Horseheads Brewing Reviews

SHIG	3.2 Horseheads Blueberry Ale Draft: Poured a mahogany brown with a off white head. Aroma is blueberry, fruity. Taste is blueberry, fruity, light earth. Friday, September 1, 2023
alobar	3.4 Horseheads Pumpkin Ale Pours a clear copper color with a thin white head. Aroma of pumpkin spices, with hints of pumpkin. Pie spices dominate with hints of pumpkin. Not bad. Flavorful. Sunday, November 7, 2021
crowdedhall	4.1 Horseheads Maple Amber Ale Thursday, July 29, 2021
crowdedhall	5 Horseheads Pumpkin Ale Thursday, July 29, 2021
crowdedhall	5 Horseheads Hot-Jala-Heim Thursday, July 29, 2021
Lubiere	2.6 Horseheads Orion A dark brown ipa with a thick frothy mocha head. In aroma, sweet caramel malt with dark fruits, oxidized notes, tired and lifeless. In mouth, sweet caramel malt with dark fruits, herbal hops, oxidized, bad. Sunday, May 24, 2020
SHIG	3.8 Horseheads Domination Ale Bottle: Poured an opaque brown with white head. Aroma is boozy vanilla. Taste is vanilla harshness in there too roasted malts maybe. Wednesday, September 26, 2018
redoles86	4.8 Horseheads Newtown Brown Tuesday, January 9, 2018
sfletcher0001	3.8 Horseheads Double IPA Monday, December 18, 2017
spoonman631	4 Horseheads Pumpkin Ale Nice color and flavor Friday, October 13, 2017
Beerdedone	3.3 Horseheads Hot-Jala-Heim Bottle. Pours golden with a fizzy white head. Aroma was vegetal with spicy peppers and pale malts. Flavor of pale malts, hot peppers, grain, jalapeno heat, bread and had a lingering spicy heat. Saturday, September 16, 2017
AWISLguy	3.4 Horseheads IPA 650ml bottle from Premier Gourmet, shared with PracticePlastic. No bottle date. Cooper amber pour with an off-white head leaving streaky lace. Some floaties. Aroma has pine and caramel and oranges. Taste is of sweet caramel, chewy resin, citrus and something tangy vegetal. Medium bodied. A touch of an alcohol presence. The blend is ok, but the nose is better. Finishes to the caramel sweet side of bittersweet. Started decent but didn’t stay that way. 13.1 Sunday, August 6, 2017
ben4321	3.9 Horseheads Double IPA 22 oz bottle from Wegmans, Ithaca, 6/22/17. It pours a darker, burnt orange type color with a tan head and some drippy/streaky lace. Pine / resin, a little earth, caramel notes, mild fruit. Flavor leans bitter. Clean, drinkable. ABV is very well hidden. Definitely wouldn’t have guessed this was 9%. Kind of a throw back, in a good way. I really quite enjoyed it. Thursday, June 22, 2017
ben4321	3.6 Horseheads Blueberry Ale 22 oz bottle from Wegmans Ithaca. Murky darker orange color, frothy off white head, light, drippy lace. Aroma of pale, bready malt and blueberry. A little biscuit. Nice blueberry beer where the fruit isn’t over the top. Monday, June 12, 2017
jb	3.2 Horseheads Double IPA Standard new school dank IPA booze was well hidden but other than earth in the nose and palate and taste I missed the notes. Okay. Saturday, May 13, 2017
Ron	3.8 Horseheads OMFG On tap at the Brewery with Dan and Erica. This was a dark pour with a tan foamy head and lace. Aromas of sweet chocolate and peanut butter. Nice thick malty body. Good mix of peanut butter and chocolate. Very enjoyable. Monday, April 24, 2017
Ron	3.3 Horseheads Maple Amber Ale On tap at the Brewery with Dan and Erica. The pour was dark for a amber with small white head and some lace. Sweet aromas pf maple and caramel. Nice amber beer with maple sweetness at the end. Sunday, April 23, 2017
Ron	3.3 Horseheads Spring Equinox Ale On tap at the Brewery with Dan and Erica. This one seemed like a standard IPA. Some cireus hops in aroma and flavor. Lingering bitterness. Saturday, April 22, 2017
Ron	3.3 Horseheads Tropical Daze IPA On tap at the Brewery with Dan and Erica. Poured a orangish/amber hue with small white head. Good aroma of citrus hops. Taste much the same with a lot of tropical flavors. Saturday, April 22, 2017
Ron	3.6 Horseheads Double IPA On tap at the Brewery with Dan and Erica. An amber pour with a small white head. A hoppy citrus aroma. Flavor much the same with the malt hiding the alcohol well. Slight bitterness. Friday, April 21, 2017
sloth	2 Horseheads Chemung Canal Towpath Ale Big entrance. Lotsa sudsy foam, bit of co2. Grainy, worty aroma. Hazy, chunkulative amber color. Cream Ale huh, hmmmmmmmm?? Body is middlin, soft but prickly carbo, lil oily, touch tangy. Fairly sweet malts, not much more, caramel and some canal splooge that sorta distracts from the overall idea that this might be a beer. Historically speaking this is wonderful stuff but as quaffability goes, hunuh. Thanks Stevely! Wednesday, December 14, 2016
