Iron City Beer

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

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

Bottle. Tried this while visiting Pittsburgh. Pours a clear pale yellow with little head. Aroma is very mild. Taste is light malt and corn, with not much of a finish (some hops perhaps?). Taste is very macro (Bud-like).

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.

Clear yellow pour with a good foamy head that actually lasts a while. Corn and grain in the aroma and flavor, with a noticable touch of hops. Better than most macro’s.

Clear the way, mr happy pants. Iron city is gonna be bop on down the old happy trail. In force to be sure

Bottle. Extra points for the sweet-ass label. Keeps decent enough carbonation when poured, but looks pretty unexcitingly clear gold with a tiny white head. There are hops present, so it has that going for it. Unoffensive but not interesting.

I drank alot of this stuff when I lived in Pittsburgh. Pretty much a terrible beer with a cult like following. But still, when you understand that it’s a true lager, you start to understand that it’s not all that bad. One notch above other mass produced flagship beers.

Nice, refreshing beer, that is great for tailgating or after a long day of work. Not much complexity but a hair better than any of the macro swill available.

It’s better than similar offerings from Miller, Budweiser and Coors. Great for Steelers games.