Penn Pilsner

Brewed by Pennsylvania Brewing Company
Style: Vienna
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania USA

Smells of corn husks and malt. Clear golden with a thick head and good lacing. Moderately sour and grainy. Very average.

12 oz bottle....not much head-light beige...golden orange body with a touch of cloudiness...smells of fresh clean malts and yeast...body is watery and light, a sour malt presence, but easy to drink....a smidgen of bitter throughout...nothing special...although its well balanced

Bottle and on tap. Amber gold with nice carbonation and small head with lacing. Slight sweet grain hop aroma which carries into the pallet. Light and an easy drinker. Very refreshing on tap. Bread and subtle grass notes. Make the trip to the brewery if you can, nice place and great beer with German influences.

Not bad but wouldn’t be my pick for a nice Pils to drink on a warm day. Golden colored, smallish head but some nice lacing is produced. The flavor is sweet fruits with some grassy notes. Mild hops but they are sweet and the whole flavor seems just a little too sweet. Decent mouthfeel but not as crisp as I’d like a Pils to be. It’s quite drinkable but no better than average.

On tap at Mad Mex - State College, PA. Light trash receptacle aroma. Off. Skunky. Pours a deeply hued copper, crystal clear, with a soapy white rim. Flavor is revolting, a fresh blast of hand soap, yeast products, and corn. Ugh, I can’t put my this beer to my lips. It seems so overbearing and cloying. The chemical profile upfront is revolting. This beer is gross. It’s dirty. The malt character is offensive and the fermentation hasn’t done this beer any good. Finishes on a distinct mineral profile.

Bottle: Poured as you’d expect, golden, bubbly and topped with white foam. The aroma is over the top corney, not what I’d hoped for. It drinks with a Germanic smooth hoppiness, riding on a wave of solid biscuity malt. Quite a nice pilsner. Bring on the pizza. (#3344, 3/16/2008)

Bottle. Amber bodied. Small white head. Nose is grainy, grassy, and lemony with floral hops and hints of tea leaves. Taste is biscuity malts, grassy hops, hint of honey, light lemon yeast and grains. Not too bad! Body is medium with a moderate carbonation feel. The finish is more of the biscuit notes, soft lemon and honey, grassy hops, flowers and grains.

Nothing special, but not a bad beer. Poured a little darker than most Pilsners, but still had the grainy nose and taste of Pilsners Medium bodied with a short finish. Pretty much a so-so beer.