Penn Brewery

Microbrewery in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States 🇺🇸
Associated with 2 Venues

Established in 1986

Contact
800 Vinial St, Pittsburgh, PA, 15212, United States
Description
Penn Brewery began brewing craft beer back in 1986, making us one of the earliest pioneers in the American craft movement. We started out brewing classic lagers and German beer styles, adhering to the strict quality standards of the 16th-century Bavarian Reinheitsgebot purity laws. As we’ve expanded our lineup in recent years to include IPAs and other contemporary styles like chocolate and pumpkin beers, we’ve stayed true to our quality craftsmanship, brewing all of our beers by hand with top-tier barley and hops. We’re proud to say that Penn beers have won a total of twenty Great American Beer Festival® and World Beer Cup® medals.

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7.5/10
Tried on 22 Oct 2016 at 09:03

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Some roast and generally easy drinking. Black pour with good head and lacing. Crisp finish with hint of malt tang. Like halfway between dunkel and schwarzbier. Bottle.
Tried from Bottle on 15 Oct 2016 at 22:16

7/10
Tried on 22 Sep 2016 at 20:39

5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 4
Not hugely pumpkiny but still not great. Decent malt presence and some ginger and clove. Amber pour with decent head and lacing. Tap at Sharp Edge.
Tried from Draft on 21 Sep 2016 at 13:15

5.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 7
Crowler thanks to Adam. Pours a clear gold with no head. The aroma is dough and wheat. Thin, lemon, wheat, dough, light finish, decent.
Tried from Crowler on 17 Sep 2016 at 17:16

7/10
Tried on 03 Sep 2016 at 23:29

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
At the source: pours amber with a white head. Aroma is caramel malts. Taste is much the same. Caramel malts and light hops . Easy to drink. Basically what one wants in an Octoberfest.
Tried on 03 Sep 2016 at 22:05

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
At Penn Brewery: pours dark red with a white head. Aroma is pretty light for what it is trying to be. Taste is malty and lightly bitter. Pretty meh and uninteresting.
Tried on 03 Sep 2016 at 21:58

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
At the source: pours golden with a white head. Aroma is grass and bread. Taste is somewhat bitter. Very refreshing and old school.
Tried on 03 Sep 2016 at 21:27

5.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
Sampled on draft at the Rivertowne Pub this beer poured a hazy dark bronze color with a medium sized foamy orange-white head that faded quickly and left minimal lacing. The aroma was sweet sugar and a bit of Sweettart candies and artificial fruit notes. The flavor was sweet and sour with a sharp Sweettart candy note followed by artificial sugar and chalk. Long finish. Medium body. Meh.
Tried from Draft on 10 Aug 2016 at 08:55