Schnitz Ale Brewery

Brewpub in Parma, Ohio, United States πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ
Associated Venue: Schnitz Ale Brewery

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5729 Pearl Rd, Parma, OH, 44129, United States

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5.3/10 β€” Appearance 7 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 5 Overall 5
Pour is a cloudy yellow with a large white head. Aroma is wheat malt with lemon juice. Flavor is more what malt with more tart lemon juice. Not like a hefe at all. Why is this so tart?
Tried from Can on 20 Jun 2026 at 19:10

7.3/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 5 Overall 8.5
After a little swirl in the can, not much haze in this hefe. Yes some faint bubblegum in the nose. First taste is a little tart and that's ok by me! Good level of effervescence. As I approach the middle, I'm liking this. When I top off the glass, some chunks get in there and float around from the bottom of the can and, it gets a bit more hazy. And those swimming chunks, quite entertaining. Yes, now its really starting to look like hefey, baby. Tartness remains and keeps this quite refreshing. I like hefes an this one is no disappointment. Before I knew it, the session was over! Quite satisfying. No sign of bitterness throughout. Not quite as good as Erdinger Weißbier and Old Prague Wheat but its just as good as St Louis Bavarian Weiss, Toppling Goliath Munich Weiss and Obolon Weizenbier (ΠŸΡˆΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ‡Π½Π΅).
Tried from Can from Vintage Estate Wine and Beer on 19 Jun 2026 at 17:07

5/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 4.5 Texture 2 Overall 4.5
Can pours clear reddish orange brown 231. Very little head, just some pond skum. Quite sweet on the nose, with an addition feel of ropey leather character on the olfactory. Very malty taste on the uptake, some sweetness breaking thru. Easy manners yet the sweetness gets on my nerves a bit. Just maybe some earthiness comes thru in the middle. Some odd leather and perhaps a touch of peat mixing with the sweetened malt. Sweetness at the end of every gulp. Not enough to be cloying, but certainly more than is needed. Hides its 6% very well.
Tried from Can from Vintage Estate Wine and Beer on 09 Jun 2026 at 17:19

2.6/10 β€” Appearance 7 Aroma 4 Flavor 1 Texture 2 Overall 1
Can, looks like rootbeer as well as a rootbeer foamy head. Nose is somewhat boozy, heavy spices. First taste is a clinging treacly spiced nutmeg bomb. Maybe I'm getting other spices in there but this is certainly yer typical domestic heavy duty holiday spiced beer blaster. Very difficult to enjoy such an in yer face brew. Come now, shouldn't I be able to sense or taste some aspect of beer in this? Very soft carbonation, needs more to help me not think about this blitz to the senses. On the finish I'm getting this warming sensation down the throat into the gullet. Oh schnitz, what was I expecting? Anyway, its a cheap ticking can and I'm not surprized about what I got.
Tried from Can from Chalet Premier on 01 Apr 2026 at 16:58

5.9/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 5.5
Black with a medium sized tan head. Roasty, dry and lactic. Long finish. Moderately full bodied.
Tried from Draft on 08 Mar 2026 at 17:32

6/10 β€” Appearance 7 Aroma 6 Flavor 5.5 Texture 6 Overall 6
Pour is a dark brown with some red highlights. Aroma is some ok tasted bread notes. Flavor is sweet caramel with some dark fruit. Americanized version of a marzen with a heavy malt bill with a bit of bitter hops on the back end.
Tried from Can on 20 Dec 2025 at 21:14

5.3/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 4
Aromas are dark malt and roast with hints of molasses and banana. Flavors are not quite as good as nose. A little bit simmer but add in some sour. Don't know if it's going bad or just poor brewing skill. Date stamp is unreadable. Just barely drinkable I hope.
Tried from Can from Belgian Style Ales / Monastery Greetings on 04 Oct 2025 at 04:31

5.4/10 β€” Appearance 7 Aroma 6 Flavor 4.5 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
Arrows are somewhat similar to traditional Bavarian hefeweizens but not quite as good. Some of the aromas but muted and not quite as aromatic or fresh. Flavors are similar to nose and in the same vein - this is a little more citric tart and bitter without the fruity more sweet than bitter traditional
brew. A few swallows in actually seems expired.
Tried from Can from Belgian Style Ales / Monastery Greetings on 28 Sep 2025 at 00:17

7/10 β€” Appearance 9 Aroma 7 Flavor 6.5 Texture 4 Overall 8
From a 2$ can this pours a fantastic looking dark cola colored brew with a really nice big choco moose foaming head. Nose is mild chocolate malt. First taste is pretty good too! Very mild dark beer attitude with just a tad of tartness. Some burnt damp wood flavors coming thru in the middle, but never in yer fave. Well balanced. I'm liking this. I really like dunkel beers and this one lives up to my expectations, even tho they say its an ale. I probably should have picked up a sixer of this. I see its referring to a kolsch ale in the description but I don't get any negative bitter kolsch character. Decent co2 throughout. Very nice dark dunkel beer finish. Not bad! A fun dark beer for a change. The first beer I had from the brewer, good job Schnetzle.
Tried from Can from Chalet Premier on 16 Aug 2025 at 16:43

6.8/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Pour is a murky brown with a large foamy tan head. Aroma is all nutmeg. Flavor is nutmeg and cherry juice with some raisin and plum. An ok spiced winter warmer. Goodbye Ratebeer!
Tried on 05 Jan 2025 at 02:53