SHIG	3.8 Horseheads OMFG Growler: Poured a deep black with tan head. Aroma is peanut butter. Huge peanut butter taste with some chocolate. Friday, November 25, 2016
TARB	2 Horseheads Hot-Jala-Heim Monday, November 14, 2016
SHIG	3.1 Horseheads Chemung Canal Towpath Ale Bottle: Poured a golden to amber with white head. Aroma is sweet grain and malt. Taste is sweet toffee and malts. Wednesday, October 19, 2016
BrewBoxer	3 Horseheads Pumpkin Ale Bottle. Cloudy dark bronze color with a thick head. Taste is sweet and a little artificial. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone Saturday, October 15, 2016
coldbrewky	3.9 Horseheads 12-21-12 Doom's Day Ale Bomber via beer world: Been a lurker in the fridge for a few weeks.. The wife was working from home and making demands (suggestions says she) about major home improvement projects before the current bathroom remodel is even 80% complete. ARRRRGH! To the refugium of the basement with a tasty beverage says I. Pours black as a moonless prairie nigh. and the price was right at 7.99 a bomber. Quarter inch beige head. Bitter black malt begins the act strongly but is drastically upstaged by the dive of Mexican coffee bolstered with cocoa. Kinda like a sexy coffee. Slick overall body. A fine extended multiple project basement. bomber Wednesday, October 5, 2016
vipinvelp	3.5 Horseheads Double IPA Gift from son. Clear dark yellow, light copper. Off white lacing foam head. Great hoppy aroma and bitter taste, some citrus notes. Long lasting aftertaste, nice. (Velp 201609) Wednesday, September 14, 2016
TARB	2 Horseheads Pumpkin Ale Saturday, July 30, 2016
TARB	2 Horseheads Rye P.A. Wednesday, June 8, 2016
TARB	3 Horseheads Double IPA Tuesday, May 17, 2016
TARB	3 Horseheads Black Horse Ale Saturday, May 7, 2016
McGarnigle	3.6 Horseheads Double IPA Growler from AJs. This is an American citrus-pine DIPA with a copper-colored body that reflects the solid malt backbone. Not sure of the hops, but they are "traditional" US rather than New Zealand or whatever. Not an imbalanced, overload of hops, but they are definitely there. Not for the hop-phobic. Saturday, April 30, 2016
beer-yum	3.4 Horseheads Hot-Jala-Heim Restrained aroma in a golden amber pour. Flavour normal (and tasty) to start. But then the chilli/pepper takes over and the body and finish have a ’heat’ to them. I’m not usually a fan of the style but this one was relatively restrained and not too bad in the end. Monday, April 11, 2016
Brewbie	3.7 Horseheads OMFG Growler from the brewery...very dark pour with a full tan head...aroma of peanuts, roast...smooth tasting, definitely a peanut butter cup flavor, nice roasty finish Saturday, April 2, 2016
DavoleBomb	3.4 Horseheads Pumpkin Ale Bomber poured into a pint glass. 3.5 A: Nearly clear light orange color. One and a half fingers of frothy off-white head. Retention is about average and a short ring of lacing is left. 4.0 S: Smells great! The big appeal is the pumpkin itself. Too many pumpkin beers rely too heavily on the spices. Nutmeg, cinnamon, and maybe a touch of allspice. A touch of toastiness with a caramel backbone. Has just enough sweetness to make me happy. 3.75 T: Like the nose, the pumpkin is the star here. Same mix of spices as above. Malts offer light caramel and toastiness. The only issue I have is that it’s a bit too dry. Still, it’s very good. 3.5 M: Lighter medium body. Good moderate carbonation. Could use some more body and creaminess. 3.75 D: It’s rare to find a good pumpkin beer, so I’m quite happy. ★ 822 characters DavoleBomb, Nov 16, 2015 Tuesday, February 23, 2016
DavoleBomb	3 Horseheads Hot-Jala-Heim Bomber poured into a pint glass. 3.25 A: Clear dark yellow color. Two fingers of frothy off-white head. Retention is about average and no lacing is left. 3.5 S: Balanced mix between peppery heat and vegetal component. Grassy and spicy hops. Otherwise neutral malts. 3.5 T: Taste offers balance as well. Both the base beer and the peppers come through well. The peppers are more powerful as a flavor rather than heat. Malts offer hay and a light biscuit flavor. Just a touch of heat on the finish. 3.5 M: Lighter medium body. Good moderate carbonation. Lightly creamy and smooth. 3.5 D: Decent beer. I wish the peppers had a little more control over the beer, but it still turned out pretty good. ★ 717 characters DavoleBomb, Nov 09, 2015 Tuesday, February 23, 2016
Gurthnar	3.6 Horseheads Chemung Canal Towpath Ale Bottle kindly shared by Cuso, many thanks! Hazy deep golden colour. High carbonation, refreshing and easy drinking. Some farmhouse character, also lightly hoppy, and light apples. Good. Wednesday, February 10, 2016
