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Samuel Adams Imperial Pilsner

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bottled
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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
9573.73/5.03.72/5.0Special8.8%99.2Lager glass
Commercial Description:
2005 info:This lager is made with fresh Bavarian hops, straight off the vines from the 2005 harvest in Germany, and packs an 8.8 percent alcohol content that's twice as strong as most popular beers.
Boston Beer Co. is brewing only 60,000 24-oz. bottles, which are due to begin arriving in stores in November.

2007 release info:
Yes, we're a little obsessed with hops. Every autumn for over twenty years, Jim Koch has traveled to one of the oldest hop-growing regions in the world, the Hallertau region of Bavaria in Germany, to hand-select Noble Bavarian hops, including the Hallertau Mittelfrueh variety. This special variety is considered to be one of the best in the world, prized for its unique taste and aroma. Samuel Adams® Hallertau Imperial Pilsner is a celebration of these extraordinary hops. This beer is one of the hoppiest in the world, without being overly bitter. With the first sip, you will experience an explosion of some of the world's finest hops. And we mean “explosion” in a good way. Brewed as a showcase for the hops, this bold brew highlights the spicy, citrus flavors and aromas of the Hallertau Mittelfrueh hops that are abundant in the recipe. The intense hops flavor is balanced with the slight sweetness from the malt. The brew remains pleasantly well-balanced from beginning to end, due to the quality of the hops, and continues to always be, well, "hoppy," providing hop lovers with an amazing beer drinking experience.
Available in 12oz. bottles.
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Peregrinari (54), Washington, Washington DC, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Jan 1, 2008  
Somewhat citrus aroma with some caramel. Nice cloudy appearance with good lacing. Full bodied flavor that resembles a pilsner a bit but the hops is potent and very prominent as is the citrus so it steps in to what an imperial IPA represents. The finish is nice and smooth and slightly bitter. Overall, this is the beer that has changed what I thought of Sam Adams. This is a good beer that I would buy again.


 markwise (1175), 15 Minutes from Kuhnhenn in, Florida, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/56/103/511/20
Jan 1, 2008  
I love hoppy beer, and I was very excited that Sam Adams got in on the action, but I was very disappointed in this beer. The 2007 crop poured a nice dark golden color and began with a very clean and hoppy taste, but it finished like gasoline. The beer was good until swallowed.


 Tilley4 (218), Huron, Tennessee, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/516/20
Jan 1, 2008  
Man, I loved this beer. I wish they would make it available year round. I would keep some in the fridge. Very pleasant surprise from SA here. Not sure it’s "intense" from a hop standpoint, but it is hoppy as hell, I’ll give them that. Tastes much like some of the better IPAs that I’ve had. Very nice and hoppy with a bitter aftertaste that is nice as well.


 fidelis83 (712), Clinton, Iowa, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/59/104/517/20
Dec 31, 2007  
Pours a milky apricot orange, 1 finger off white head fading to 1/4" with lacing throughout. I have a cold so aroma and flavor a a bust. I did however pick out a slightly mossy pine and citrus hop, with a sort of floral (thistle?) sweetness aroma. Flavor is spicy, citrus, and grassy hops, vert bitter in a well balanced very enjoyable way. Palate is suprisingly thin while being very sticky and sweet. Finish is all spicy floral hops with a little alcohol coming through on the final stretch. Overall if you love hops as I do, you will absolutely love this beer.


 Drink4Satan (585), Bristol, Rhode Island, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Dec 31, 2007  
Pours a cloudy orange with a thin off-white head that fades to a sudsy cap. Nice zesty and earthy noble aroma with a ton of malt sweetness. Strong caramel and toffe malt flavour is overlain with zesty, citiric hops and some booze coming through. There is a squash-like vegetable flavour created in the concoction. The finish has a piney resin hop bite that lingers for a while. The mouthfeel is slick and full with a dry, hoppy finish and soft, tingly carbonation.


 emerica56 (579), Bristol, Rhode Island, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/57/104/516/20
Dec 31, 2007  
This beer is pretty amazing all around has a great color and texture as well as aroma, and the flavor is so bitter and sweet. There is a massive thick sudsy head which covers the cloudy orange color.Along the sides of the glass there is some streaky laceing which is very thick. The aroma is very hoppy with some hints of caramel malt with some lemon grass. As i sip on it i can taste the lemon grass with orange peel as well, and the booze is not well hidden but the bitter after taste makes up for that. Over all this is well balanced between the intence citrus bitterness and the creamy and malty after taste as the beer is going down your throat.


JMillerO (5), USA
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3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
Dec 31, 2007  
Kudos to a large brewery operation for producing a distinctive beer. My local source ran out quickly before Xmas and I was only able to enjoy 4 of these...a hop festival in a bottle.


 CaptBier (301), Birmingham, Alabama, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Dec 30, 2007  
Bottle. Pours a nice, rich, light amber with very little head and great lacing. Aroma is subtle fruity with floral undertones. Initial taste is a pleasant bitterness with a hint of light maltiness. Aftertastes is a little disconcerting with acidic finish, ummmmm and a little bitter for this style.



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