Pittsburgh Augustiner Lager

amber body with medium head..aroma of caramel, wheat, and a heavier malt complex than what i expected..flavor is quite sweet, large in caramel, lighter in fruit, and finishes slightly bitter...not bad

ours a nice amber color with a small white head. Aroma is of sweet corn and maybe some caramel. Flavor was very sweet, noot much detectable hops, but smooth at the same time.

As much as I wanted to love this beer, I was disappointed. I just tried the newly repackaged Augustiner with the big "A" on the label. The new packaging looks great, by the way. However, the beer was very ordinary at a time when Iron City Brewing Company should be striving to be extraordinary. Color was nice, coppery and very appealing. But the head faded quickly and the body was thin. I detected adjuncts in the flavor when this offering ought to be an all malt product if they want to earn credibility with craft drinkers. Flavor was bland with notes of caramel. Very sweet and malty. Not sure what style they were going for here but it’s definitely a light-bodied session lager. If the brewers would give this beer a decent dose of hops to give it at least some perceived bitterness and aroma, it would be a much better beer. Hop it up boys. One word of advice: CASCADES! This brewery still seems stuck in the mentality that all its beers need to be "drinkable" by the masses. When you hear the word "drinkable" used to describe a supposed craft beer, run for the hills. That means they aren’t serious about brewing a really great, flavorful beer. They’re aiming for the Killian’s crowd. For a brewery that has brewed Samuel Adams under contract, they know what they need to do but they aren’t doing it. They’re underestimating their customer base and potential for becoming more appealing. They needed to hit a homerun but ran out a single instead.

22oz. special in Oakland on Tap: Cheap corn flavor with a hint of metal from the inside of the keg. I like to support the burgh, so I’ll drink it or an Iron City over other a macro any day unless there are options.

Ugh...I support this brewery to no end, but this beer defines the reason Pittsburgh is a steel town....it tastes like metal. Pour was a light gold with a nice one finger white head. Aroma of nothing..Taste was very metallic. Mostly adjunct laden beer with not much to offer. I’ll take an Iron City over this anyday.