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Prison City Pub & Brewery
- From:
- Prison City Pub & Brewery
- New York, United States
- Style:
- Schwarzbier
Ranked #70 - ABV:
- 5.2%
- Score:
- 88
Ranked #17,987 - Avg:
- 4 | pDev: 3.5%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- May 24, 2026
- Added:
- Mar 21, 2018
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 2
SCORE
88
Very Good
88
Very Good
Features hints of chocolate or coffee flavor, low hop bitterness and a dry finish. Perfect with sausage and onions or a mushroom and goat cheese toast.
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Reviewed by JayQue from Virginia
3.94/5 rDev -1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.94/5 rDev -1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Good robust Schwarzbier, my first beer from this brewery. I bought a can at Half Time distributors in Mamaroneck NY while on a short trip. Poured into a pilsner glass, this beer is a fairly dense dark brown color with just a bit of reddish highlights coming through. The head was large and frothy with a dark cream color and good retention. Lots of foamy lacing on the glass. Aroma and taste featured plenty of toasted, bready malt and a little bitterness in the finish. Very tasty!!! Mouthfeel was rich for a lager and crisp and refreshing. A bit more robust and satisfying than many Schwarzbiers I have sampled. THis is well worth trying!!!
Apr 15, 2023
Reviewed by orcrist_cleaver from New York
3.94/5 rDev -1.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
3.94/5 rDev -1.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
A: Chocolatey brown color with garnet on the edges; good clarity. Minimal khaki head, which fades pretty quickly without a trace.
M: Smooth, med-light body; med-high carbonation. Quite sessionable although the malt can linger and grow heavy.
S/T: Chocolate rice krispies, raisin granola bar, monkey bread with a black bottom - light on sweetness, graham cracker. Light doughiness, health muffins (donut over biscuit), cocoa dust; light apple esters with lighter spice-pine hops quickly overshadowed by a light blonde roast.
Excellent hue to the beer. Lacks in head, and consequently aroma. Mellow roast, doughy malt, and fruit esters keep the drinking experience light and sessionable.
Jun 13, 2021M: Smooth, med-light body; med-high carbonation. Quite sessionable although the malt can linger and grow heavy.
S/T: Chocolate rice krispies, raisin granola bar, monkey bread with a black bottom - light on sweetness, graham cracker. Light doughiness, health muffins (donut over biscuit), cocoa dust; light apple esters with lighter spice-pine hops quickly overshadowed by a light blonde roast.
Excellent hue to the beer. Lacks in head, and consequently aroma. Mellow roast, doughy malt, and fruit esters keep the drinking experience light and sessionable.
Rated by Captain69 from Illinois
3.94/5 rDev -1.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
3.94/5 rDev -1.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
GREATDARK LAGER WITH FINE HEAD good old german taste
May 21, 2021
Rated by craftaholic from New York
4.29/5 rDev +7.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.29/5 rDev +7.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Super tasty and I normally am not a fan of schwarz but this gets the job done!
Mar 21, 2018
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