Happy Valley Brewing Co. (PA) Reviews

FROTHINGSLOSH	2.9 Happy Valley (PA) Ten Dark brown with a large head that lingered and left good lacing. Musty, malty, bready and astringent. Medium finish and body. Sunday, March 10, 2024
FROTHINGSLOSH	3.6 Happy Valley Honeyburst Golden with a large foamy head that lingered. Sweet and tangy with strong honey and faint golden fruit. Medium finish and body. Sunday, March 10, 2024
FROTHINGSLOSH	2.8 Happy Valley Malty Ball Dark gold with a large white head. Toasty malt with cocoa and an astringent note. Long finish. Medium body. Sunday, March 10, 2024
FROTHINGSLOSH	3.3 Happy Valley (PA) Fair Weather Friend Dark red with a small head. Dryish and phenolic with dark berries. Long finish. Medium body. Sunday, March 10, 2024
FROTHINGSLOSH	3.5 Happy Valley (PA) Imperial Stout Black with a large foamy brown head that left good lacing. Strong roasty malt, light bitterness, coffee, wood, cocoa, a hint of anise and a boozy presence. Long finish. Moderately full bodied. Friday, July 29, 2022
FROTHINGSLOSH	3 Happy Valley (PA) Jam Session Sour Dark gold with a large foamy white head that left great lacing. Tangy and tart with a lemon note. Long finish. Medium body. Friday, July 29, 2022
FROTHINGSLOSH	3.6 Happy Valley (PA) 1814 Nitro Golden Ale Dark golden with a huge creamy head that lingered forever and left great lacing. Tangy and sweet with sugar, golden fruit and a light boozy presence. Medium finish and body. Friday, July 29, 2022
FROTHINGSLOSH	3.7 Happy Valley (PA) Draught Horse red-brown with a large foamy tan head that lingered. Tangy with cherry, golden raisins, tobacco, yeast and caramel. Long finish. Moderately full bodied. Saturday, May 29, 2021
FROTHINGSLOSH	2.6 Happy Valley (PA) Springtail Summer Session Ale Sampled on draft this beer poured a vibrant golden color with a large fluffy yellow-white head that lingered and left decent lacing. The aroma was grainy, a bit phenolic and lightly citric. The flavor was tart, grainy and a bit tangy with a floral hop presence. Medium length floral hop finish. Medium body. Saturday, July 20, 2019
FROTHINGSLOSH	3.5 Happy Valley (PA) Plum Picker Sampled on draft this beer poured a murky tan color with a large foamy orange-white head that left excellent lacing. The aroma was sweet and tangy with faint plum. The flavor was tangy and grainy with light plum and berry notes. Medium length finish. Medium body. Saturday, July 20, 2019
DiarmaidBHK	3.4 Happy Valley (PA) Phyrst Phamily Stout Draft at Champs Downtown. Pours black with a khaki head. Leaves trace lacing in the glass. Decent coffee and roasted malt notes on the nose and tongue. Finished clean. Friday, June 28, 2019
FROTHINGSLOSH	2.7 Happy Valley Red RYE-DR BB Gun Ale Sampled on draft at the brewpub this beer poured a nut brown color with a medium sized creamy orange-tan head that left great lacing. The aroma was pine, fruity hops and a bit of earthiness. The flavor was piney, earthy and grainy with hints of tobacco and fruity hops. Medium length finish. Medium body Sunday, March 10, 2019
FROTHINGSLOSH	3.1 Happy Valley Sylvie Sampled on draft at the brewpub this beer poured a red color with a medium sized foamy pink white head that left decent lacing. The aroma was tart and sour with berry and salt. The flavor was tart and sour with vague berry and salt. Long finish. Medium body. Sunday, March 10, 2019
hopp.hedd.66	5 Happy Valley (PA) Easy Rider Wednesday, August 22, 2018
beastiefan2k	3.4 Happy Valley (PA) Moose Juice Draft at source. Tastes like a radler mixed with a boring biere de garde. Doesn't meet either style's needs. But ok overall. Wednesday, August 15, 2018
beastiefan2k	3 Happy Valley (PA) Zzebert Draft at source. It's advertised as a very heavy beer. And it looks like it. Thick pink purple color, no clarity. The beer itself must have used some unripened berries. It's all dull berry flavor. No idea what the base beer must taste like. Wednesday, August 15, 2018
beastiefan2k	2.9 Happy Valley (PA) Space Wheelie Draft at source. Gerneric and overly done kettle sour. Plastic lacto with a simple beer. Didn't realize this was meant to be guava but tastes like general adjunct fruit syrup. Plastic tartness at the end. Wednesday, August 15, 2018
