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Style:
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Bavarian-Style Wheat Beer
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Alcohol content:
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5.0% ABV
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Availability:
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Spring & Summer
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Reviews:
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This authentic wheat beer, brewed in the southern German tradition, won the Silver Medal in 1997 and the Gold Medal at the 2000 Great American Beer Festival 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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Awards:
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United States Beer Tasting Championship:
2007 - National Grand Champion
2006 - National Grand Champion
2005 - National Grand Champion
2004 - National Grand Champion
2003 - National Grand Champion
2002 - National Grand Champion
NOTE: In 2004, Penn Weizen was rated "Exceptional" and awarded one of only two Gold Medals at the World Beer Championship in the Hefe Weizen (Bavarian-style wheat beer) category, joining Germany's renowned Weihenstephan Brauerei.
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2006 - "Men's Journal 25 Best Beers in America"
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Great American Beer Festival©:
2002 - BRONZE MEDAL, German-Style Wheat Ale
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Great American Beer Festival©:
2000 - GOLD MEDAL, German-Style Wheat Ale
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Penn Hefe-Weizen
Great American Beer Festival©:
1997 - SILVER MEDAL, German-Style Wheat Ale |
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World Beer Cup:
2002 - SILVER MEDAL
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