Erie Brewing Company

Erie Brewing Company was founded in October of 1993, it became operational in November 1994. Its original location was Union Station/Hoppers Brew Pub. It began with a manufacturing capacity of 1040 barrels, or 2080 1/2 kegs. In 1999 Erie Brewing Company transitioned from Brewpub to regional brewery. The company also moved to a new location at 1213 Veshecco Drive, Erie Pennsylvania. Thanks to the move, manufacturing capacity grew to 6,000 barrels, or 12,000 1/2 kegs, or the equivalent of 84,000 cases.

They offer a nice selection of year round beers, along with some seasonals. Last night I tasted their Fallenbock seasonal. Erie Brewing describes Fallenbock as an "Oktoberfest Lager: Robust, roasted, chocolate malt flavor, followed with a clean and crisp finish. Chocolate Brown."

7.8 abv, hop bitterness IPU of 16. This is a very drinkable dark beer. It is very mild. If you are looking for something that is going to make you sit and say "howdy", Fallenbock is not the one. It is good, but pretty unremarkable.

The head was thin, and went away fairly quickly. I started drinking at a temp of around 45, and finished when the beer was in the 60's. The taste stayed true all the way through. Again, this would be a bock that you would serve to folks who are not familiar with a bock. Yeungling drinkers would like this one.

Enjoy.