Captain Lawrence Brewing Company
Microbrewery
in
Elmsford,
New York,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Captain Lawrence Brewing Company
Established in 2005
Contact
444 Saw Mill River Rd., Elmsford, NY, 10523, United States
Description
In August of 2005, the first jack hammer went into the ground in the empty warehouse in Pleasantville, New York, that was to become the living dream of our founder Scott Vaccaro. We brewed our first batch of beer in December of 2005. In December of 2011 we moved to Elmsford, finished construction of our new brewery, brewed our first batch of beer, and slowly shut down our old location. In 2014 we decided that it was time, after 9 years of making sour and wild ales, to take it to the next level by opening our new sour ale production wing, lovingly dubbed the “Fermento Funk Facility”.
5.5/10
Tried
from Can
on 27 May 2026
at 19:51
6.6/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
(Can) Golden colour, slightly hazy, with frothy white head. Fruity nose with notes of apricots, white bread, orange peel and spices. Fruity taste with apricots, white bread, orange and a mild spicy/floral bitterness in the finish. Medium body, with a slight sweetness. Smooth and refreshing. Quite nice.
Tried
from Can
on 04 May 2026
at 19:22
6/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Gulbrun lett tåkete med hvitt skum. Lukter kjeller og noe passionsfrukt. Lett. Smaker urter og kjekker. Kort.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Apr 2026
at 18:44
7/10
Tried
from Can
on 10 Apr 2026
at 18:42
7.8/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: opaque burnt orange color with a two finger white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: orangey to grapefruity and lemony hops up front with a light bready malt bill
Flavor: combines the prior noted aromas to a fine juicy sweet to bittersweet quality; finishes with mixed citrusy hop tones and clean maltiness
Texture: leaning towards medium bodied - maybe a touch under; semi-sessionable; good smoothness with a touch of dryness
Overall: pretty nicely done NEIPA worthy of returning to.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: opaque burnt orange color with a two finger white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: orangey to grapefruity and lemony hops up front with a light bready malt bill
Flavor: combines the prior noted aromas to a fine juicy sweet to bittersweet quality; finishes with mixed citrusy hop tones and clean maltiness
Texture: leaning towards medium bodied - maybe a touch under; semi-sessionable; good smoothness with a touch of dryness
Overall: pretty nicely done NEIPA worthy of returning to.
Tried
from Can
on 09 Mar 2026
at 21:27
7.5/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Reviewed from notes.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: hazy burnt orange color with a finger's worth of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some messy lace
Aroma: big mixed citrusy hops up front with a light mango to papaya hop bitterness in the secondary with a clean biscuity malty underneath
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a sweet juiciness to a bittersweet tone; finishes dry with a sweet to bittersweet citrusy to mango quality
Texture: light to medium bodied - leaning towards medium just a bit; sessionable; some smoothness with the dryness rolling over the tongue
Overall: nice NEIPA worthy of coming back to.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: hazy burnt orange color with a finger's worth of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some messy lace
Aroma: big mixed citrusy hops up front with a light mango to papaya hop bitterness in the secondary with a clean biscuity malty underneath
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a sweet juiciness to a bittersweet tone; finishes dry with a sweet to bittersweet citrusy to mango quality
Texture: light to medium bodied - leaning towards medium just a bit; sessionable; some smoothness with the dryness rolling over the tongue
Overall: nice NEIPA worthy of coming back to.
Tried
from Can
on 09 Mar 2026
at 21:22
6.6/10
—
Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Reviewed from notes.
Bottle to chalice.
Appearance: golden copper to yellow color with a finger's worth of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace.
Aroma: sweet citrusy tones, some clove, banana esters, Belgian sugars, red apple and allspice? Yeah, I think that's allspice.
Flavor: seemed to combine the prior noted aromas to a semi-sweet to slightly spicy sort of blend; finishes dryly with slightly clove-like with the banana esters and apple tones
Texture: light to medium bodied, leaning into being sessionable; light smoothness but also a slight dryness gripping the tongue
Overall: not bad for what it is, I think I somewhat liked this but not as up to par with the big boys of the style and I'm not sure why there is "allspice" in a Belgian styled golden strong ale, that kinda makes me think a little bit about this beer.
Bottle to chalice.
Appearance: golden copper to yellow color with a finger's worth of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace.
