Double Platinum Blonde Ale 16 ounce can. Number one with a bullet. Brassy gold color. Firm, foamy beige head. Great clinging lace. Grainy malt nose hints at lemon. Flavor is crisp sweet malt with bright citrusy notes. Some bready, hay-like notes. Dry and crisp finish with a boozy touch. Saturday, March 31, 2018
tgncc	2.5 Alphabet City Village IPA At the Brookfield biergarten. Not good. Aromas of pine, citrus, bt some sort of infected taste,like cardboard. Could be just a bad batch. Friday, March 9, 2018
mansquito	3.3 Alphabet City Village IPA NYC Beer Week Opening Bash: pours clear copper with a white head. Aroma is citrus and pine. Taste is fruity and candy. Monday, February 26, 2018
trapped	3.2 Alphabet City Sugar Plum Fairy Draught @ Malt & Mold. Murky brown with very small frothy beige head, sweet plum aroma, low carbonation, sticky sweet toasted malt and plum taste, thin body, long sticky sweet finish. Too sweet for my taste. Monday, January 22, 2018
trapped	3.3 Alphabet City Village IPA Can @ Malt & Mold. Pours clear rich yellow with small foamy whitish head, very faint resin aroma, adequate carbonation, medium bitter resinous taste, thin body, long finish. Decent classic American IPA. Monday, January 22, 2018
mike67	3.4 Alphabet City Easy Blonde 12 oz bottle. Pours golden with tall, long lasting, fluffy, white head and soda like carbonation. Aroma is of grassy hops, some citrus fruit and biscuit malt. Body is medium and crisp. Herbal hops and biscuit malt nicely balanced on the palate. Finish is long and dry. Good brew. Wednesday, January 17, 2018
SG111	3.1 Alphabet City Alpha Male IPA Bottled 08/17. Pours clear golden. Aroma is lemon, orange, citrus. Malt. Flavor follows. Very generic. Saturday, December 30, 2017
EdSunrise	3 Alphabet City Easy Blonde Monday, December 18, 2017
ejarger	5 Alphabet City Easy Blonde Friday, November 3, 2017
cgarvieuk	3.2 Alphabet City Alpha Male IPA Bottle in hotel room NYC... Golden amber... Big white head.. Soft sweet toffee.. Light caramel toffee malts nose... Soft sweet toffee fruit.. Light malts.. Soft sweet toffee.. Light herbal toffee Friday, October 20, 2017
trapped	3.5 Alphabet City Short Lease Stout Draught @ Malt & Mold. Opaque dark brown with small foamy beige head, very faint roasted malt aroma, medium carbonation, medium bitter roasted malt taste, thin body, longish finish. A bit thin, like a dry stout. Monday, October 16, 2017
jflopsu	3.1 Alphabet City Short Lease Stout Pours black with tan head. A smokey, grainy and malty aroma. A strong smokey taste with chocolate, coffee, and roasted malts. A roasted malt and smokey aftertaste. Sunday, October 8, 2017
Strykzone	3.2 Alphabet City Alpha Male IPA 12 oz. bottle from hayduke that we had together via facebook chat. Just a little white haze in this golden beer. A white head. Aroma is not distinct but is kind of sugary and floral. Flavor is aggressive and bitter. Big fruit and bitterness. More bitterness than in most doubles. Malts are Pilsner. This is called Alpha Male and it deserves that name. Monday, September 18, 2017
hayduke	3.3 Alphabet City Alpha Male IPA This was shared with Strykzone on Facebook Chat. Pours from the 12-oz bottle a clear golden color with a white head. Nose if floral, light citrus and maybe pine. Medium body. Flavor is citrus with good bitterness along with fruit. Finished a grapefruit bitter. Overall sort of average and sort of uninspired but drinks reasonably well. Monday, September 18, 2017
robau	2.5 Alphabet City Alpha Male IPA Sunday, September 17, 2017
closey22	3.4 Alphabet City Alpha Male IPA Cloudy orange gold with thin white head Aroma is malty with some hay and tea notes Flava is tangy woody hops bitters Feels light to medium with lively fizzy zing Finishes moderately bitter Tuesday, September 12, 2017
jsnicholas	3.1 Alphabet City Easy Blonde Tap at Pawling Mt. Straw color. Some citrus. Easy drinking but watery. There are plenty of blonds I like better Tuesday, August 15, 2017
Jpmercer	3 Alphabet City Easy Blonde Sunday, June 25, 2017
nimbleprop	2.6 Alphabet City Easy Blonde 12oz bottle pours a clear gold with some white head. Standard nose, grain, flowers, dough. Flavor is the same, a little cheap malt, biscuit, yeast, a touch estery here. Watery finish. Friday, May 26, 2017
Renobob	3.1 Alphabet City Alpha Male IPA Bue en bouteille de 355ml. Blonde dorée. Nez houblonné, palais résineux (un peu trop). Equilibre moyen. Finale sèche et amère. Ensemble moyen. Wednesday, March 29, 2017
ChadPolenz	2.6 Alphabet City Alpha Male IPA 2015 BJCP Category: 21A American IPA AROMA: Slight spicy/herbal presence but a strong honey-lemon sherry aroma. Light malt sweetness. 7/12 APPEARANCE: Pale orange/amber. Very hazy but CO2 visible. Moderate white froth retains and laces well. 3/3 FLAVOR: Moderate bitterness throughout. Slightly dry and spicy. A background orange citrus note is obscured by a strong honey lemon tea taste likely due to oxidation. Base malt is lightly sweet, but otherwise nondescript. Probably good fresh, but this palette is muted and unbalanced. 12/20 MOUTHFEEL: Medium body; medium-low CO2. Soft, smooth texture. Slight lingering astringency. Gentle alcohol warmth is surprising since it’s only 6.2% ABV. 3/5 OVERALL IMPRESSION: A pretty generic, insipid IPA that isn’t helped by the fact the bottle is old. Drinkable, but not really enjoyable. 5/10 TOTAL SCORE: /50 Wednesday, December 7, 2016
hayduke	3.1 Alphabet City Easy Blonde Pours gold with a white head. Nose of grain and light floral hops. Light body. Flavor is light malts and light hops again. Finished with some light bitterness. Bland. Friday, December 2, 2016