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Penn Pilsner

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A Vienna brewed by
Pennsylvania Brewing Company

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania USA

bottled
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on tap
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1982.96/5.02.96/5.05.2%68.5 Lager glass P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Our flagship brand! An amber Vienna-style lager beer that is smooth, mellow and full bodied, with delicate hop aroma. Uses two-row barley malt and caramel-roasted malt. Based on founder Tom Pastorius' favorite German bier.

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 jstraw (435), Oak Park, Illinois, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20

May 4, 2008  
Copper-gold with fair, white head / Nose of grain and honey / Light, high carbonation, watery, with decent, bitter finish / Flavors of grain with hint of honey, and with enjoyable, bitter finish / A little weak and lacking in Vienna character.

 Capa (737), Yokosuka, Japan
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/512/20
Aug 18, 2008  
I may have gotten an old bottle because this one just seemed off the whole time. Light herbal notes, and sweet malts in the aroma. Didn’t taste very good, either. I picked up some crisp hops but they were overshadowed by an odd off flavor that annoyed me to the end. Smooth bodied. Meh, no thanks.


 OldGrowth (1269), Cary, North Carolina, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/104/512/20
Aug 4, 2008  
pint @ Tyler’s Apex. Ok aroma, Sweet, lite overall, little peppery hops, seltzer, cardboard a corny streak to it. Clear yellowy gold color, small head,no lace. Bitter finish, like aroma, but some how was a notch better. Lost the corn I got in aroma. Lite body, watery mouthfeel, crisp bitter finish. Ok, easy to drink, like the crispness on the finish the best


 BREWMUSKCLES (754), WEEHAWKEN, New Jersey, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/512/20
Jul 27, 2008  
DECENT LITTLE caramel type marzen with good hop character and a malt taste that seems chemical contrived and rusty. decent sweetness i wil re-rate. medium in body i liked the caramel type sweetness. somewhat unbalanced somewhat smooth and mainly malty. eehhh


 cking (723), North Canton, Ohio, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/517/20
Jun 16, 2008  
The flagship beer from Penn Brewery, and it’s a remarkable Pilsner. This one is done right and would find a regular home in my fridge if it were more available. Powerful hop nose providing a spicy/peppery aroma from an abundance of noble hops. Hints of bread and caramel also come into play. A sparking rich copper color with a fluffy, lasting head and very thick lacing. Good bitterness atop a fresh filling malty body. Clean, crisp and delightful on the palate. Flavors of sweet baked bread, nuts, hay. Plenty of floral and spicy hop notes with a slight hint of citrus. There is plenty of depth found in this great beer, top notch and surprisingly delicious.


 DandyWolfFloyd (225), Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/512/20
Jun 2, 2008  
Aroma is standard hop and malts, typical of this style. It’s a nice golden color with a nice white head. It tastes nice and hopped, with mild hoppieness, and rich medium dark malt. It’s very smooth. A nice session




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