Iron City Beer

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

Serve in Dimpled mug, English pint, Lager glass, Shaker

I bought this beer thinking that it probably was not very good. I was proven correct.

one of the finest true lagers brewed in the u.s huh? aaahhh what the heck lager is just for beginners!

Iron city is a good, cheap lager. It certainly isn’t premium by any standard. I have had this beer from a tap, from an aluminum can, a glass bottle, a steel can, an aluminum/glass-lined bottle. The taste of the beer fluctuates considerably based on it’s container type and relative temperature. I have always found the canned beers to be excessively bitter. However from the tap this beer goes down smooth with no real surprises. It is basically a getting drunk watching the Steelers type beer. If you want to try a beer in Pittsburgh and only have one to choose, go for a Stoney’s for flavor, go for an IC for tradition and nostalgia.

Chill and Swill at HDG every Sunday. Pale lager with a hoppy malty aroma. Corny notes. Malty and hoppy flavor. Thin bodied. Ok. Good lawnmower beer.

10/20/06: Pale lager from Steeler Country, had this many times in the past sampled a single for old times sake. Corny light scent, light gold pour minimal white head, crisp yet watery on the palate, typical swill taste. Blue collar beer for sure, used to be able to get this at one of my college hang outs for 50 cents a can.

UPDATED: SEP 28, 2007 (**IMPORTANT NOTE: This rating is for "Olde Frothingslosh" and not Iron City, they are not the same brew tho this site considers them to be the same.**) Oh frothy sloshy, why am I the first to rate you? You have been around Pittsburgh for fifty years now. Only specially made in batches once in a while. I remember fondly those models on your cans, probably some of the more collectible in existence. This can is the 50th anniversary can, has a picture of Rege on it. Oh my garsh its frothingslarth, is proudly printed on the front. Pop the lid of this 12 oz can and you get a sour whiff of Pittsburgh style lager. The pour of this brew is ubiquitous pale yellow lager, like any typical american brew. The taste is near Iron City but more like Old German. You gotta love this stuff, cheap and fun. You know, KDKA was the first commercial radio station in the USA. Not quite as smooth as I would like but it is definitely OK with it’s gentleman like manners. No hops or malt detectable so it also lacks that bitterness inherent with such brews. Finish is well behaved and friendly, a good session brew. Try it, you may like it. Iron City lovers will accept this in stride.

Nice aluminum bottle. Color was Light gold, with little aroma or flavor. Overall, not a very good pale lager.

Metal Bottle: Had several of these on vacation in Pittsburgh a few years ago. It was recommended by the bartender. It goes down smooth, good bitter, easy palate. Would drink again, better than IC Light. Good cheap beer.