Philadelphia Brewing Company Reviews

explosivedog	3.3 Philadelphia Snow Day On tap at the brewery. Pours amber. Grapefruit, orange, biscuit, apple. Medium body. Fine. Sunday, February 18, 2024
mansquito	3.3 Philadelphia Joe Coffee Porter Draught at source: pours dark brown with beige head. Aroma is slightly fruity coffee. Taste is lightly bitter, slightly sweet. Coffee. Medium-light body. Sunday, February 18, 2024
mansquito	3.1 Philadelphia Snow Day At source: pours clear orange with white head. Aroma is citrus, pine. Taste is astringent and bitter. Mediocre aftertaste. Not great. Sunday, February 18, 2024
explosivedog	3 Philadelphia Working Cat On tap at the brewery. Pours straw. Mango, guava, straw, hedgerow. Medium body. Not good. Sunday, February 18, 2024
explosivedog	3.3 Philadelphia Joe Coffee Porter On tap at the brewery. Pours black. Coffee, fruity, earthy, water. Medium body. Not great. Sunday, February 18, 2024
explosivedog	3.6 Philadelphia Black Cat Lager On tap at the brewery. Pours black. Chocolate, toast, plum, blackcurrant, little herbal. Medium body. Solid. Sunday, February 18, 2024
mansquito	3.5 Philadelphia Working Cat Draught at source: pours slightly hazy bright yellow with white head. Aroma is fruity, citrusy, sage or something. Sweetish and lightly bitter. Good enough. Saturday, October 21, 2023
mansquito	3.6 Philadelphia Black Cat Lager Draught at source: pours black with beige head. Aroma is dark chocolate, herby hops. Reminds me of old school (non-citrusy)black IPAs in nose a little. Taste is fairly dry and bitter. Pleasant enough. Saturday, October 21, 2023
closey22	3 Philadelphia Session IPA from PHL Hazy gold with thin white head Aroma of rubber Flava is hoppy piney seltzery Feels light water yet lively fizz Finishes tangy and mildly bitter Wednesday, June 1, 2022
closey22	3.7 Philadelphia Winter Wunder Cloudy yellow gold with little rimming head Aroma is spicy herbal Flava is grainy spicy Feels light crisp with decent fizz Finishes dry moderately bitter Wednesday, May 4, 2022
closey22	3.2 Philadelphia Holy Wooder Clear gold with little head Aroma is burnt rubber Flava is grainy sweet herbal Feels medium with nice fizzy zing and bite Finishes dry tangy some herbs and bitterness Wednesday, May 4, 2022
jwil	2.1 Philadelphia Kenzinger Pours a hazy golden, white head with some lacing. Aroma is malts, spices, bread. Taste is kind of flat - almost as if the carbonation is missing. Some spice on the finish, but mostly white bread. Medium body. This is a little unpleasant, to be honest. Inconsistency in the product. The bitterness is minimal, but there's really nothing to the brew other than a flat malt. Pass. Saturday, September 4, 2021
ResinousRater67	1.3 Philadelphia Kenzinger Tuesday, May 12, 2020
ResinousRater67	1.2 Philadelphia Walt Wit Tuesday, May 12, 2020
Ratman197	3.9 Philadelphia Shackamaximum Stout Bomber poured a clear dark reddish brown with a small lasting creamy brown head. Aromas of roasted malt, dried fruit, cocoa and earthiness. Palate was medium bodied and smooth with a dry finish. Flavors of roasted malt, cocoa, earthiness and light dried fruit with a smooth dry lingering earthy cocoa finish. Sunday, December 29, 2019
raymow	3.8 Philadelphia Harvest From The Hood (2019) on tap at Interstate Drafthouse in Fishtown - clear golden color. Nice hop aroma and flavor. Don't notice the high abv. Tuesday, October 8, 2019
italianjohn	3.5 Philadelphia Working Cat Pale blonde pour with a thin white head and light spots of lacing .... aroma of grapefruit and tangerine with some rind/peel to it and light tropical notes .... taste is dry hopped, grapefruit, rindy and bitter but juicy, tangerine, orange and tangy/zesty ..... nice bitter bite on the back end into the finish .... juicy and refreshing, light and sessionable with lingering citrusy orange in the finish .... could drink this all day Thursday, July 11, 2019
CiderExports39	1.2 Philadelphia Kenzinger the most unreliable beer. sometimes not bad, other times utterly terrible. 1 star for that. Wednesday, May 15, 2019
