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Article: Allegheny Brewery "rolls out the barrel." (Pennsylvania Sommer Lager)
- Article from:
- Modern Brewery Age
- Article date:
- June 28, 1993
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Allegheny Brewery tapped a barrel of a new summer beer to celebrate its Midsummer Eve party, held June 18-19 at the Pittsburgh brewery restaurant.
The new brand is called Pennsylvania Sommer Lager, and brewery president Tom Pastorius reports that it is intended as "a light, refreshing alternative for the hot summer months." Pastorius reports that the Sommer Lager is made from two-row barley malt and 100-percent imported hops from the Hallertau region of Germany.
"Our goal in creating Sommer lager was for Pennsylvania brewing Company/Allegheny brewery to prove that a light-bodied, lower alcohol beer can still be high quality," Pastorius says. "Top-notch ...