beastiefan2k	3.3 Happy Valley (PA) Village Idiot Draft at source. Thick dark golden with no clarity. Orr of a wall of Belgian malt that covers up all the spices mentioned in the description. I mean some of it seeps through. Taste is a thick Belgian malt biscuit with spices slightly lighting it. Honestly, I never understood these big wits. Sometimes unlike them but his one is dull. Wednesday, August 15, 2018
beastiefan2k	2.9 Happy Valley (PA) Phyrst Phamily Stout Nitro draft at source. Nitro head atop lightly black body. It's a typical nitro draft stout where it seems like all the flavor has purposefully been sucked out and replace with dryness and nitro. Very empty soul in this beer. I don't taste much. Wednesday, August 15, 2018
beastiefan2k	3.4 Happy Valley (PA) Craftsman Draft at source. Dark brown color. Sticky ass lacing with surface covering. Generic hops come out as the major aspect of this brown ale but low bitterness. It's an almost overly clear brown ale afterwards. Lightly woodsy is the best descriptor I can give to the malts. Nothing bad. Ur nothing interesting. Wednesday, August 15, 2018
FROTHINGSLOSH	3.2 Happy Valley (PA) Burly Smurf Sampled on draft this beer poured a black color with a large foamy tan head that faded quickly but left incredible lacing. The aroma was roasty, toasty and malty. The flavor was roasty and woody with blueberry, hint of cola & coffee and a slightly metallic undertone. Long finish. Moderately full bodied. Friday, May 25, 2018
FROTHINGSLOSH	2.7 Happy Valley (PA) Tailgater Blood Orange Sampled on draft this beer poured a yellow-gold color with a huge foamy white head that faded quickly and left incredible lacing. The aroma was tangy, tart, citric and slightly bitter. The flavor was bitter, tart and dry with orange, lemon, grain and bread. Medium length finish. Medium body. Friday, May 25, 2018
FROTHINGSLOSH	2.8 Happy Valley (PA) Bucksaw Sampled on draft this beer poured an almost black color with a huge foamy tan head that lingered forever and left excellent lacing. The aroma was bitter, pine, lemon and grapefruit. The flavor was bitter and piney with anise, and leafy & earthy hops. Long hoppy finish. Medium body. Friday, May 25, 2018
FROTHINGSLOSH	2.3 Happy Valley (PA) Comfort Eagle Sampled on nitro this beer poured an orange copper color with a huge creamy orange white head that lingered forever and left excellent lacing. The aroma was faint with cola, yeast, a bit of fruity hops and Pez. The flavor was bitter, sourish and metallic with Pez, mustiness, pepper and an earthy note. Long finish. Medium body. Friday, May 25, 2018
LetsGoState	3 Happy Valley (PA) Barnstormer Pretty sweet with medium level of hoppiness. Very balance overall and decent. Monday, April 9, 2018
LetsGoState	3.1 Happy Valley (PA) Tailgater Nice and balanced pale ale with lower bitterness and some sweetness. Overall solid. Monday, April 9, 2018
LetsGoState	2.9 Happy Valley (PA) Knuckleball Bitter for a session but with a slightly sweet kick. Overall a pretty solid one. Monday, April 9, 2018
LetsGoState	3.5 Happy Valley (PA) Phyrst Phamily Stout Not much carbonation but a really nice coffee and oatmeal taste. Overall very good. Monday, April 9, 2018
LetsGoState	3.2 Happy Valley (PA) Craftsman Very nice balance of hops and malts for a brown. Overall one of the better ones they have. Monday, April 9, 2018
LetsGoState	2.6 Happy Valley (PA) HayDay Weak aroma with a very sweet malty taste. Decently balanced but not the greatest. Monday, April 9, 2018
unclemike	3.2 Happy Valley (PA) HayDay Medium white head atop clear apple juice body, nice lacing. Aroma is medium sweet, orange, some wheat. Taste is moderately sweet, orange, some wheat. Light-medium body, low carbonation, light creaminess. Sunday, February 18, 2018
Listigovers	3.7 Happy Valley (PA) Renegade Reddish brown clear beer. Smells very malty, slight spicy rye smell, a bit of sweetness. Taste is bold and rich, spicy rye, some resinous bitterness in the end. Not too sweet, a thick texture, big and nice. Sunday, September 10, 2017
Listigovers	3.5 Happy Valley (PA) Knuckleball Clear copper beer. A medium piney hop aroma. Bright hop bitterness up front, light bodied amber ale malt balance. Sort of like an amber session IPA, kind of a cool idea especially for the region. Sunday, September 10, 2017