NikkTwist	3.3 Philadelphia Tahitian Wheat Draft at Bru Craft. Unexpected slightly hazy dark copper pour with a trace of off-white bubbles. Mildly sour dark citrus flavors. Tangelos. Black cherry. Wild strawberry. Blueberry. Currants. Hawaiian Punch. Medium bodied. Filling. Not at all what I was expecting from a billed Wheat Beer! Wednesday, April 10, 2019
Jabah	3.2 Philadelphia Fleur de Lehigh Build up of carbonation when opening the bottle. Had to pour slowly as it was super bubbly with foam buildup. A lot going on, maybe some extra fermentation in the bottle as it seemed a little stronger than low to mid 4%. Decent flavor, like a Belgian Pale or Golden Ale. Grassy notes with some floral and spice. Ok to try but nothing really stands out here. Tuesday, April 9, 2019
raymow	3.3 Philadelphia Tahitian Wheat on tap at the brewery in Kensington - cool reddish color. Not so good aroma. Flavor is not bad. Sweet fruit punch. Tuesday, February 19, 2019
mansquito	3.2 Philadelphia Newbold IPA From my father: pours copper with white head. Aroma is pine and resin. Classic bitter and malty IPA. Old school. Ok. Saturday, December 15, 2018
closey22	3.2 Philadelphia Walt Wit Hazy brownish gold with little white head Aroma is of creamed corn and grain Flava is of bananas herb and grain Feels light crisp fizz Finishes tangy dry grainy Sunday, October 14, 2018
gripweed57	3.2 Philadelphia Walt Wit 12 ounce bottle. Hazy yellow gold color. Small creamy white head. Interesting buttery wheat malt nose. Hints of coriander and citrus. Flavor has toasted wheat and yeast notes. A touch of lemon and hay. Saturday, October 6, 2018
bolimbold	5 Philadelphia Rowhouse Red Friday, July 27, 2018
Joakgust	3.1 Philadelphia Kenzinger Thursday, July 26, 2018
closey22	3.6 Philadelphia Fleur de Lehigh Cloudy brownish gold with little white head Aroma is very floral and herby Flava is of ginger and herbs and a touch spicy zingy from the ginger Feels light with lively fizz Finishes grainy and peppery spicy notes of ginger Wednesday, July 11, 2018
closey22	3.5 Philadelphia Pennsylvania Pale Ale Brown amber with thin white head Aroma is sweet malty with hints of chocolate Flava is malt forward with hop spice blended in then bitter chocolate Feels medium and silky with moderate fizz Finishes bitter moderately sweet Friday, June 22, 2018
NikkTwist	3.4 Philadelphia Kilty Pleasure Draft at Misconduct. Nearly opaque dark chestnut brown pour with beige foam. Feels halfway between a Stout and Scotch Ale. Dark cocoa and peat. Coffee and Marmite. Molasses. Liquorice. Smoke. Sounds better than it is, but not bad. Tuesday, May 15, 2018
closey22	3 Philadelphia Kenzinger dark gold with little head; aroma is fresh raw grain; flava is grainy cereal with some hop bitterness; feels silky with little fizz; finishes mildly tangy cereal notes Wednesday, May 2, 2018
closey22	3.7 Philadelphia Newbold IPA Hazy dark amber with little beige head Aroma is caramelly malty sweet floral notes Flava is slightly spicy hop with sweet malty backbone and hints of maple Feels light to medium with decent fizz Finishes malty sweet maple and hints of bitter tangy hop Tuesday, April 24, 2018
closey22	3.5 Philadelphia Kilty Pleasure Hazy amber brown with chunks floating in it and little beige head Aroma is malty w/ some molasses notes Flava is malty sweet with hints of cherry and molasses Feels thick with nice lively fizz Finishes mildly tangy slightly bitter Sunday, April 22, 2018
yespr	2.9 Philadelphia Walt Wit From tap. Pours hazy yellow, small white head. Aroma is estery, spiced. Dry. Bitter and estery. Mild sweet. Toasted and estery finish. Tuesday, April 10, 2018
Nottobrite	3.6 Philadelphia Schwarzinger Tuesday, April 3, 2018
Steve6523	3 Philadelphia Newbold IPA Saturday, February 10, 2018
hopdog	2.8 Philadelphia Session IPA from PHL 12oz bottle. Poured a golden color with a medium sized head. Floral and toasted grains. Wednesday, January 31, 2018
