Beer Review: Penn Brewery Kaiser Pils

Serving Type: Draft

ABV: Five percent

Appearance: The most dominating visual aspect of Penn's Kaiser Pils was the very bubbly, white head. It was in direct contrast to a golden, but still fairly pale and clear body. The body also featured a decent amount of carbonation.

Smell: This beer had a strong aroma of bread and German hops. It also featured a slight aroma of a floral sweetness that I wasn't expecting nor do I expect in pilsners I've come to love.

Taste: The strength of the beer's aroma didn't translate as well as I had thought in terms of the taste. It came off as fairly weak. The bread/biscuit taste didn't attack the back of my tongue like most pilsners do. The floral sweetness that I detected also seemed to interfere with the typical taste you'd expect with this style of beer.

Overall Rating: 

I was looking forward to trying this beer, but was a bit disappointed. The beer's flavor seemed a bit weak and seemed to have a conflict of flavors that didn't fit my taste, albeit an interesting one. If given the choice between regular Penn Pilsner and this, I'd definitely go with the regular version. This beer just ventured to far from the path of what I feel a pilsner should be. Give me the biscuit and hops.