3.4 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Pours a clear gold with a copper hue. A finger of pearl head that dies quick to little lacing. Smells of fresh bread, minute citrus. Taste is doughey with malt and a crisp carbonation. The mouthfeel is light to medium. Where is the 10% ABV? Seriously, this is probably the most dangerous beer I have had. Drinks like a Spaten which I could easily finish a 6 pack of but is leaving me cross eyed with this bomber. Not my favorite style but if its yours you better give this a try.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Very clear, pale beer with almost no head. What little head there is fades extremely fast. Aroma is alcoholic and malty, with almost no hops. Very clean aroma. No esters. Flavor is alcoholic and malty, with a faint hop presence. Warms all the way down. Again, a very clean flavor. No yeasty, earthy or ester characters. Finishes very well balanced. Strong for style, but real nice.
Not sure why it is rated so low here, but this is a truly great beer.
3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Bottle. Pours a golden/amber color with a thick white head. Aroma is banana, yeast and some malt. Flavor is mostly leaning towards malt, with some caramel and some floral hops to attempt to balance the maltiness. Does not drink as strong as the brewer purports. Rather smooth, refreshing and drinkable....and unremarkable.
3.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
It may not live up to the hype but this beer is an easy-drinking session brew even with it’s high alcohol content, taste is malty sweet with mild bitterness, certainly not the best bock around, but not bad.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
I dont know why this gets such bad rating, i had this on tap and it was awesome.
3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20
THOUGHTS: I’m not a huge fan of Penn but the name and lable on this one got me interested. If I knew it was a heller I might not have bought it, but while it’s not great, It’s the best heller I’ve had. A nice change of pace from the other Penn’s I’ve tried.
TECHNICAL: Bottle. Poured a medium, clear amber with a small to average, off-white head that fully diminshed, but left fair lacing while it lasted. The aroma was heavy dark bread and caramel or molasses. Also there was something like nail polish remover, but some how not unpleasant. The initial flavor was moderately swett, while the fish was heavy to harsh sweetness with an average duration. It was very malty and sweet. A little too one-sided. The medium body was syrupy with soft carbonation and a lightly astringent, lightly alcoholic finish.
2.3 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 9/20
Slight sweetness in the background but this beer is skunked. Malty flavor with a hint of skunkiness. Thin body. Wouldn’t have this again.
2.4 AROMA 1/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
The smell of the beer was horrid due to the fact it was skunked. Even with that the taste was not absolutely horrible.
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