Penn Gold - Pennsylvania Brewing Company

pezoids

Pennsylvania

4.1/5  rDev +7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Enjoyed this beer on tap at their brewery. This poured a clean deep golden color. The aroma has a chalky maltiness about it. The taste is wonderfully clean and crisp. Soft malts and floral hops meld together flawlessly and finish with a slightly winey, lemony finish. Overall, a very nice, smooth and clean tasting beer.

Serving type: on-tap

07-26-2004 14:50:22 | More by pezoids

Rdc67

Kentucky

3.25/5  rDev -15.1%

05-22-2013 19:26:02 | More by Rdc67

sirsteve42

New York

3.5/5  rDev -8.6%

04-15-2013 04:07:30 | More by sirsteve42

LXIXME

New Mexico

3.75/5  rDev -2.1%

03-24-2013 04:01:47 | More by LXIXME

randylangford

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -8.6%

02-14-2013 01:49:59 | More by randylangford

Cylinsier

Pennsylvania

4.23/5  rDev +10.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

12 oz.

Pours a light clear lemony gold, white lacing.

Light grassy nose with some hints of citrus and hops.

Flavor is lightly sweet, honey and floral notes, with some subtle hop balance and grassy malts to base it all on.

Light body with a mild sting of carbonation.

An infinitely sessionable and wonderfully nuanced lager, maybe the best offering from Penn in terms of session candidates. Pairs great with a wide range of foods but tastes good enough to drink on its own too. Excellent balance. Definitely a beer I will return to.

Serving type: bottle

02-02-2013 22:29:50 | More by Cylinsier

Tschnab

New York

4/5  rDev +4.4%

01-23-2013 16:01:25 | More by Tschnab

Tucquan

Pennsylvania

3.9/5  rDev +1.8%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Had this on 2012-12-25 in Columbia, PA

A - Midly-hazy with a 1.5 finger white head that fades pretty quickly and leaves mild lacing.

S - Bread dough, lemon, flowery hops, light yeast.

T - Pale malt, grass, biscuit, lemon, hop spice, light white pepper, good medium-lived tart citrus and bittering finish.

M - Light-medium body and medium-high carbonation. Crisp, sprightly and refreshing.

O - A very well-done Helles with plenty of quality aromas and taste in a session beer. Well done.

Serving type: bottle

12-25-2012 23:58:57 | More by Tucquan

Jaybirdsbeer

Ohio

3.25/5  rDev -15.1%

12-23-2012 15:03:52 | More by Jaybirdsbeer

cliff1066

Virginia

3.75/5  rDev -2.1%

12-23-2012 03:25:51 | More by cliff1066

Garlicjosh

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +4.4%

12-17-2012 05:16:39 | More by Garlicjosh

hollywood_15063

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -2.1%

11-22-2012 01:58:45 | More by hollywood_15063

Freggs

New York

4/5  rDev +4.4%

11-03-2012 01:22:46 | More by Freggs

DrinkSlurm

Connecticut

4/5  rDev +4.4%

10-31-2012 14:20:57 | More by DrinkSlurm

ThePaleRider

California

4.28/5  rDev +11.7%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

A - Light yellow, fresh straw color. Bright white head, with a variety of bubble sizes, that disappears quickly leaving no lacing.

S - Light fruits, bitter hops, and pilsner malts. Nice scent for the style. Very earthy, like fress fall leaves.

T - Crisp, almost apple cider taste. Malts come in nicely. Pretty amazing flavor and bitter bite for a lager. Takes notes on this one guys, who knew a lager could have such an array of fruity esters and bitter bite.

M - Clean and crisp. Nice carbonation and light bodied.

O - Great lager, nice to drink a good lager every once in a while and this one is really nice.

Serving type: bottle

10-28-2012 02:08:38 | More by ThePaleRider

jburchett

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -8.6%

10-12-2012 21:07:07 | More by jburchett

jifigz

Pennsylvania

4.03/5  rDev +5.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Bottle poured into a pint glass.

The beer pours a...well, what do you know, beautiful gold color with a head that doesn't last all that long. The head didn't leave any real lacing as it disappeared. The beer looks very carbonated by the amount of bubbles rising towards the surface. It looks like a pretty standard Helles. The aroma smells mostly clean and crisp with a little bit of "skunk" thrown in there. It smells a lot like an American macro Pilsner but with less grainy sweetness and a little more hop aroma. The flavor is pretty much what I expect out of a Helles lager. The initial flavor has that distinct Helles flavor that I can't really describe, then it fades to some sweetness, then the sweetness mingles with the hops, and then the sweetness kind of takes back over for the rest of the aftertaste. The MF is very light and just what I expect for the style. It finishes dry.

This is a very solid Helles Lager. The beer is crisp, dry, flavorful, and very easy drinking without being boring. Well done Pennsylvania Brewing Co. and thanks for representing my home state with the name of your wonderful brewery.

Serving type: bottle

09-26-2012 15:28:14 | More by jifigz

dseiters

Nevada

4/5  rDev +4.4%

09-22-2012 21:20:07 | More by dseiters

bigdog73

4.25/5  rDev +11%

08-17-2012 03:03:52 | More by bigdog73

mrosenfeld32

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +4.4%

07-12-2012 15:03:04 | More by mrosenfeld32

MirkoCroCough

Croatia (Hrvatska)

4.83/5  rDev +26.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

Bottle into pint glass. Freshness date marked on bottle.

Lovely golden color. Left a nice head and lacing.

Fresh delicious clean beer smell.

Wow! Perfect balance of hops, malts, and refreshing drinkability.

Clean and crisp. Excellent refreshing finish.

This is what beer is supposed to be. A straight up no pretense beer. Damn good. Put this up there with Victory Lager in terms of a pure beer. Some of the best beers in the world come out of Pennsylvania.

Serving type: bottle

07-02-2012 01:22:13 | More by MirkoCroCough

billbeers

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +4.4%

06-19-2012 11:48:41 | More by billbeers

JPMcKirk

3/5  rDev -21.7%

06-15-2012 01:41:27 | More by JPMcKirk

OWSLEY069

Pennsylvania

3.25/5  rDev -15.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Pours a clean yellow color with a white head. In the aroma, a sweet malt and fresh lager notes. In the taste, a small sweet lager notes, quite fresh and a bit watery. A very small bite, but mainly smooth, and a light bodied mouthfeel, with a small and dry graininess in the aftertaste. Quite fresh, yet a bit sweet, nice, but just about average.

Serving type: bottle

06-01-2012 19:43:40 | More by OWSLEY069

baconman91

Ohio

3.25/5  rDev -15.1%

05-31-2012 21:53:39 | More by baconman91