Aroma: sweet citrusy tones, some clove, banana esters, Belgian sugars, red apple and allspice? Yeah, I think that's allspice.
Flavor: seemed to combine the prior noted aromas to a semi-sweet to slightly spicy sort of blend; finishes dryly with slightly clove-like with the banana esters and apple tones
Texture: light to medium bodied, leaning into being sessionable; light smoothness but also a slight dryness gripping the tongue
Overall: not bad for what it is, I think I somewhat liked this but not as up to par with the big boys of the style and I'm not sure why there is "allspice" in a Belgian styled golden strong ale, that kinda makes me think a little bit about this beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Mar 2026
at 21:10
7.3/10
—
Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Reviewed from notes.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: bronzed copper color with a light transparency about it; one finger white foamy head dissipated nicely to leave subtle lace
Aroma: orange, grapefruity and subtle piney hops up front with a light malt backbone
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas to a fine bittersweet quality; finishes semi-bitter with a light maltiness
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable; some smoothness with some hop bitterness acting semi-abrasive with the tongue
Overall: nice enough AIPA I believe I could come back to.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: bronzed copper color with a light transparency about it; one finger white foamy head dissipated nicely to leave subtle lace
Aroma: orange, grapefruity and subtle piney hops up front with a light malt backbone
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas to a fine bittersweet quality; finishes semi-bitter with a light maltiness
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable; some smoothness with some hop bitterness acting semi-abrasive with the tongue
Overall: nice enough AIPA I believe I could come back to.
Tried
from Can
on 09 Mar 2026
at 20:37
6.4/10
—
Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Reviewed from notes.
Bottle to tulip.
Appearance: copper/orange color with a finger's worth of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: grapefruity, light piney tones and a light boozy whiff; caramel/toffee malts? Yeah, I think so.
Flavor: seems to blend the prior noted aromas to a fine bittersweet quality and adding in a little bit of lemon and orange; finishes mainly with the grapefruity and piney hop tones and subtle malts
Texture: medium to full bodied, this is a sipper! light smoothness but also a good deal of dryness as the hops do provide the bitterness assertiveness, I expected them to.
Overall: so a TIPA that gets a bit boozy in the aroma, hmmmm,..well, maybe not the absolute best effort by Captain Lawrence but maybe this is a bit of a work in progress, part of me wouldn't mind coming back to along down the line as I thought I heard they were working on a bit of a recipe change to this. Or maybe I'll have to look for the possible "reinvention" of this beer.
Bottle to tulip.
Appearance: copper/orange color with a finger's worth of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: grapefruity, light piney tones and a light boozy whiff; caramel/toffee malts? Yeah, I think so.
Flavor: seems to blend the prior noted aromas to a fine bittersweet quality and adding in a little bit of lemon and orange; finishes mainly with the grapefruity and piney hop tones and subtle malts
Texture: medium to full bodied, this is a sipper! light smoothness but also a good deal of dryness as the hops do provide the bitterness assertiveness, I expected them to.
Overall: so a TIPA that gets a bit boozy in the aroma, hmmmm,..well, maybe not the absolute best effort by Captain Lawrence but maybe this is a bit of a work in progress, part of me wouldn't mind coming back to along down the line as I thought I heard they were working on a bit of a recipe change to this. Or maybe I'll have to look for the possible "reinvention" of this beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Mar 2026
at 20:31
7.1/10
—
Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Reviewed from notes.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: orangey/copper color with a two finger white foamy head which dissipated nicely and left some light lace
Aroma: grapefruity to orangey hop tones with a touch of pine and lemon; light malty tones
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine bittersweet quality; finishes grapefruity with a touch of lemon
Texture: light to medium bodied; sessionable; some smoothness but also a light dryness on the tongue
Overall: nice enough session IPA, I see why they call this "Effortless" - makes sense.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: orangey/copper color with a two finger white foamy head which dissipated nicely and left some light lace
Aroma: grapefruity to orangey hop tones with a touch of pine and lemon; light malty tones
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine bittersweet quality; finishes grapefruity with a touch of lemon
Texture: light to medium bodied; sessionable; some smoothness but also a light dryness on the tongue
Overall: nice enough session IPA, I see why they call this "Effortless" - makes sense.
Tried
from Can
on 09 Mar 2026
at 20:24