Community Beer Works (New York)
Microbrewery
in
Buffalo,
New York,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Community Beer Works (Lafayette Ave)
Established in 2012
Contact
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 8
Can, illegibly dated, maybe 1/4/26, drunk 3/23/26.
Malty (cookies, sourdough) and hoppy (herbs and pepper). Smells clean, fragrant, with an authentic yeast character. Seems legit!
Apple and round, honey-dense malts belie the malt aroma, but are equally as interesting. Biscuity on the end with, perhaps, a hint of glue-like character implying a bit more aging may help. But it's super minor and by and large this is a deeply malty lager with an authentic German yeast character. It's not over-hopped or over-bittered and, though a touch on the sweeter side, still ends with enough bitterness and breadiness and crisp yeast to give a mostly balanced impression.
Malty (cookies, sourdough) and hoppy (herbs and pepper). Smells clean, fragrant, with an authentic yeast character. Seems legit!
Apple and round, honey-dense malts belie the malt aroma, but are equally as interesting. Biscuity on the end with, perhaps, a hint of glue-like character implying a bit more aging may help. But it's super minor and by and large this is a deeply malty lager with an authentic German yeast character. It's not over-hopped or over-bittered and, though a touch on the sweeter side, still ends with enough bitterness and breadiness and crisp yeast to give a mostly balanced impression.
Tried
from Can
from
Half Time
on 23 Mar 2026
at 21:19
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
26/2/2026. Draft at Radio City Social, Chelmsford. Decent pour. Aroma is dank, juicy, fruity, orange. A little musty. Enjoyable.
Tried
from Draft
at
Radio City Social
on 26 Feb 2026
at 16:40
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Keg at The Bolter, City of London. Opaque amber. Thick foamy white head. Aroma is resinous and fruity. Light spice. Flava is similar with more chewy malts but also some unattractive sweaty socks element. Light. Thin. Soft-fizzy carbonation. Long dry somewhat astringent finish. Alright. Not sure it was worth bringing it over the ocean though.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Oct 2025
at 20:59
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
On tap as part of a flight at Real McCoy Ballstrom Spa. Dark maple syrup brown, no sparkle, ring of head and trace lacing. Aroma is strong roasted malt, coffee, dark chocolate. Taste is strong roasted malt, coffee, dark chocolate. Smooth, frothy texture, soft carbonation and finish as taste.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Apr 2025
at 01:00
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask days 2015. Hop forward american stout. Its bitter, and very roasty, pine resin hops, notes of coffee, and bitter cocoa.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Feb 2025
at 06:07
7/10
Tried
on 15 Feb 2025
at 20:55
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Passion fruit and sour lime. Hazy golden pour with ok head. Lots of tanginess in the finish. Can.
Tried
from Can
on 30 Dec 2024
at 20:13
7/10
Tried
on 13 Dec 2024
at 19:06
6/10
That's better. It's a run of the mill APA but I will take it.
Tried
on 13 Dec 2024
at 16:56
5.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
12 oz. can from Total Wine. Pours a semi-clear yellow color with a small white head and decent retention. Almost no lacing. Almost no aroma either. Straightforward light pale lager flavor with some light lemon notes in the finish. No pilsner characteristics. Smooth, clean, and harmless enough for a light anytime lager, but definitely not a pilsner. Light body. Medium carbonation. No bitterness.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Sep 2024
at 23:57