Iron City

My good friend Aaron Klueber introduced me to the wonderful world of Pennsylvania beers during my sophomore year of college at The U. We didn't get to drink IC very much back then as we were bigger Strohs drinkers and it was pretty hard to find IC in South Florida but we relished every opportunity we got to drink it. We specifically made trips to Primanti Brothers sub shop in Ft. Lauderdale just so we could enjoy some good old fashion working man's beer. Iron City is a beer you'd drink after a hard day of getting your balls busted by your foreman, Old Man Gratkowski down at the steel mill.

IC pours out a nice golden brown. It has a nice malt flavor going down and a pretty pleasant after taste. IC is definitely a very drinkable lager and I'd rather drink an IC over a Budweiser, Coors or any other comparable beer. At 4.5%, it's not going to knock you on your ass or anything but it'll get you a nice, pleasant buzz while you watch Ben Rapelisberger throw a touchdown to Hines Ward or sitting through another season of terrible Pirates baseball. It's a tad dry but other than that, the only bad thing I have to say about the taste of IC is that it's not as flavorful as a firebrewed Strohs. IC also makes an awesome light beer as well which unfortunately, is hard as balls to find. IC Light is sold in sweet aluminum bottles as well.

I'm going to give Iron City a solid 4.5 Bundy Faces. I will have to caveat including IC in my cheap beer blog by saying that IC is not cheap in Charlottesville. It's $7.29 for a 6 pack and there's a place that sometimes sells IC Light 30 packs for $20. However, that's not the norm as in most places, IC is much cheaper than that and you'll get a great tasting beer at an affordable price. Think of a beer that tastes twice as good as a Budweiser that costs about $2 or $3 less. I love the Iron City logo as well. For the most part I like simple designs and understated color schemes on my beer cans/bottles. The red, black and white colors are simple but catch your eye right off the bat. I do think the bottles could use some sort of logo but I can appreciate the fact that it's simple and just says Iron City Beer and Premium Lager on it. Tells you exactly what you're getting.

As I stated before, it's a bit dry and that's the only thing holding IC back from the fabled 5 Bundy Face rating but otherwise, IC is highly recommended.