 WISEGUY572 (1247), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Oct 1, 2009 Updated: Dec 28, 2009
Like Mikkeller Draft Bear, it’s hard to pretend that anything that’s hazy and hopped to hell and back with American hops has anything to do with Pils. Tasty though, even if I have to dock it a point overall for completely violating the style. Cloudy rich yellow, white head, moderate lacing; great appearance. Nose of sweet malts and a wonderful excess of hops. Taste of sweet malts and enormous bitter hoppiness, in perfect balance. I love this, but I cannot really call it an imperial pils. I don’t really care, it’s great, but it’s not a pils. // After retasting the beer, and some pretty strong reprimands from other ratebeer raters, i need to modify my review. The beer does not have American hops. It is still hopped to hell and back, but it does still try to follow the rules for a pils, sort of like the Imperial from Sam Adams. It’s brutally strong, sort of a Czech Double IPA.
M’ARCOlizzo (14), Italy
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 29, 2009 Bottle. Clear golden with medium white head. Hoppy aroma with citric and malty notes. Flavor of hops, some grapefruit and pine notes. Solid dry and bitter finish.
LinusStick (1852), Moon Twp, suburb of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 27, 2009 Courtesy my Secret Santa- thanks man! Great imperial pilsener. Leave it to us in the U.S. to come up with this concept. Aroma was big. All pilsner malt with not much else. Pour was a beautiful dark gold with a huge pillowy white head. Taste was strong. Strong pilsner malt with a heavy dose of European hops to balance out the sweetness. Semi-dry finish with nice carbonation. Delicious.
GranvilleTim (522), Granville, Illinois, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 20, 2009 Thanks Chibbyman. Yellow pour with a white head. Sweet malt aroma. The alcohol seemed to balance nicely with the malt. Some sweetness at the end. Nice lacing. Tasty.
Dedollewaitor (3769), Odense, Denmark
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 14, 2009 Bottle @ Hj Hansen, Odense. Pours slightly unclear golden with a egg white head and lacings. Nose is very grassy with notes of pine and flowers. Very hoppy and very bitter grassy abd citrussy flavor. Smooth mouthfeel. Medium carbonation. Dry and power bitter long end. Heavy!
yemenmocha (426), Glendale, Arizona, USA
| 2.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 5/5 | 3/10 | 4/5 | 9/20 |
Dec 11, 2009 Beautiful appearance! Pours slight hazy golden color with thick & luscious white head. Gorgeous!
Nose has some herbal qualities, perhaps with some resemblance to skunky hops in a green glass German import.
Palate has a clean character with some dry herbal flavors. Finish is hoppy with some alcohol peeping through.
Cornfield (4972), Oak Forest, Illinois, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 10, 2009 There really has to be a new category for all of these "Imperial Pilseners" that have been cropping up the past few years. About all they have in common with genuine European Strong Lagers is that they’re strong pale lagers and not Malt Liquors. Anywhat - I picked up a bomber of this beverage at the Binny’s in Orland park, Illinois. It poured a yellow body with lazy carbonation and a smallish head that left little lace. The aroma was a grainy malt sweetness covered by some muddy PNW hop scents. The flavor was cleaner so far as the hops were concerned, citrus zest with a dash of resinous pine. The finish was the best part, dry and bitter. Not bad.
gracefullypunk (349), Washington, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 7, 2009 Pours a gold honey with a very thin head and lots of rising bubbles. A faint IPA-like aroma, with some yeast, barnyard and citrus. Taste is much the same, citrus and earth with a bitter finish.
RCL (1496), Waltham, Massachusetts, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 |
Dec 6, 2009 Nice aroma, grassy/piney hops over fresh baked bread and candied tropical fruits. Flavor starts out fruity but is pretty aggressively hoppy, at least for these hop varieties, with a pronounced bitter finish.
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