Clipper City Heavy Seas Prosit!

Brewed by Clipper City Brewing Co.
Style: European Strong Lager
Baltimore, Maryland USA

22 oz bomber-amber pour w/a moderate tan head. Floral hop aroma. Has quite a hop kick to it, this is a big beer. Flavors of floral hop w/malt, caramel, & toffee. Alcohol is quite evident, even a little harsh. May need to age a while, has a pretty sharp bite to it, but mellowed out as it warmed. I would really prefer a Balto MarzHon over this, much smoother.

Bomber->lager glass: Pours an average, frothy, off-white head atop a clear, amber body. Aroma is lightly of malt and caramel. The body is medium, texture creamy, and exhibits soft carbonation. The flavor’s duration is long, being moderately sweet and lightly acidic.

22oz bottle. Poured a medium and clear orange color with a smaller sized off white head. Aromas of caramel, toastiness, grains, and some dirt/earthiness. Tastes of caramel, toasted malts, and some nuttiness. Light to medium alcohol in the finish.

22oz bottle. Pours cloudy amber in color with tan head. Aroma caramel, hops and malt. Taste toasted malt, caramel and hops with dry finish.

bottle thanks to bman1113vr I believe. amber with a cream head. caramel malts and alcohol on the nose. decent on the palate with a big caramel flavor and an alcohol finish.

Bottle thanks to blutt59. Clear orange pour with an off white head. Aroma is caramel, brown sugar. Flavor is hoppy, caramel, malty, bitter and a nice astringency.

Bomber. Amber body. Frothy, off-white head, mostly diminishing. Aroma of sweet malts, caramel, grass, herbs, toasted grain. Hint of spiciness. the flavor is moderately to heavily sweet and lightly to moderately bitter. It finishes moderately sweet and moderately bitter. Medium to full body, smooth texture, moderate carbonation. Floral taste at the end combined with alcohol warming. Expected this to be sweet because it is described by Clipper City as an imperial Oktoberfest. But the malts could be tamed a little better. Easy enough drinker, though.

THOUGHTS: I never really was much of a fan of Oktoberfests or marzens, but I had hopes for this one because it is considered a European Strong Lager. I did like the marzen aspects of this beer and didn’t think this was very much like a strong lager. It was very, very malty, but nicely balanced. I just love Vienna Malt. There was just enough hops to keep it from being cloying. Hid alcohol very well. This made me want to try more Oktoberfests. In a way it was like a premium European malt liquor. It did get a little cloying toward the end. TECHNICAL: Bottle. Poured a clear, light bronzy amber with a small, off-white head that mostly diminished and left just about no lacing. The aroma was moderate to heavy dark bread, molasses and caramel, lighter milk chocolate, prune, apple and a little fruitiness. The initial flavor was sweet, lightly acidic and slightly bitter; while the finish was rather sweet, slightly sour and bitter with and average to long duration. There was caramel malt, molasses, dark breads, rye, a little prune, a little apple, a little spice, hops and slight alcohol. The medium to medium to full body was a bit syrupy and juicy with fizzy carbonation and a juicy finish that was also lightly alcoholic when warmer.