Cuso	3.9 Horseheads Chemung Canal Towpath Ale Bottle from trade with coldbrewky, many thanks. Hazy orange color with medium white head. Malt, grassy hops. Malty taste with biscuit malt, candies, spices. Very good. Wednesday, February 10, 2016
MisoW	3.1 Horseheads Chemung Canal Towpath Ale Bottle from Cuso, many thanks. Pours hazy golden color, white head. Aroma of caramel, sugary, malty. Taste is sweet, caramel, candy, sugary, nuts. Wednesday, February 10, 2016
Werckmeister	3.1 Horseheads Chemung Canal Towpath Ale 0,66l(?) bottle at Bratislava Evening Tasting. bottle says 7.2% ABV. orange cloudy color, small white head. smells of candy, cocao, licorice, vanilla, weird smell. full body, soft carbonation, slick mouthfeel. tastes sweet, candy, some hops, light honey, resin. finishes lightly bitter with notes of resin and candy. OKish beer, did not like the smell, taste is OK. overall OK bit heavy / sweet. Wednesday, February 10, 2016
lukka19	3.3 Horseheads Chemung Canal Towpath Ale Bottle kindly shared by Cuso, golden hazy color with sediment, medium white head. Aroma is malty, candy, some licorice maybe.Body is full, sweet with medium bitter finish.good one Wednesday, February 10, 2016
mR_fr0g	3.7 Horseheads Black Horse Ale Bottle shared at CBC Clerkenwell 10/9/2015. Big thanks to Leighton for this one. Reddy mahogany brown coloured pour with a lasting loose light tan head. Aroma is black malts, nutty, toasted coconut and some mineral. Flavour is composed of nutty toasted coconut, black roasted barley, light earthy piney hop, Good stuff. Palate is medium full bodied, slightly milky with moderate carbonation. Xolid. Wednesday, December 30, 2015
jgb9348	2.7 Horseheads 12-21-12 Doom's Day Ale Deep dark brown coloured body with a thinnish, fast-dying tan head. Aroma of alcohol, licorice, roasted malt, oak, vanilla, rubbing alcohol and quite a bit of burnt toast scents. Medium to Light-bodied; Strong roasty flavours with a lot of burnt elements present, all giving way to a coffee and mostly anisey flavour that doesn’t show too well at the tail end. Aftertaste is one-dimensional with some malt, alcohol and dry oak and not much else - just a burning flavour from the burnt nuts/malt and from the pungent alcohol that shows a lot for being ’only’ 8,2%. Overall, not worth drinking, but that should be pretty evident. This didn’t do much being aged for ~1.5 years, this wasn’t worth keeping around much at all...that said, I still enjoyed sampling a local beer from Upstate New York. I sampled this 65 cL bottle purchased from K&E Discount Beverage in New Paltz, New York on 14-June-2014 for US$8,29 sampled at home in Washington just two hours before leaving to go back up to New Paltz for Thanksgiving, on 24-November-2015. Wednesday, November 25, 2015
coldbrewky	2.7 Horseheads Hot-Jala-Heim bomber from Beer world. Nose of paprika. Deeper golden brown in glass. thin head. Body is mostly overshadowed by same with hotter tone of jalapeno. Body is meh coupled with mer. Finish is pepper cough. Monday, October 12, 2015
weihenweizen	3 Horseheads Hot-Jala-Heim Refrigerated big brown bottle poured into a glass. Clear pale yellow, medium body, low carbonation, and no lacing. Taste is hot peppers. Thursday, October 8, 2015
airrick2003	2.8 Horseheads Hot-Jala-Heim Appearance: pours with a small beige head, beer is a light bronze head, clear Aroma: oddly enough the first thing I smell is sweetness, chillies is there too, Taste: maple syrup is subtle but very noticeable, a subtle spice shows itself as well Palate: average carbonation, heavy mouthfeel, sweet and spicy aftertaste Overall: the sweetest chili beer I've had, the spice is more behind the sweetness but noticeable ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone Monday, October 5, 2015
Rexvillenative	3.8 Horseheads 12-21-12 Doom's Day Ale Purchased at Premier Gourmet. Very smooth stout that goes down easy on a cold day. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone Sunday, October 4, 2015
kevinsenn	4.2 Horseheads Double IPA On tap at Colonial Inn. Great tropical fruit and caramel aroma. Taste of resin, tropical fruits, and caramel. Tasty 2xIPA. Friday, October 2, 2015
MacBoost	3.7 Horseheads Double IPA Took a chance on an undated IPA because A) I’ve never seen it before, B) it’s brewed 90 miles from me, C) It looked new and didn’t have any dust on it and D) It has only one rating from a tap and zero rates from a bottle yet. So I’m guessing it’s fresh. Pours copper with a white head. Tropical fruit juice aromas. Taste is semi sweet and lightly bitter. I’m guessing multiple late hop additions and possibly dry hopping. Pretty expressive. A touch of Tylenol. This is solid. Friday, September 25, 2015
whiskeysage	3 Horseheads Pumpkin Ale Sunday, September 20, 2015