Hard Cock Ale
Erie Brewing Company in Erie, Pennsylvania, United States 🇺🇸
Strong Ale Regular|
Score
5.88
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mrbunn (3068) reviewed Hard Cock Ale from Erie Brewing Company 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
Bottle. First, congrats to Erie for having the most inappropriate name that I’ve run across to date. Body is a dingy amber with an orange highlights and a one finger head at first. Aromas are sweet and fruity... not what I was expecting from the label. There is also a little bit of a dusty yeastiness to the aromas. My first thought is \"Is this really only 6.8% ABV?\" There is absolutely no attempt made to hide the astringent alcohol, and it probably kills some of the more subtle flavors. Second, this is an APA? Really? It’s not bad, but I don’t see it. With the candi sugar like sweetness and the high octane alcohol presence it seems misplaced, but hey, it’s not my brewery. Anyhow, starts off sweet and then turns hot and alcoholic, ending with a somewhat chalky and yeasty aftertaste. Not great, not horrible.
cheap (9607) reviewed Hard Cock Ale from Erie Brewing Company 19 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 3.5
Brown 12 oz bottle. A new entry at my beer store for Erie Brewing. Erie must be one of the most underated of the micro brews, they really have some notable brews. Has a yeasty ubiquitous beery aroma but it is not conation. There are mephitic hints of copper in there too. The pour is hazy orangish brown. There is a froth on top of this beer but no head. No lacing to speak of but there is a girdle of slender white bubbles around the inside of the glass. The taste is mild to medium malty bitter. You can tell it is pretty forward on the alky scale. Yes there is some carbonation on the palate but is below terdium quid. The taste is reminiscent of other stronger ales. Has a little of that medicinal bitter quality that sticks to your tongue. This may be just a little bit more than my girlie taste buds can tolerate. Mind you, it is not like the bitterness associated with IPA or imp stout but it certainly reaches the level of a pale ale or american pale ale. There is some malty bitterness in there as well, tho not roasted. On the finish, it is pretty good but that acrid medicinal quality hangs with you for a while.