BREWERY: Philadelphia Brewing Company
STYLE: Pale Lager*
ABV: 4.5%
PURCHASE: Draught (pint), $5.00
SERVING: Yards branded pint glass. Roughly a 3/4" head from the tap. Fairly quick dissipation.
APPEARANCE: Pilsener golden-straw body with a standard fizzy white head. Faint bubbling. Splotchy lacing.
BOUQUET: One of those beers that splits the difference between malt sweetness and hop bitterness almost right down the middle, with no other aromas of significance.
PALATE: Moderate body, moderate carbonation. A tad puckery on the tongue early on. The bulk of the mouthfeel is biscuit-like and yeasty. Sweet up until the finish, where noble hop bitterness fades in and shares the aftertaste. Pretty straightforward beer with a simple but effective balance.
MUSINGS AND METAPHORS: Founded in 2007 by former coworkers from Yards, Philadelphia Brewing Company is a young brewery from the Kensington section of Philly, the home of Rocky Balboa and . . . well . . . how do I put this lightly? A lot of people who's vice of choice isn't beer, let's say that.
Like any other metropolis, Philly has its high-society neighborhoods. But this is a blue-collar city first and foremost. You may even call it an underdog's city. This beer typifies that mentality: Not particularly prolific, but admirable and earnest. I rate it accordingly.
GRADE: B
*RateBeer calls this a "Dortmunder/Helles." The bar that served it to me tonight calls it a "Kölsch," which is technically inaccurate because those beers, by definition, must be from Cologne, Germany. Beer Advocate, as well as the PBC's own website, calls this a "pale lager," so pale lager it is.
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