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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4.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4.5
Not as brutally gingery as some beer, but still not super great. Watery palate. Light barley. Pale blonde pour with ok head and lacing. Tap at Brew’d
Tried from Draft on 11 Jun 2014 at 11:20

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Draft at Brew’d Pub in Frederick, MD shared with Travlr, solidfunk, BeerandBlues2. Clear straw yellow with off-white head. Aromas of ginger, wheat, citrus. Tastes of ginger, citrus, wheat. Medium-light body with a dry finish. Light carbonation and mouthfeel.
Tried from Draft on 08 Jun 2014 at 14:46

5.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 3 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Draft at Brew’d Pub in Frederick, MD shared with Travlr, solidfunk, BeerandBlues2. BeerandBlues2. Clear golden yellow with off-white head. Not much on the aroma. Tastes of citrus and wheat. Light body with a dry finish. Medium carbonation.
Tried from Draft on 08 Jun 2014 at 14:33

8.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 10
Undoubtedly some of the best beer I’ve had fer a while. This is really some beer, somebody knows what’s happening at Penn. From the start it had all positive attributes, such a very nice tasty mild tart beer experience. I used to think my favorite style was Flemish sours but this stuff is so good. Lovely yummy, nice. Could drink a ton of this easy. Nice easy straw looking appearance too. BTW, the smell of this is like a superfresh lager.
Tried on 31 May 2014 at 09:45

4.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer poured a hazy yellow-peach color with a large foamy yellow-white head that lingered and left decent lacing. The aroma was tangy and citric with a bit of cracker. The flavor was tart and tangy citrus, bread dough and a hint of perfume. Medium length tangy citrus and perfume finish. Medium body. Meh.
Tried from Bottle on 08 May 2014 at 19:48

5.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
Bottle. Pours orange gold with white head. Nose/taste of peppercorn, light toast and barley. Watery body. Light.
Tried from Bottle on 07 May 2014 at 15:26

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6
12 ounce bottle. Pours a dark reddish brown color with a small creamy beige head. Faint roasted malt aroma. Smooth roasted malt flavor is somewhat subdued, yet exhibits notes of dark caramel and dried fruits. Very drinkable, with a touch of spicy resinous hops in the finish.
Tried from Bottle on 19 Apr 2014 at 19:38

4/10
Pleasant aroma, nice run with a roasted chocolate start, though the finish was anything but works class. Poor hit.
Tried on 07 Mar 2014 at 12:59

5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 5
Pour is a clear copper with a large white head. Aroma is a decent amount of sweet caramel malt. Flavor is grain and slightly buttery. Maybe some adjuncts are coming thru also but this is way watery w/o much substance. This one went down hill fast after the aroma.
Tried on 22 Feb 2014 at 13:15

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
On tap in Pittsburgh. Pours dark crimson with beige head. Aroma is light caramel malt, medium body, medium carbonation, and some thin small bubble lacing. Taste is caramel malt and balancing hops. Lots of flavor, good Irish ale.
Tried from Draft on 13 Feb 2014 at 09:50