Samuel Adams Imperial Pilsner

liked it - very hoppy -very tasty unique pilsner - great dark golden - tasted much like a boston lager but stronger - not overpowering

Had this beer on 10/11/07 at GABF. Aroma is a nice fresh hoppy scent. Color is a slightly hazy yellow gold with fair carbonation and a thin tight head. Taste is very hoppy and smooth with a mild bitterness. Overall it is one of the tastiest Pilsners I have ever had.

Pours a nice hazy gold color with a good sized head. A difstincitve hoppy and a little citrusy smell. A good smooth tasting beer with no overpowering hopps or malts taste. A good balance taste with a nice good aftertaste as well. A really good beer.

Wow! Pours like hazy gold with orange notes, or hazy orange with golden notes, either way it’s gorgeous. Nice foamy with head that dissipates fairly quick but leaves some decent lace in its path. Highly fragrant with all the citrus, pine, and sweet fruit presence that I crave. Flavor is well balanced with a sweet malty palate that dances with alcohol sprinkles and finishes in a nearly brutal hops assault. Honestly, to me, this beer is damned near perfect.

Cloudy amber with a smallish head. Nice aroma - some hop some malt. Peppy carbonation and a great hoppy bitterness. Just a nice blend of hops and malts. 8.8%?? Never would have guessed that high. No complaints about this one - although a bit high in price. Well worth it.

I’m home!!! I love hops! Jim Koch has finally achieved a hop-heads dream. Being a hop-head, bitter is a welcomed aspect. The moderate sweetness of the malt accents the hoppiness perfectly. This brew is hard to find in central florida so each purchase is welcomed with excitement. This is the one brew that surpasses hercules double for me. Thank you Jim!

12 oz. bottle, best before date of January 2008, blurb on the back label, sampled in a pilsener glass. Sediment, micro particle specks from the hops is visible in the bottle. Quite foggy appearance, orange hued tarnished golden in color with a large rocky off-white head that leaves a good deal of ringed laced sticking along the side of the glass. Like promised, a big hoppy nose, flowery, herbal spicy, traces of oily pine, citrus scents of orange and rind. Light whiffs of alcohol are noticeable, plus hints of sweet pale malts. A chewy full bodied feel, smooth and creamy, this goes down quite easily. Mr. Koch wasn’t lying when he stated this has an aggressively hopped taste, herbal spicy, floral leafy, resins, oily slick, sticky on the tongue, orange, citrus rind and the squeezed juice from a fresh lemon. Even touches of wood and mint. Heavenly tasting for a hophead. The pale malts have a sugary syrup sweetness that complement and add to the citric tastes of the hops, bringing out an candied orange and lemon flavors towards the end. Finishes mouthwatering dry, salty spices and sweet malts. The alcohol is actually not that noticeable, hidden to some extent, just a very low temperature warmth in the back of the palate. I loved the 2005 release and once again I’m quite impressed. A pilsener that any hophead could love.

12oz bottle. 2007. Aroma: Sweet maltiness with a touch of caramel. Juicy hops with strong citrus and floral notes. A slight medicinal note as it warms. Appearance: Deep amber/orange in color and very hazy. Off-white head was full and frothy with good retention. Nice lacing. Flavor: Light grainy maltiness with some sweet caramel. Citrus, floral, pine, and herbal hop notes with a dank earthiness into the finish. Surprising bitterness lingers for quite a while. Palate: Medium-full body but slightly watery. Moderate carbonation. Light alcohol warming in back of mouth. Overall: Pretty nice. Lots of hops. Bitterness was a bit harsh.