Old German Premium Lager

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

Serve in Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Shaker

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Old German was another one of the cheap beers I used to drink back in the day. It cost $10 for a case of 16 oz bottles and didn’t taste bad like the Millwaukee duo(Old and Beast) did. I bought a case recently just for old times sake and I found it kind of flavorless.

Reminds me of the 3.2% beer us G.I.’s had at the enlisted man’s club at Fort Ord in the 1960’s. It was safe, easy to drink, and cheap. I recently tried the standard Iron City Beer and it was actually not bad. This tastes like the light version or water-added type brew. Has a hint of bitter hops that adds some astringency to the finish. Nothing bad about this beer just way too mild for a craft beer or even a BMC drinker. Might be a good beer for someone who dislikes beer with taste! Good belches though.

You can buy me in a bar, distributor, or diner...you know my motto. "The World Knows No Finer"

Bought a six pack of this beer at a local store to try. Typical light gold color with small white head; the usual look for its style. Aroma was light, some hoppy tones, adjuncts, nothing fancy. The flavor was not bad, but again, largely indistinguishable from its counterparts. The palate was thin, and bit oily, and mostly dry with light carbonation. A suitable beer for its type with a good price, but not exciting.

UPDATED: FEB 6, 2008 When I was twenty something , in 1977 or so, we used to drink cases of this stuff. Good beer at a decent price. How many pale yellow lager American brews can you think of that fit those specs and are not currently owned by BMC? After 20 years I bought another case. So, I rate as I drink. I am proud to be a drinker of Pgh Brewing beers, support your local breweries! Don’t serve this cold, it needs to be drank at about 50 degrees to appreciate its full flavor. How about the name ‘Old German’! Quite an attitude toward the German beers. 12 oz artistic white can with the statement that ‘the world knows no finer’ - how confident and nifty. When you pop the lid you get a sour citrus wiff. Into the glass it turns more into a light yeasty beer aroma. Ubiquitous pale yellow lager colors with steady streams of mixed medium and small quickly rising bubbles, champagne in nature. Head is thin white and clean. The initial taste is pilsner in flavor. It is very well behaved and gentlemanlike in it’s etiquette. An above average tasting lager, clean and fresh. Not much personality, it is more kind and refined than those bitter beers. This is one of Pgh Brewing’s better entries. It lacks the metal-ness so often found in most Iron City beers. Now that I’ve rated a few beers, I don’t think I would even think of this as a Pgh Brewing drink, it is less offensive. The finish is non-assuming and enjoyable, it seems to have the qualities of a light brew. Brilliant, this is the United States answer to those pale yellow German lagers. In Pittsburgh, we can do it better, or at least just as good, at a lower price. Overall, a very above average German style lager that is almost as smooth as many wit biers! I am very surprised of the smoothness! I can’t believe I was a nullifidian before drinking this again after so long! After looking at the rest of these ratings, I’m curious if I just got a good batch or something. I’ll have to get another case in a few months and try again as to confirm my good findings.

Old German reminds me of my homeland, where we would spend hours upon hours tending the hops and yeast to create the greatest brew of all the land. The Deucheland anthem rings true to my heart, as I pound this beer this frugal night!!!

Old German, found you in the bottom of a cooler at a house party...where did you come from, no one knows, but alas, you are free to me, so wh not? OG reminds me of High Life, mild taste, silght sweetness and little to no hop character to speak of. But you were cold, and that night, you were mine. Probably the best cheap brew I’ve yet had, which is not a recomendation, nor a reason to buy it, but if your hand findsone of these in a cooler somewhere sometime, why not?

Light yellow. Really fizzy. Very light flavour. A little bit of grain, maybe? Thin body. Off-dry finish. I’m beginning to think the tagline is inaccurate.

Taste like nothing really. But hella cheap and easy to drink. Enjoyable in the summer.

Not very good, but not bad, just very bland. ALthough its not worth trying to find, if its there it might be worth buying considering it costs $8.50 a case.