Lost Coast Imperial Pilsner

Brewed by Lost Coast Brewery & Cafe
Style: European Strong Lager
Eureka, California USA

Rich gold color, clear and crisp. Small white head. Grainy, bready flavor with a nice boost from bittering floral hops. Alcohol nicely masked in this amazing beer. Not a typical pils, but quite nicely crafted.

On tap at Capone’s. Pours a hazy golden orange with a medium creamy/bubbly white head that left some lacing. Aroma of sweet almost candy like maltiness, citrus, floral and lightly spicy hop notes and honey nut cheerios. Flavor of spicy, citrusy notes. Noble hops, lots of malty sweetness, but finishes dry. Hop bitterness is there, light alcohol and grainy notes. Iced tea flavor as it warmed up.

Draught @ Brouwer’s Café: Golden in color, slightly fiery, moderate frothy off-white head, fairly sticky lacing, strong carbonation.   Mealy nose, certainly malty, but also a fairly strong hop aspect.   Even a slight floral hint.   Seems decent enough.   Forwardly hoppy, a little bit of heat, decent malt background.   Not as flavorful as the nose suggested but still quite good.   Fairly clean.   This certainly feels like an Imperial Pilsner.   More hops than most.   Body and mouthfeel are full to moderate.   Warming finish.   I enjoyed this one even if it was a little abrasive.   Will probably mellow with time.

At the brewpub, this was a cloudy orange, with small white pub head and light lacing. Nose of malts and citrus hops. Rich mouttfeel. Flavor is mostly citrus and pine hops, and the finish is nicely bitter. Hides the alcohol well. Easy drinking for such a high alcohol beer.

Pint - Eastside Club Tavern - Olympia, WA
Aroma – Nice decent hops and malt aroma.
Appearance – Golden in color, clear with a light head.
Flavor – A very nice pilsner flavor. Has a good balance of malts and hops. Strong alcohol flavor also.
Palate – Good Mouthfeel, Nice texture with a dry finish.
Overall – Good Pilsner flavor this was a good beer for the night.

Aroma has some hop oil, ranging from nail polish remover-like scents to some floral aromas. A little boring and unusual in appearance, with a flat look, a little collar with a cloudy golden color. A very good malt undertone with biting hop qualities and some sharpness in flavor. Very nutty and somewhat velvety finish and a bit of the bitter.

Fruity aroma, some citrusy notes, clean and spicy. Pours rich gold color with a thick white head. Crisp, cereal, great pilsner flavor, kicked up a notch. One of the better imperial pils i’ve had actually.

Cloudy orange, thin white head. Smells kind of sweet and sour. Its heavy - overly so, actually - and sweet at first, then a nice bitter finish. On tap, Barley’s Aheville.