 RagallachMC (630), Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Jun 30, 2008
12oz bottle. Aroma: Strong maltiness with notes of caramel and bread crust. Light herbal, grassy and floral hop notes. A bit of sulfur. Appearance: Dark golden/amber in color and clear. Off white head was small and frothy with fair retention. Not much lacing. Flavor: Lots of bready maltiness, caramel and honey. Spicy, grassy, and herbal hop notes. Fairly sweet throughout. Nice bitterness at the end, but doesn’t quite counteract all the sweetness. Palate: Medium-full bodied. Medium carbonation. Moderate alcohol warmth in back of mouth. Overall: Not bad, but not as good as the regular Dortmunder.
Naven (712), San Diego, California, USA
Aug 28, 2008 Really nice looking beer. A deep rich golden color. Aroma is light hops, wheat and flowers. Flavor is fairly harsh, bitter, yet somewhat smooth. Alcohol is noticeable. I really don’t see the need for "Imperial Lagers", I think this would have been perfectly well enough without the extra alcohol. The regular dortmunder is really good. At any rate, this wasn’t bad, but it was a tad bit unnecessary.
holdenn (1148), Chicago, Illinois, USA
Aug 28, 2008 12 oz bottle from Discount Liquors in Milwaukee. Pours a clear yellow with a white head. Hay pale malt aroma with a note of fresh flowers. Pale malt and fruit flavors that have a nice creaminess and then that alcohol with a faded hop finish. Wow, that alcohol and faded hops are cloying and just bad. This is tough to drink.
naivepegasus (143), USA
Aug 26, 2008 Pours a clear orange with a finger of slightly off-white head. Odor of hops, with a hint of sweet malts. Starts off with a bit of sweetness which then ends with a bitter hop aftertaste. It doesn’t mask the alcohol as other 7.5% beers. Its alright- I actually like the dortmunder gold better.
lb4lb (1363), Austin, Texas, USA
Aug 26, 2008 Bottle from miketd. Thanks man! Pours a clear orange gold color with a creamy whitish head. Smell is fruity and strongly malty and honey like. Taste is very much like what I’d expect in a highly alcoholic lager. Cloying and abundantly obvious alcohol kick. Decent body, but the alcohol presence lingers and ruins this beer. This absolutly didn’t need to be imperialized.
adrian910ss (1011), philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Aug 25, 2008 Pours a clear golden orange with a medium off white head. Aroma of faded floral hops, light candied malt and fruit. Taste of light candied malts with a floral hop presence.
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