6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
750 ml bottle. Body is a slightly hazy, light gold with a medium-sized fluffy head. Aromas are kind of boozy with hints of grass, lemon and mild cloves and white pepper. Flavor is very spicy for a pilsner… a lot of white pepper and lemon grass to pull things along and keep them interesting. Flavor is remarkably full, yet remains dry, crisp and refreshing. Has an almost citrus peel bitterness to the aftertaste, which makes you want a little more. Certainly one of the better pilsners I’ve had in a while.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Nov 2008
at 23:07
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
750ml bottle, uncorked. Cloudy light golden-yellow color, with a nice moderate head. Judging from the slight rust marks around the bottle cap, I’d assume this one isn’t hyper fresh. Nonetheless, it is certainly still on point. Lemony eastern-euro pils aroma. Fully agree with JJPM74, there is some apple flavor in there. It’s good, but so light and sessionable that I think it should be sold in 6-packs, not 750s. Very true to style, like most Penn beers. Light yeasty notes, very well balanced.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Nov 2008
at 20:07
5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Pours blonde, white head. Aroma is grainy, malty and floral. Taste, hoppy floral, leaves a sweet/bitter mouthfeel, almost a mix of honey and bitter floral hops. Aftertaste has a lingering soapy and metalic / bitter hoppy feel.
Tried
on 01 Nov 2008
at 17:46
4.3/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
Pours clear golden, white head. Aroma si hoppy, with citrus and floral notes. Taste, malty with some light caramel, grainy, leaves a typical metalic lager aftertaste. Bitter hoppy finish. Nothing worth trying again.
Tried
on 01 Nov 2008
at 17:29
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
I don’t typically like Penn beers, but I do love me some weizenbock - I also love 750s that cost less than eight bucks, so I was all over this one - pours a cloudy dark ruby, with a fairly foamy and lasting lace - the aroma is sugar-sweet, with fairly strong clove and allspice, and some plum-ish fruitiness - none of the earthy character I get from the better takes on this style - the flavor is also very sweet, with none of the wheaty tang one would expect - this sweetness is followed by some peppery hops that are a little strange, and don’t quite work with the other characteristics - some band-aid-ish phenols arrive later, followed by some chocolate, black cherry, and strong clove flavors - finishes with warming alcohol that is just shy of overpowering - lingering spices and hops - not a terrible take on the style, just too sweet.
Tried
on 26 Oct 2008
at 20:52
5.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Pours orange white head. Aroma is malty,fruity, yeasty. Taste, fruity (orange peel), honey, some floral hops and wheat. Thick mouthfeel Light bitter aftertaste. Good hefe.
Tried
on 25 Oct 2008
at 14:35
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Pours dark amber, brownish head. Aroma is roasted. Taste, reminds me of so many German Schwartz/Dunkel. Roated / caramel malts, floral hops. Aftertaste is watery and weak, has some hops and low carbonation.
Tried
on 22 Oct 2008
at 17:29
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
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.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Aug 2008
at 19:08
4.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Golden-amber colour, but slightly dull. Not much head. The aroma is pale malts and light spice. Light spice and vague malt on the palate. Light caramel. Not finding the promised pandemonium; this is pretty bland.
Tried
on 18 Aug 2008
at 13:44
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
12 oz. bottle from Wine Warehouse. Slightly hazy orange/brown pour with a small head. Toasted malt aroma with a vanilla-like sweetness. Slightly bitter and grainy toasted malt taste. Medium bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Aug 2008
at 23:27