Lang Creek Zeppelin Imperial Ale

Formerly brewed at Lang Creek Brewing Co.
Style: American Strong Ale
Marion, Montana USA

Bottle: Pale golden color with a large, creamy off-white head. Thick sheets of lacing. Rich aroma of citrus and overall fruity sweetness. Nice up front taste of the hops. Citrus and florals. Strong malty presence too. Dry, yet soothingly wet. Good amount of lingering bitters. A little bit of caramel, but mostly a deeper malt profile and a ton of hops. Very nice.

I enjoyed this beer. Had it on tap. Nice aroma. good taste. It is an imperial ale. It’s kind of like a pale ale on steroids. When one rater said it’s like an IPA, I can inderstand that. Keep brewing this beer. It’s very good. Sweet, hoppy, flavorful, and good mouthfeel.

Hazy blonde colour. Fruity-grassy hop nose seems more IPA than anything continental. Fresh hoppy taste with a hint of grassiness. Quenching and balanced, a bit deceptive in terms of its potency. Nice brew.

Draft at the Applewood Grille in Wenatchee, WA. I’ve never really understood the concept of an Imperial Pilsner. It seems to be almost a contradiction, kicking up the malt to increase the ABV of a style that is meant to be refreshing with a clean palate. That being said, this is actually pretty good, although calling it a Pilsner is a stretch. Cloudy yellow, which I think detracts some for this style, but a nice creamy lasting head and nice lace. Faintly floral aroma with hints of lemon and some biscuity graininess as well. Medium body and carbonation, with some stickiness on the palate. The honey like flavor that presents initially is well balnced by a quickly risng hoppy bitterness. Finishes with citrus type dryness. All in all, a pretty decent beer, but not something I would call a Pils, even remotely.

Slight hazy and golden with white head. Nose of hops and grain. Flavor is grainy up front with touch of sweetness to it. Finish is were the hops really come out. Slight carbination, yet on the end it is really dry.

Draft @ Strange Brewfest 07: Pours a pale gold color, nice head and good lacing. The nose is citrusy and grassy with a nice hoppy balance. The body is strong and puffy. Nice imperial pilsner.

Interesting. I would have thought it was a IIPA. Goldish color. Peppery hop aroma. Flavor is peppery lemon hops with some sweet citrus flavor. Finish is a little dry with a lingering floral bitterness. Pretty good. Come to think of it, it did have characteristics of a pils, only magnified.

SBF ’08 So it is a Pilsener style ale with regards to the yeast and fermentation. It then gets a proper ale treatment with the addition of hops and malts, making this hybrid unique.