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Captain Lawrence Brewing Co.

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Captain Lawrence Brewing Co.
 
New York, United States
Style:
Märzen
Ranked #273
ABV:
5.5%
Score:
86
Ranked #27,675
Avg:
3.74 | pDev: 9.36%
Ratings:
14 | reviews: 10
Status:
Active
Rated:
Nov 27, 2025
Added:
Sep 11, 2022
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Reviewed by CTHomer from Connecticut

3.19/5  rDev -14.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3
A: crystal clear; copper colored; 1 finger finely pored fizzy, light tan head that receded quickly to a splotchy cap with a moderate collar; no lacing;

S: the first whiff reminded me of walking into a musty room; subsequent whiffs gave me sweet malt and apple;

T: apple through the middle, then sweet apple cider through the finish; very mild bitterness at the end;

M: medium bodied; moderate carbonation; moderately dry finish;

O: not a great representation of the style;
Nov 27, 2025
 
Rated: 3.75 by kkazemi from North Carolina

Nov 09, 2024
 
Rated: 3.9 by chrishiker1409 from New York

Oct 04, 2024
 
Rated: 4.04 by Spade from Pennsylvania

Sep 30, 2024
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Reviewed by HoppingMadMonk from New Jersey

3.81/5  rDev +1.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Dark cloudy amber appearance.
Below average carbonation with about a medium body.
Aroma is malt,bread,and what came off as Apple and spice.
Taste is mild sweetness, toast,bread and an apple spiciness.
Overall a very enjoyable attempt at the style.
Feb 12, 2023
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Reviewed by BJB13 from Maryland

3.41/5  rDev -8.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
16 ounce can poured into a dimpled mug.
Canned 3/2/22

L: Cloudy copper with a big near-white foam cap, moderate retention, some lace.
S: Weak spicy noble hop aroma.
T: Herbal hops, tea like, some orange flavor, hint of toasted malt.
F: Crisp medium light body, smooths a little toward the finish.
O: Decent enough beer, drinkable, but the flavor profile, in my opinion, is not so much in line with a Marzen.
Nov 11, 2022
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Reviewed by hman43 from North Carolina

3.81/5  rDev +1.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Look: It pours amber and clear with an off white head. Head retention is excellent.

Smell: There are some light toast notes with bread crusts. There are also some subtle spicy notes.

Taste: It has strong toasted flavors with some bread crust. There are very light spicy notes in the background.

Feel: It has a slight sweet and dry finish.

Overall, it is a nice easy drinking festival lager.
Oct 22, 2022
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Reviewed by Billolick from New York

3.97/5  rDev +6.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Tall can direct from the source in Elmsford, NY

Medium amber pour, near clear, moderate cap.

Malty nose with some maple.

Pleasing fall seasonal lager. More maple notes, also vanilla and honey...worth a try.
Oct 16, 2022
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Reviewed by GreesyFizeek from New York

3.03/5  rDev -19%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
This one pours a dark-ish amber color, with a small head, and lots of lacing.

This smells kind of just generically sweet and malty, with none of the richness you want.

This is not appalling by any means, but it’s pretty forgettable. It’s just generically sweet and malty, with not a ton of balance to it, and no real hop character that I can discern.

This is medium bodied, a little bit too rich, with a decent enough drinkability.

Captain Lawrence hasn’t really been relevant in a while now. This isn’t going to change that fact.
Oct 11, 2022
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Reviewed by Manta200 from Kentucky

3.96/5  rDev +5.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
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Aber color with a big foamy head that settles to dense finger thick layer, great retention.
Notes of caramel malts on the nose.
Taste follows suit with a fine hop note and just a hint of bittersweet.
Light body with good carbonation, easy to drink, I like it!
Oct 03, 2022
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Reviewed by Nash39 from Florida

3.39/5  rDev -9.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3.25
The pour is copper colored with a fair amount of carbonation. The taste is doughy, mild citrus, mild honey, earthy. This was a little bit as compared to other oktoberfest beers that I've had. Cheers! B-
Sep 26, 2022
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Reviewed by sulldaddy from Connecticut

3.98/5  rDev +6.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Sampling a cellar temp 16 oz can poured into my .5L dimple mug. Date stamp is canned on 08/02/2022.
The beer pours a rich clear copper color with a soft fluffy eggshell white head of 2 cm. This foam fades slowly to a scattered surface covering with some clingy lattice on the sides of my glass.
The aroma on this beer is some toasted bread and a bit of caramel, maybe a little pumpernickel bread. Not really much else, I find the nose to be very mild.
First sip reveals a medium to light body with very fine and gentle carbonation. texture is smooth and the beer drinks pretty easy.
Flavor is similar to the nose, I get some toasted grains and bread, with some sweeter caramel coming through on the swallow. the finish does dry out but flavor of toasted malts is what lingers. I dont get any real hop profile here and the ABV is well hidden. A pretty good easy drinking beer. Glad to have tried this one and would (will) drink more again.
Sep 25, 2022
 
Rated: 4.36 by axxe from New York

Sep 13, 2022
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Reviewed by BeerAndGasMasks from Virginia

3.8/5  rDev +1.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
From the can, it pours a clear amber color with a nice off-white head that very slowly subsides and leaves lacing. Caramel malts and sweetish malts in the nose. The mouth gets the same, caramel forward and malty behind.
Sep 11, 2022