Ancient City Brewing

Microbrewery in St. Augustine, Florida, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Ancient City Downtown Taproom - Out of business

Established in 2014

Closed in 2025

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3420 Agricultural Center Drive Suite 8, St. Augustine, FL, 32092, United States

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8.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 8.5 Texture 9 Overall 8.5
Super Bowl beer. 19.2 oz. can from Total Wine. Pours a cloudy gold color with a huge white head and annoyingly excellent retention. Great lacing too. Yeasty aroma. The taste follows the nose: Yeast notes lead the way, but not quite as strong as a witbier. Light spice adjuncts in the finish help soften the yeast taste. I liked it better as I drank it. Lots of flavor for only 4.2 ABV. Medium body and medium carbonation. Very low bitterness.
Tried from Can on 09 Feb 2025 at 23:21

5/10
Tried on 11 Apr 2024 at 22:00

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
This review was imported from my RateBeer ratings.

12 oz. can, 6.3% ABV, 22 IBU, Packaged on: 8/15/23

AROMA: Sweet with strong (but not overpowering) scent of coconut, followed by hints of chocolate and malt, with maybe a wisp of lime at the very end.

APPEARANCE: Pours an opaque black with a medium-high, tan head that dissipates moderately with minimal lacing. It looks nice in a clear Pilsner glass for about 30 seconds. After that the head and lacing have completely disappeared and it just looks like a glass of cola.

TASTE: Moderately sweet with the predominant flavors being coconut and chocolate. On the backend there is something that I can't quite identify but it is a tiny bit sour and has a metallic "tinge" to it. Whatever it is, it seems out of place. The finish is on the dry side and has an unsweetened cocoa flavor.

MOUTHFEEL: Medium bodied with a slightly watery texture and above average carbonation.

OVERALL: A year ago, I tried Funky Buddha's Last Snow coconut Porter and found it to be delicious. I was so enamored that I searched high-and-low for it this last Christmas (which is when it is released as a seasonal brew), and could not find it anywhere, locally. So when I saw this coconut Porter in the store, I thought I would give it a shot. Unfortunately, I don't like this beer nearly as much. The beer is definitely packed with flavor, so I can't fault it there. You get lots of coconut and chocolate, and it is easily identifiable as a Porter. However, that metallic "tinge" seems to really throw off my taste buds and makes me want to stop drinking it after about half a beer. Which is a shame because I find the other aspects of the beer to be quite good.
Tried from Can on 25 Jan 2024 at 18:44

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Light orange but mostly just a crisp amber ale. Pours dark amber with decent head. Some tin. Light bitter end with a hint of caramel. Easy drinking and decent enough.
Tried on 03 Jul 2022 at 19:44

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Tap at Ancient City. Mixed culture key lime beer. Very mild sour tone, not really much of a key lime tone either. Medium bodied, easy drinking. Doesn't quite nail it but drinkable.
Tried from Draft on 21 Mar 2022 at 19:33

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Draft pour pint enjoyed at Daytona Taproom. Dark, copper appearance. Lasting off white foam head. Balanced amber with sweet caramel notes, bold hop character, and a slight toast finish. Slightly metallic on the nose. Easy drinking amber.
Tried from Draft on 18 Feb 2022 at 22:17

5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 3 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
12 oz. can from Ashley. Thanks! Pours a crystal clear deep bronze color with a large, thick khaki head and great retention. Good lacing. Almost no aroma. Typical IPA hoppy and bitter flavor with a long finish. I'm not getting any citrus flavors. Mellower than I expected for 6.5% ABV and 65 IBU. Tastes more like a strong pale ale. Medium carbonation and body. Better than average IPA.
Tried from Can on 13 May 2021 at 00:20

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8.5
Tap at downtown location. Bright cloudy gold white head. Not super slushy. Nice juicy tropics on nose. Same rate low bitters lemon and orange. Grassy as well. Not bad.
Tried from Draft on 05 May 2018 at 19:30

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Draft. Decent enough red ale, somewhat toasty and caramelized, definitely malt forward. Light to medium palate and light hop bitterness at finish. Color slightly red-tinted amber. Commercial description mentions roasted malts, I neither see nor taste any hint of that.
Tried from Draft on 12 Feb 2018 at 15:45

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
reddish brown, 1 finger head. very chinook aromas..more fuggle. flavors. tasty but has so much lager characters, not quite sure the angle or goals of this one.
Tried on 02 Jan 2018 at 15:03