jameswolfe (82), Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
Oct 17, 2007
An average crafted brew here. Not much of an aroma, but the taste is a decent malty sweet. A little bitter finish makes this a drinkable, but average beer for me.
 jpm30 (1577), East Central, Georgia, USA
Jul 5, 2008
12 oz. bottle, notched freshness date along the left side of the front label, if you twirl the bottle a bit you can spy a fine mist of yeast sediment in the bottom, sampled in a pilsener glass.
L: Cloudy appearance, sunburnt orangey copper in color with a two finger high head of white fluffed creamy foam, decent head retention, slowly settled into a sudsy skim with a light amount of lace clinging to the brim of the glass.
S: Orange juice and tangerines are prominent in the hop filled aroma, followed by flowery blossoms, minty herb oils and pepper. The alcohol takes on a minty medicinal scent. At the edges is the light smells of pilsener malts, sweet bread with touches of multi-grain crackers. In no way traditional, but I like it.
F&T: Airy, creamy feeling body, heavier feeling than what it actually is. The hop oils coat and stick to the tongue. The additional malting really helps to fill out the body, fuller and thicker than you standard pilsener.
As in the aroma, the hops dominate the taste, oily orange and tangerine peels, a little lemon zest, resiny, leafy herbs and honey floral. Finishes with a nice dry spiciness. The pilsener malts provide a soft backing, adding a mellow sweetness to the hop tastes. Sweet bread, biscuits and dry crackers, the malts are richly lush tasting. The alcohol is well masked, just a lightly warming taste in the palate, a mix of orange, herbs and bread.
Small Craft Warning (Über Pils) is one of the better Imperial Pilseners I’ve had the pleasure to have tried. Recommended for anyone who likes the style.
thill25 (150), Orlando, Florida, USA
Jul 4, 2008 12 oz bottle...Poured a faded amber w/ a diminishing off-white head. Nose of citrus, bread, and dough. The flavor has a slight fruit character rounded out with some alcohol and malts. The malts dominate here, but it finishes with a clean hop profile. The palate is oily and moderately thick, but quite lively and refreshing.The beer provides a lingering bitter sweet finish. I’d buy this again...
jeffwilliams11 (216), hooterville, Michigan, USA
Jul 1, 2008 pours bright copper color with almost no head. aroma is very weak, almost nonexistant. flavor is very malty, almost like wheat bread. a little thick on the tongue for a pils. very bitter aftertaste. not bad...
kevd193213 (292), Coventry, Rhode Island, USA
Jun 29, 2008 Bottle. Aroma of straw and pepper. Taste of bread, pepper and hops. Nice crisp finish. Great on a hot Saturday afternoon.
jehoey (665), Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, USA
Jun 26, 2008 aroma was bready with some alcohol in the backround. poured dark gold with a small head, nothing too stunning to look at. flavor was bready and had some alcohol, and a sprinkling of noble hops. balance seemed to be more towards malt. finished malty. full bodied for a lager. a decent beer.
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