Game Day Beer Review: Pennsylvania Brewing Summer Berry Weisse Beer

Although temps are just beginning to turn a bit cooler -- at least in some parts of the US -- summer is not officially over in our book until the last warm weather brew has been cleaned out of the refrigerator.  With that goal in mind, we did a little bit of Fall cleaning the other day and turned up this review:

(5.00% ABV) Penn Summer Berry Weisse was poured out of the bottle at home.  The beer was a dark orangish-gold color with an almost purple tinge to it. The thin white head associated with the pour quickly dissipated.

The beer's scent was perfumed berries. Tart and sweet is an adequate description.

The mouthfeel was thin and tingly, and there were some definite raspberries on the taste.  It's got a wheat body and a berry finish -- cool and refreshing. B

Game Day Beer Review: Penn Brewing Oktoberfest Marzen

Continuing our Autmn beer theme, we move onto the Marzens, and just in the nick of time to celebrate the last gasp of Oktoberfest.  With the first offering we travel a long way in terms of miles from the old country, but just a short bit in terms of spirit: Penn Brewing's marzen is a pretty good domestic take on a German Fall classic. 

Poured froam 12 ounce bottle into a chalice, Penn Oktoberfest is a stunningly clear caramel-tinged color with a whitish head that quickly fades into yesterday's news. This marzen is very mild smelling, maybe a bit malty, but in truth there's not alot there that I can detect. On drinking, I'm getting relatively simple malts and some slight breadiness in a very straight-forward rendition of the style. It's nothing spectacular, but eminently drinkable. Prost!: B