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| - Last weekend our travels took us to the West side of PA, a little known town by the name of Pittsburgh. While visiting friends and family, the minute we walked into the door before our bags even hit the floor, our hosts said 5 words. "Let's go to a brewery." The dude abides. So despite just getting out of a car we were in for 7+ hours, it was right back into one, as we headed to Penn Brewery.
On the north side of town, Penn Brewery is the Burgh's oldest and largest brew house, and we were
happy to pay a visit. As you see from our photos, its attempts to model itself after European Beer gardens is a welcome sight. Apparently this part of town was heavy on the German settlers, so they had their influences correct. But how was the beer? Here are a few we sampled with some notes.
1. Penn Pilsner - this is their flagship. They pride themselves on it. A German style brewery prides itself on a Bohemian style beer. Interesting. They claim it's smooth & mellow. I was not alone at our table when I say it was neither. It was bitter, it was in your face hops, it was heavy. Light to the eyes, heavy to the gut. Not a fan. This was a NO.
2. Penn Dark - This one would be more my style. Dark, heavy, Munich style Dunkel. It had what a dark should have. Roasty malt scents and flavors, a bit of bitter countered with a bit of sweet, still a little heavy on the hops, but a big improvement over the Pilsner. This was a YES.
3. Penn Weizen - We are all familiar with this style, the nice Bavarian wheat. Several award winner according to them, including a Men's Journal top 25 beers in America. Bold statement. But it stood up to the test. This is one of my favorite styles, I could tell easily if you screwed it up. Penn gets a YESon this one.
4. St. Nikolaus Bock - Very malty, extremely dark and heavy, warming gut, sweetness to the taste and the nose, this was the one. If we had had this one around Christmas time it may have been a winner. Or very close 2nd. This was a good one, my fave of the day, and would definitely get again. YES.
Unfortunately the road weariness played a huge part in how few beers we sampled this night. But what started out negatively with the Pilsner, ended very strong with the Nikolaus. Penn Brewery is more than OK in our books.
Wrap Up;
Had some TVs ready to watch the Pens game, decent different beers, and nice menu of apps. Good alternative to a sports bar for sure.
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