Penn Overlook IPA
Pennsylvania Brewing Company

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From:
Pennsylvania Brewing Company
 
Pennsylvania, United States
Style:
American IPA
ABV:
6%
Score:
78
Avg:
3.32 | pDev: 17.77%
Reviews:
15
Ratings:
58
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jul 13, 2018
Added:
Feb 12, 2012
Wants:
  2
Gots:
  4
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Ratings by Omnium:
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Reviewed by Omnium from Pennsylvania

3.54/5  rDev +6.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Bottle > Pint Glass

A - Pours out a cloudy gold color, big soapy two finger head, thick lacing.
S - The smell is very dank and skunky, a little bread malt, big time pine and floral hop traits.
T - Follows the aroma very closely, which is unfortunate in a sense, you do get that kinda "cat piss"/skunky flavor, you do get some grapefruit and pine in the end which is actually quite nice, also has this woody kind of flavor thats underneath everything.
M - Dry, soapy, and bitter aftertaste, medium on body.
O - Not the worst IPA at all, but that abrassive dry bitter flavor is intense, and obviously you can attribute that to the Zeus hops. Its a nice change of pace, could use some serious improvement though.
Sep 08, 2013
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.69 by andrew8626 from Minnesota

Jul 13, 2018
 
Rated: 3.51 by brother_rebus from Maine

Jun 29, 2015
 
Rated: 3 by ovaltine from Indiana

Apr 22, 2015
 
Rated: 2.75 by gusman61 from California

Jun 29, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by vwbus7 from North Carolina

Jun 26, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by ramrod666 from Pennsylvania

Apr 26, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by WVbeergeek from West Virginia

Apr 16, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by Syncro-Vox from Pennsylvania

Mar 18, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by tpauer from New Hampshire

Mar 08, 2014
 
Rated: 2 by DWolf from Pennsylvania

Feb 08, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by ryker47 from Pennsylvania

Dec 31, 2013
 
Rated: 3 by chooch5 from Pennsylvania

Dec 17, 2013
 
Rated: 3 by ejimhof from Pennsylvania

Nov 13, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by king75 from Michigan

Nov 13, 2013
 
Rated: 2.5 by Celtics76 from Rhode Island

Nov 04, 2013
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Reviewed by SPThirtyThree from Colorado

3.12/5  rDev -6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
Poured cold, around 40°F, because I knew from the previous two bottles this would be overcarbonated. Still, ridiculously overcarbonated, and even being as delicate as possible, I only got just over half the bottle into the goblet before I had to stop and wait for the head to settle.

Huge clumps of bubbly, eggshell head collapse before my repour leaving a thicker, denser cap of foam atop sudsier bubbles. It's bottle conditioned, and this bottle had a lot of sediment in it. Before the second pour I could see about halfway through the straw- and nectarine-colored liquid, but after topping up my glass, the liquid is clouded and murky. I still haven't managed to get all 12 oz. out of the bottle, but as I wait for the head to fall, it collapses with a central spire of foam surrounded by jagged arches that lead up to a ring that condensed around the rim of the glass.

Even cold, the smell hints at harsh off-flavors, but it's a pungent, west-coast hop atop sweet, vegetal malt. I'm guessing the hop is Chinook, because it smells a little like cat piss.

As it warms, the nose presents subtle, fruity notes of grapefruit, and some lemon zest, but it's also a little skunky. This beer came through the mail, though, so it may have been lightstruck by the sender. The nose is a little hot and solvent-y.

The flavor is a light, sweet malt, a faint burn of alcohol, and a heavy dose of astringent hops. It's juicy, but the hops are harsh.

The mouthfeel is very full, and carbonic. The overcarbonation causes aggressive foaming and adds to the bite from hop astringency. There's a chalky, dry-hop feel that also contributes to the sharpness and stickiness, and the hop lingers through the finish with a mild sting.

It's hard to have a good overall impression from an overcarbonated, sediment-laden beer. I like a good, sharp IPA, but the hop variety chosen for this beer is a bit abrasive. It's a decent beer overall, but given the abundance of better IPAs from local breweries, I probably would never buy or recommend Overlook IPA.
Nov 02, 2013
 
Rated: 3 by maDUECEgunner from Minnesota

Oct 31, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by TequilaTom from Ohio

Oct 19, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by Hophead21 from Pennsylvania

Sep 28, 2013
Penn Overlook IPA from Pennsylvania Brewing Company
Beer rating: 78 out of 100 with 58 ratings