 GAManiac (1120), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Nov 3, 2009 750mL bottle, bottled 3/21/06, poured into a tulip.
Pours bright, hazy golden orange with a big fluffy white head that recedes very slowly and leaves delicate lacing on the side.
The aroma is extremely sweet, mainly with caramel and syrypy pilsner malts. Some light citrus hops and grass as well as some bready dough.
The taste is light citrus up front with lots of sweet caramel malts and sugar in the background. There is a mix toasted bread and grassy hops before the sugary sweetness of the malts lingers through the finish.
The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with medium carbonation and almost syrupy as it starts to build up on the palate after each sip.
This is one of the better imperial pilsners I’ve had and, after this amount of time, is starting to taste a bit like a barleywine with the big sweet malts starting to dominate. Another interesting beer from Dogfish Head.
nickd717 (1265), Palo Alto, California, USA
Sep 5, 2009 750ml Golden Shower bottle from March 2006 acquired via trade from truehumand on BA, and poured into an Anderson Valley tulip glass. Nice hazy golden-orange with a large creamy white head and good lacing. Aroma is very sweet with pilsner malt, lemon, cider notes, and mild grassy hops. Maybe a little oxidized. Flavor is almost barleywine-like with loads of pilsner malt, honey, sugar, and a solventy lemon finish that detracts from the flavor a bit. Palate is fairly full and syrupy, a little much for the style. A little astringent. Pretty good, although the people I shared this with had mixed feelings about it.
zach8270 (2051), Henrietta, New York, USA
Sep 1, 2009 (bottle - 750 ml - 2006 vintage) Bottled under the Golden Shower label. Hazy orange color with a fluffy white head. Aroma is very fruity and citrusy with a decent amount of hop bitterness, but mainly floral and sweet notes. Flavor begins with a smooth and sweet caramel flavor that gives way to the floral and juicy hops along with a strong citrus sensation near the end of it. Finishes clean.
daknole (2800), Plantation, Florida, USA
Aug 17, 2009 Bottle. Orange pour. Fluffly white head. Lots of caramel malt and still a pretty damn good dose of hops for a bottle that was 2 years old. Flavor is sweet and hoppy. A real big up front caramel flavor is followed by a tropical fruit burst of hops. Mango? I enjoyed this one. Glad to try it.
BOLTZ7555 (1053), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Jul 30, 2009 Bright golden orange in color with a small ivory head that left some lacing. Aroma includes caramel malt, citrus, and lemongrass. Flavor or orange peel, honey, and alcohol. A bit syrupy...better examples available.
baggio (190), norrtälje, Sweden
Jun 13, 2009 Bottle@home
Apperance: Golden orange with a thin foam and lots of sticky lacing.
Aroma: Caramel, Citric notes, Hops, Rum.
Flavor: Orange, Caramel, Dried fruit, Spices and alcohol.
Palate: Very sweet with a modest bitterness at the end.
This beer is a bit too sweet for my liking but it’s still very drinkable.
fonefan (10868), VestJylland, Denmark
Jun 10, 2009 Bottle 1pt.9.6fl.oz.
Unclear medium orange color with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, hay, roasted, caramel, dusty, vintage malt, oxidide, moderate to light light heavy hoppy, grass, orange. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate to light heavy bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20090321]
bobbypaulson (100), , Minnesota, USA
Jun 9, 2009 750 ml 06 bottle. Pours a very yellow color with a tiny white head. Smell is sweet with citrus. Tastes exactly how it smells. A good beer
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