Earthy dry-hopped French-breaded barley roast bolsters rye, pecan, and marzipan illusions detected at scantly smoked backend. Caramel-chocolate malts sweeten over time. Emulative of a rich black lager. Brewery defunct: 2010.
Monthly Archives: January 2009
(PENNICHUCK) FEUER WEHRMANN FIREFIGHTER SCHWARZBIER
Exceptional dry-bodied garnet-highlighted black lager never done in by metallic copper ale rail. Barley roasted cocoa-chocolate malting picks up bulky molasses-toffee sweetness to counter oncoming oily coffee residue. Best of class. Brewery defunct: 2010.
PENNICHUCK ENGINE NO. 5 FIREHOUSE RED ALE
Mild crimson amber Irish Red Ale with polite chocolate roasting, almond toasting, and caramelized vanilla coasting lacks fruity resilience but not penetrating spice hop bittering. Serve to toasted lager enthusiasts. Brewery defunct: 2010.
PENNICHUCK BACKDRAFT CHOCOLATE PORTER
On tap, milk chocolate-y creme de cocoa frontage emboldens charred barley-oats bottom. In the midst, vanilla sweetness counters espresso bitterness as well as minor wood sear. Residual oiliness disrupts mocha finish a tad. Brewery defunct: 2010.
PENN ST. NIKOLAUS BOCK
Inferior coppery orange bock blunts initial wood chip smokiness, charred hop promise, and sticky tobacco residue for undefined X-mas seasoning. Dried prune, red grape, and bruised orange undertones flatten dull finish.
PENN PILSNER
Ambiguous clear-toned rocky-headed Vienna-styled pilsner with barest wheat foundation lacks sufficient body. Musty malt dirge and dulled butterscotch-honeyed midst pick up candied sugar, perfumed citrus and gingerbread hints to watered down finish.
PENN OKTOBERFEST LAGER
Pale copper ‘marzen’ autumnal with minor viscosity brings smoked barleymalt aromatics and Bavarian Hallertau hop spicing to dehydrated cracked wheat finish. In the midst, caramel-butterscotch illusion sours to hard candied citric tartness.
PENN WEIZEN
Obvious banana-clove surge retains herbal fragrance and lemony mandarin orange crisping to smoked wheat backbone for viscous copper-hazed German knockoff. Soured grapefruit-peach tartness and peppery cinnamon-spearmint spicing bring hard-candied inertia to watered down finish.
PENN GOLD LAGER
Translucent gold pearly-headed Munich-styled helles lager tucks grapefruit-soured lemon rind bittering below abrupt husked wheat dalliance. Green apple cameo mired by cloying malt complacency and high acidity.
PELICAN TSUNAMI STOUT
Dry mahogany-hued ruby-highlighted milk stout retains bittersweet dark chocolate stickiness, overripe black cherry whirl, and thick lactose tag. Roasted coffee bean, toasted oats, and hazelnut offer sullen sequel for excellent nightcap.
PELICAN PILSNER
Extinct fruit-centric hop-spiced golden pils retained billowy white head and went down smooth as delicate wheat-barley fabric maintained pleasant moderate restraint.
PELICAN MAC PELICAN’S SCOTTISH STYLE ALE
Mild bone-dry Scot knockoff plies subtle sour fruit palate (embodying apricot, quince, and orange rind) to earthen grained vegetative undertow. Frazzled hop-fizz thaws crystal-pale malt influence.