Penn Weizen
Pennsylvania Brewing Company

Penn WeizenPenn Weizen
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From:
Pennsylvania Brewing Company
 
Pennsylvania, United States
Style:
Hefeweizen
Ranked #69
ABV:
5%
Score:
87
Ranked #16,949
Avg:
3.87 | pDev: 12.4%
Reviews:
244
Ratings:
397
Status:
Active
Rated:
Dec 06, 2023
Added:
Mar 06, 2002
Wants:
  25
Gots:
  44
Authentic wheat beer, brewed in the Southern German tradition, won the Silver Medal in 1997 and the Gold Medal at the 2000 in Denver, Colorado. Penn Weizen is top-fermented, cask-conditioned, and very effervescent with a slight hint of tangy clove flavor.
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Ratings by Jason:
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Reviewed by Jason from Massachusetts

3.85/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Presentation: 12 oz brown long-neck bottle with a blurb about the beer on the back ... freshness date notched on the back label.

Appearance: Hazy pale golden yellow with a striking white lace.

Smell: Clove spice twang with hints of banana and pear.

Taste: Creamy and smooth mouth feel with a medium body. Crisp malty texture ... big lively spicy clove bite that rides on top of the rich carbonation. Mildly hopped and a decent amount of residual sweetness in the middle. Bready wheat with drying grain and trace yeast in the flavour finish the brew off.

Notes: Perhaps a touch too sweet though other than that it tastes like a freshly imported German Wheat Beer. A well crafted brew with all of the trademark flavours from the Bavarian Wheat Yeast. Bottled conditioned ... this adds to its complexity and drinkability.
May 26, 2002
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by DaveMaciolek21 from New Jersey

2.33/5  rDev -39.8%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
Copper pour, limited head, minimal yeast, clove and banana nose. This is a weak version of a German hefe, and I'm frankly shocked at some of the ratings. The beer looked like slightly bubbly dishwater. Classic hefeweizen banana and clove flavor barely creeps through. Germany has nothing to worry about.
Dec 06, 2023
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Reviewed by Bluerabbitbell from Pennsylvania

4.15/5  rDev +7.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
11/2/23 On tap at Pittsburgh Airport on our trip to Florida and cruise!

This hefe is very delightful and drinkable. I find this one full bodied and nicely balanced clove flavored! Excellent, Penn Brewery!
Nov 02, 2023
 
Rated: 3.88 by ctbeerman1 from Connecticut

Sep 01, 2023
 
Rated: 4.81 by Rory1 from Pennsylvania

Jun 04, 2023
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Reviewed by Wattie83 from Pennsylvania

4.27/5  rDev +10.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
Poured from 12oz bottle to a weizen glass. Pour starts rather clear, but clouds up as sediment at bottom of bottle reaches the glass. Nice orange body with white head that falls quickly to nothing. Smell is yeast, clove, banana. A very present aroma and a pleasant one at that. Taste follows nose with banana up front, a bit of bubblegum and wheat in the middle, finish is spicy with clove dominating. Feel is light and I wish there was a bit more body and carbonation...but still a pleasant easy drinking beer. Overall, this beer hits the spot on a nice day outside. A lot of flavor and character here.
May 27, 2023
 
Rated: 4 by paulish from New York

May 08, 2023
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Reviewed by lastmango from Pennsylvania

3.94/5  rDev +1.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
L - Poured a murky orange yellow with a half finger white head that dissipated to none in a second. No film, no lacing. The beer had a dishwater look to it unlike better German Hefes. If there were some head and lacing, my score would be higher.
S - Faint banana, clove, grass
T - Very good. Typical banana, cloves, grass and some bubblegum. Nice yeast flavor with some hop bitterness on the finish.
F - Moderate-thin body and and moderate carbonation that had a seltzer like hint. Dry finish.
O - One of the better American Hefes that I have had. I am hoping that the head and lacing were a fluke and will try this again.
Jun 12, 2022
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Reviewed by PMcKenzie2004 from Pennsylvania

4.71/5  rDev +21.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
This is a great summer beer, flavorful and an excellent example of a wheat beer. Best served cold on an 80 F day. It reminds me of East End Brewing's Hefeweizen in taste.
May 15, 2022
 
Rated: 3.75 by Bigmoist from West Virginia

Sep 02, 2021
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Reviewed by puck1225 from Texas

3.86/5  rDev -0.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
I have the feeling this beer would be much better a bit fresher, especially on tap.

However, I had this from a bottle poured into a chalice. Cloudy yellow color with little head or lacing. The smell and taste is pretty classic. Grassy sweet with orange and cloves. Brought while passing through Pittsburgh.
Dec 24, 2020
 
Rated: 4.18 by Rhettroactive from Virginia

Jun 23, 2019
 
Rated: 3.96 by Shantzak from Pennsylvania

Jan 18, 2019
 
Rated: 3.64 by StretchZep from Ohio

Dec 22, 2018
 
Rated: 3.81 by Knapp85 from Pennsylvania

Jun 09, 2018
 
Rated: 4.07 by heerboth from Pennsylvania

Jun 08, 2018
 
Rated: 3.5 by caahare from West Virginia

Jan 21, 2018
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Rated by Deano_53 from New York

4.39/5  rDev +13.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.5
I would give this an outstanding rating except there isn't much foam when pours into a glass.
Sep 18, 2017
 
Rated: 4.25 by LennyBound from Illinois

Jul 13, 2017
 
Rated: 3.15 by theduffster from Pennsylvania

Jul 01, 2017
Penn Weizen from Pennsylvania Brewing Company
Beer rating: 87 out of 100 with 397 ratings