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High Falls Brewing

Rochester, New York, United States
Not open to the public (as far as I know)

445 St.Paul Street
PO Box 762
Rochester NY 14605
Telephone: +1 585-263-9446
Brewer: David Schlosser
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Notes

Updated: January 12, 2008

Opened: 1878

Annual Production: 3,500,000 bbl

In December 2000, the management of Genesee Brewing bought the company and renamed it High Falls Brewing Company LLC.

Beer List

American Amber Lager

American-Style Dark Lager
American Pale Ale

American-Style Pale Ale
Genesee Cream Ale

American Lager/Ale or Cream Ale
Awards:
- Silver Medal, 2005 Great American Beer Festival
- Bronze Medal, 2004 Great American Beer Festival
- Date: March 27, 1999 (#3225)
  
  Package: bottled
  
  Place: 1st Wines and Spirits, Allouez WI
  
  Score: 14 points
  
  Overall Impression
  Pale golden, very high carbonation, moderate head. Sweet malt aroma. Very light body, sweet, very clean.

Genesee Red Lager

Vienna-Style Lager

Awards:

Silver Medal, 2005 Great American Beer Festival
Gold Medal, 2004 Great American Beer Festival

HighFalls Indiaman Trader India Pale Export Ale

American-Style India Pale Ale

Date: September 11, 1997 (#2238)

Package: bottled

Place: Willow Glen Liquors, San Jose CA

Score: 12 points

Overall Impression
Amber, moderate carbonation, low head. Very sweet aroma with quite a lot of diacetyl. Medium body, lots of diacetyl, some bitterness late.

HighFalls IPA

American-Style India Pale Ale

Date: September 28, 1996 (#1782)

Package: draught

Place: Great American Beer Festival, Denver CO

Score: 13 points

Overall Impression
Golden. Slight perfume. Floral, spicy.

Date: May 22, 2007 (#6517)

Package: bottled

Place: Beertopia, Omaha NE

Score: 14½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright amber. Thick dense head.

Aroma (3)
Big fruity hops. Biscuity malt. Earthy.

Mouthfeel (7)
Light body. Fizzy. Big caramel malt flavor with lots of fruity, herbal hops. Low-medium bitterness. Earthy note with maybe a hint of diacetyl.

Overall Impression (1½)

Date: December 31, 2007 (#6774)

Package: bottled

Place: Beertopia, Omaha NE

Score: 15 points

Appearance (3)
Bright red. Moderate head.

Aroma (3)
Mild "holiday" spiciness and caramel malt.

Mouthfeel (7)
Medium body, fizzy. Lots of sweet dark caramel malt. Spices lend their bitterness, which grows through the finish. A little warming at the end.

Overall Impression (2)
"Ale flavored with spices".

Date: March 13, 1998 (#2441)

Package: bottled

Place: Willman's Bottle Market, Grand Island NE

Score: 10½ points

Overall Impression
Bright brown, moderate carbonation, low head. Smells slightly skunked, slightly phenolic. Tastes like a typical American "dark" lager.

Date: March 13, 1998 (#2444)

Package: bottled

Place: Capital Liquor, Grand Island NE

Score: 12½ points

Overall Impression
Brown, moderate carbonation, good head. Hints of caramel and coffee aroma. Good body, lots of corn, some caramel.