Beer
Penn's Best Non-Alcoholic Lager
72/100 How we score
- ABV 0.5%
- Classification Unclassified
- Evidence Undeclared
- Origin United States
- Price Price unknown
Verdict
A budget American NA lager — smooth, light, and honest about being the cheap option rather than the craft one.
At a glance
- Flavor profile
- Malt
- Toasted grain
- Structure
- Modest bitterness
- Light body
- Short finish
- Perfect for
- The budget NA option, the beer you buy by the case.
Tasting notes
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Nose
Light malt and a faint grain note — the American lager profile, clean and unassertive.
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02
Palate
Smooth and light; the malt is present but subdued, no hop character to speak of, the mouthfeel of a standard macro lager.
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03
Finish
Clean and brief.
The beer
Penn’s Best is a Fred Koch label whose 2013 TTB COLA was filed by High Falls in Rochester, New York — not a Pittsburgh house. Marketing says naturally brewed and aged; that does not confirm dealcoholization or limited fermentation. No post-2013 COLA was found, so the current plant operator is not proven from the registry. Method stays Unclassified / Undeclared.
Light malt and faint grain on the nose. Smooth, subdued lager palate with little hop character — macro-lager weight at NA strength. Finish is clean and brief.
It is the case beer on the value shelf, not the craft pour. Serve very cold.
How to drink it
Very cold.
How it was made
Classification: Unclassified — Method Unclassified. Marketing (“naturally brewed and aged”) fits either route. TTB COLA 13218001000038 (2013) lists applicant High Falls Brewing Co. / Fred Koch label, Rochester NY — blank formula, class 907. No post-2013 COLA found; current plant operator not established from the registry alone. Pittsburgh Brewing attributions conflict with the COLA.
Evidence status: Undeclared
Sources disagree on the following points.
- Producer: TTB COLA 13218001000038 (2013) names High Falls / Fred Koch, Rochester NY. Aggregators often say Genesee; plausible as successor/operator but not established from that COLA alone. Pint Please / some Untappd paths list Pittsburgh Brewing — conflicts with COLA; treat as database error unless corroborated.
Sources
Product facts are only as strong as their sources. Editorial tasting notes are opinion.
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Secondary source Research / registry Class-907 COLA blank on formula; “naturally brewed” is marketing only. Disclosure: Undeclared.
Classification
Class-907 COLA blank on formula; “naturally brewed” is marketing only. Disclosure: Undeclared.
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