Stroh's Beer

Client Brewer in San Antonio, Texas, United States 🇺🇸
Owned by Pabst Brewing Company

Established in 1850

Contact
110 E Houston St., San Antonio, TX, 78205, United States
Description
In 1850, an entrepreneur named Bernhard Stroh, who came to Detroit from Germany, started brewing beer from his old family recipe.
His new take on that old Bohemian-style Pilsner was a light and refreshing lager brewed in copper kettles down in his basement. He called that beer Stroh’s.
So this crafty 28-year-old upstart would cart his beer around in a wheelbarrow, selling
it door-to-door, bringing it to all the hard working people building up a great city.
That’s how Stroh’s started. Good work for good workers.
169 years later, here we are. Still in Detroit. Hard at work, doing that thing that Bernhard passed down to us. We brew beer.
And we’re proud of that — making something of real substance for the creators, makers, doers and dreamers who shape this city. This country. Helping to build something that’s bigger than just a beer, but always offering a cold one at the end of each day.

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3.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 3

Sampled from a 12 oz can this beer poured the pale yellow color with a huge soapy white head. The aroma is sour macro pale lager with a bit of corny sweetness on the nose. The flavor is dry and corny with a tangy finish. Bland and inoffensive.

Tried from Can on 08 Jul 2019 at 03:20


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

12 ounce bottle into pint glass, bottled on 6/15/2018. Pours lightly hazy medium golden yellow color with a 2 finger dense and rocky white head with awesome retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Thick soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big lemon, pear, red apple, orange peel, coriander, peppercorn, light banana/clove, wheat, cracker, white bread, lightly toasted biscuit, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of fruity/spicy yeast, spices, and pale/wheat malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big lemon, pear, red apple, orange peel, coriander, peppercorn, light banana/clove, wheat, cracker, white bread, lightly toasted biscuit, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Light-moderate herbal, grassy, citrus peel bitterness; and peppery yeast/coriander spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of lemon, pear, red apple, orange peel, coriander, peppercorn, light banana/clove, wheat, cracker, white bread, lightly toasted biscuit, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/spicy yeast, spices, and pale/wheat malt flavors; with a great malt/bitter/spiciness balance, and zero astringent flavors after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from bitter/spiciness and carbonation. Medium-high carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth, moderately crisp, and bready/grainy/sticky balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 4.2%. Overall this is an excellent witbier! All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/spicy yeast, spices, and pale/wheat malt flavors; very smooth, crisp, and refreshing to drink. Very flavorful and not watery for the ABV. Perfectly balanced Wit yeast, spices, and pale/wheat malts. A very enjoyable offering, and spot on style example.

Tried from Bottle on 07 Jul 2018 at 20:48


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

16 ounce can into lager glass, best before 5/28/2018. Pours crystal clear medium golden yellow color with a 1 finger dense and rocky white head with great retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of cracker, corn, white bread dough, and lightly toasted biscuit; with lighter notes of honey, nuttiness, pepper, and herbal/grassy earthiness. A touch of fruity aromas, but not overwhelming. Nice and pleasant aromas with pale malt/corn and light earthy hop notes; with solid strength. Taste of cracker, corn, white bread dough, and lightly toasted biscuit; with lighter notes of honey, nuttiness, pepper, and herbal/grassy earthiness. Light herbal, grassy, spicy bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of cracker, corn, white bread dough, lightly toasted biscuit, light honey/nuttiness, pepper, and herbal/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice robustness of pale malt/corn and light earthy hop flavors; with great malt/bitterness balance; and zero cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Fairly crisp/clean finishing. Perfectly clean on lager flavors, with minimal fruity notes present. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitterness and carbonation. Medium-high carbonation and medium body; with a very smooth, moderately bready/grainy, and lightly sticky mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 4.5%. Overall this is a very good pale adjunct lager! All around nice robustness of pale malt/corn and light earthy hop flavors; very smooth, crisp, clean, and refreshing to drink with the mildly bitter/drying finish. Very flavorful and never watery for the ABV. Very clean and nicely rich malts/grains and solid earthy hop presence for the style. Not overdone on adjuncts, plenty of barley presence. A very enjoyable offering, and spot on style example. One of the absolute best AAL I've ever had for sure.

Tried from Can on 10 Jun 2018 at 21:21


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

12 ounce bottle into pint glass, bottled on 4/12/2018. Pours lightly hazy/cloudy golden amber/light orange color with a 1-2 finger dense and rocky off white head with great retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Nice dense soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, peach, pineapple, passion fruit, mango, melon, berry, citrus peel/rind, light pepper/pine, toasted biscuit, light caramel, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical hops and moderate bready malt notes; with solid strength. Taste of big grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, peach, pineapple, passion fruit, mango, melon, berry, citrus peel/rind, light pepper, pine, toasted biscuit, light caramel, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, peach, pineapple, passion fruit, mango, melon, berry, citrus peel/rind, pepper, pine, toasted biscuit, light caramel, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical hops and moderate bready malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance, and zero lingering hop astringency after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth, moderately crisp, bready/grainy/sticky, and lightly resinous/rindy balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 4.5%. Overall this is a delicious session IPA. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical hops and moderate bready malt flavors; very smooth, crisp, and refreshing to drink with the modestly bitter/drying finish, never aggressive. Very flavorful and not watery for the ABV. Very juicy, vibrant, and dank hops; nice bready malt backbone, with minimal residual sweetness. Feels like Centennial and Mosaic hops. A very enjoyable offering, and great style example. One of the better session IPAs I've had.

Tried from Bottle on 13 May 2018 at 22:18


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

From old tasting notes. Labeled as "Strohs Signature". Clear golden color with small bubble carbonation. Small white head. Crisp, sweet malt aroma has a slight hop background. Decent balance. Dry hop finish. Highly carbonated.

Tried on 07 Aug 2017 at 20:48


4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3

From old tasting notes. Brassy gold with giant bubbles lead to a foamy white head. Light grainy tart malt nose. Faint sweet malt flavor upfront. Highly carbonated. Tangy grainy malt middle. Gassy light hop finish with a brief semisweet aftertaste.

Tried on 07 Aug 2017 at 20:40


4.1
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3.5

From old tasting notes. Brassy gold color with small bubbles and a slight white head. Fresh hoppy nose with some sweet maltiness. Mild malty flavor upfront. Thin bodied and highly carbonated.

Tried on 07 Aug 2017 at 20:33


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

12 oz bottle. Pours golden, almost clear, with a white head. Pilsener malt aroma with a touch of honey. Pilsener malt flavor, maybe just enough hops to give it a crispness. Not that bad, really.

Tried from Bottle on 15 Feb 2017 at 00:59


7

Tried on 24 Nov 2016 at 13:14


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

12 ounce bottle into lager glass; no bottle dating, but is a recent release. Pours crystal clear medium golden yellow color with a 1 finger dense and rocky white head with great retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Nice dense soapy lacing clings down the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of cracker, biscuit, light honey, light pepper, and herbal/grassy earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance of bready malt and earthy hop notes; with good strength. Taste of cracker, biscuit, light honey, light pepper, and herbal/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate herbal/spicy bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of cracker, biscuit, light honey, light pepper, and herbal/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice robustness and balance of bready malt and earthy hop flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance, and zero astringent flavors after the finish. Light dryness from bitterness as well. Very clean on lager flavors, with zero yeast notes present. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/grainy, and lightly sticky mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 5.5%. Overall this is a very nice Czech pilsener style! All around nice robustness and balance of bready malt and earthy hop flavors; very smooth, clean, and easy to drink. A very enjoyable offering.

Tried from Bottle on 20 Sep 2016 at 19:55