DrSilverworm	3 Philadelphia Kenzinger 5/7/2016 -- from notes: Sample on tap at Whiskey Village during CBC. Clear golden. Bready, mild peppery, mild bite. Light to medium body. Solid. Monday, January 8, 2018
trapped	3 Philadelphia Walt Wit Bottle. Pours cloudy dark orange with very small frothy whitish head, faint hay aroma, low carbonation, slightly sweet taste with mild chamomille flavor, thin body, abrupt finish. Strange brew, not bad but not remarkable either. Sunday, January 7, 2018
Docavey	2.6 Philadelphia Pennsylvania Pale Ale Had this from the bottle in a mixed craft case I chose at Wegmans when visiting Stefan in Philly. Pours a cloudy orange with medium head. Malty nose and malt forward flavor with bitter hops and lemon on the finish. Others reviews say a funky flavor. I agree. Not exactly what I expected from a pale ale but OK. F Avey---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone Sunday, December 24, 2017
beerbandito	1 Philadelphia Newbold IPA Sunday, December 24, 2017
lavaaaron	2.9 Philadelphia Fleur de Lehigh The aroma on this reminds me of boiling wort right after you put the hops in. Nice ginger flavor on this, not spicy like a Goya ginger beer or anything like that. That flavor fads quickly and there is not much left. A nice refreshing beer for warmer weather and you could have a few and not few like gross. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone Thursday, November 2, 2017
chinchill	3 Philadelphia Kenzinger On tap at the South Philadelphia Tap Room. Clear golden body topped by a semi-durable white head. Rather herbal and dank hop aroma but a brighter and more fruity flavor. Medium-light body and medium carbonation. Overall: a solid, if unexceptional, ale. Saturday, September 23, 2017
PhillyCraft	3.7 Philadelphia Rowhouse Red Backlog, Bottle with Pat in 10, amber color with small head. Nice bier de mars overall. Not sure if we got a good batch cause these guys are very inconsistent. Aroma of coffee, apples, spice, malt, and yeast. Taste similar with toasted malt and farmhouse tones. Saturday, August 19, 2017
raymow	3.7 Philadelphia Joe Coffee Porter bottled - dark chocolate in color. Major coffee aroma. Pretty good coffee and chocolate flavor. Thursday, July 6, 2017
fischersfriend	3.2 Philadelphia Walt Wit Aroma, malt; yeast and light fruits. Appearance, hazy and unfiltered almost butterscotch color. Taste, mirrors aroma with a very compact flavor profile and a slight very hoppy finish. Palate, crisp and fresh with medium carbonation. Overall, little to no head with little to no lacing very compact flavor but is reasonably tasty. You would assume you don’t open this beer with the expectation of it being the best beer you’ve ever had . It is what it is, a good light refreshing beer Sunday, June 18, 2017
weordie	2.6 Philadelphia Pennsylvania Pale Ale Pours a copper with a thin foamy head. Aroma is almost whisky like, it’s not what I expected from an IPA but it doesn’t put me off. Strange flavour too, some alcohol notes like alcohol burn. Not one I’d revisit. Friday, June 16, 2017
raymow	2.6 Philadelphia Newbold IPA bottled - cloudy amber color. Nice hop aroma but flavor is nothing special (may be an old bottle). Tuesday, June 6, 2017
djd07	3.1 Philadelphia Fleur de Lehigh On tap at the brewery. Pours a hazy gold with small white head that lasts. The aroma is earth, ginger, floral. Medium body, lemon zest, ginger, tea, floral, light dry finish, good. Saturday, June 3, 2017
djd07	3.1 Philadelphia Session IPA from PHL On tap at the brewery. Pours a cloudy orange gold with medium frothy white head. The aroma is strong pine, earth, citrus. Light body, orange zest, earth, lingering bitter finish, good. Friday, June 2, 2017
djd07	3.5 Philadelphia Electrolyte On tap at the brewery. Pours a cloudy yellow gold with medium white head. The aroma is tropical fruit, grass, pine. Medium body, dank, grapefruit, nice lingerin resin finish, love the bitterness on this, very good. Friday, June 2, 2017