Listigovers	3.3 Happy Valley (PA) Stratus Hilarious pour, it's all head when served! Clears up of course, clear golden beer. Smells bready, grassy hop scent. Slightly bitter, grass and hay flavour hop, malty and smooth, creamy from the nitro, light bodied, tasty. Sunday, September 10, 2017
Listigovers	3.5 Happy Valley (PA) Space Wheelie Clear golden beer. Smells like a sour with light acidity in aroma, light herbal spice notes, a bit fruity. The taste up front is sour and refreshing although light malts show in the end, some balancing sweetness, prickles the tongue but easy to drink. Easy and tasty. Sunday, September 10, 2017
j12601	3.7 Happy Valley (PA) NitWit On tap at the brewery. Pours a lightly hazed gold with a medium sized white head. Musk and wheat, soft yeast, a dusting of citrus. Medium bodied, wheat and yeast. Gentle yeast and what on the finish, a touch of banana. Tuesday, June 27, 2017
j12601	3.7 Happy Valley (PA) Summer Camp On tap at the brewery. Pours a hazed amber apricot with a medium sized white head. Soft musk, a bit of wheat and citrus. Medium bodied, soft wheat with a hint of citrus and warmth. Gentle wheat and a touch of warming alcohol and yeast on the finish. Tuesday, June 27, 2017
can8ianben	3.3 Happy Valley (PA) Stratus This is a weird one... thin body, but then the nitro kind of compensates for that. Not much flavor, but pleasant and smooth. Little aroma, but also very clean and refreshing. Im not sure that I liked it that much, but it certainly isnt terrible. Thursday, June 1, 2017
can8ianben	3.7 Happy Valley (PA) Village Idiot Lovely yeast notes on a hazy yellow beer with a faint alcohol bite. Well done for the style, and a pleasant surprise at this brewery. Thursday, June 1, 2017
can8ianben	3.6 Happy Valley (PA) Zzebert Wowza! Big raspberry flavor but it isn’t sickeningly sweet like some berry fruit beers. Its actually quite lovely - if not a beer that I’d tend to order. Friday, April 28, 2017
can8ianben	4.1 Happy Valley (PA) HopGoblin Deliciously hoppy Belgian-style beer - zesty yeast notes to go along with some incredible grassy and citrus hops. I love this one, and it goes well with their flavorful menu. Friday, April 28, 2017
can8ianben	3.6 Happy Valley (PA) HayDay Meh, pretty middle of the road wheat beer. It works for what it is on the menu to do - provide people with an accessible beer for those who ask, "got any Blue Moon on tap?" Friday, April 28, 2017
Msdrbeat	3 Happy Valley (PA) Headknocker On tap at Happy Valley Brewing. Pours clear brown with white lacing. Sweet malty aroma. Quite sweet. More sweet than it should. Friday, November 25, 2016
Msdrbeat	3.1 Happy Valley (PA) LeMonster On tap at Happy Valley Brewing. Pours Amber. Strong tropical hop aroma. Bitter but a bit too sweet from the effect to get the ABV up. Friday, November 25, 2016
Msdrbeat	3.8 Happy Valley (PA) Tailgater On tap at Happy Valley Brewing. Pours yellow with white lacing. Hoppy aroma with a hint of fruit. Crisp and bitter with a hint of orange. Friday, November 25, 2016
Msdrbeat	3.4 Happy Valley (PA) Joe On tap at Happy Valley Brewing. Pours pitch black. Minimal coffee pacing. Very dark roast. Really bitter malt and a bit too much acidity for me. Friday, November 25, 2016
Msdrbeat	4.1 Happy Valley (PA) Phyrst Phamily Stout On tap at Happy Valley Brewing. Pours pitch black with a thick tan head. Chocolate oatmeal aroma. Smooth and creamy mouthfeel. Very nice. Friday, November 25, 2016
Msdrbeat	3.1 Happy Valley (PA) HayDay On tap at Happy Valley Brewing. Pale straw pour with white lacing. Light. More malt than wheat. Not bad ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone Friday, November 25, 2016
Nate	3.5 Happy Valley (PA) Singletrack On tap at the brewery (6/17/15). Mild sweet malt aroma, light yeast and no hops. Neutral fruit. Coppery-amber clear with light haze and thin head. Medium body with medium-heavy carbonation. Moderate sweet start with light hop and fruity flavor. Decent nutty sweet finish and after. Saturday, April 9, 2016
FROTHINGSLOSH	3.4 Happy Valley (PA) RazzPutin Sampled on draft at the brewpub this beer poured a black color with a large foamy brown head that left excellent lacing. The aroma was roasty and bitter with a vague smoky presence, jammy berries and a boozy undertone. The flavor was roasty and bitter with floral hops, vague berries and a hint of smoke. Medium length finish. Moderately full bodied and smooth. Alcohol well hidden. Nice. Tuesday, March 1, 2016