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Dogfish Head Golden Era (Shower)

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5223.54/5.03.53/5.09%94.4Lager glass
Commercial Description:
Golden Shower is brewed with all continental pilsner malt and hopped with the finest noble hops. This beer is dry-hopped in the conditioning tank for 8 weeks.
Formerly known as Prescription Pils, Golden Shower
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 BlackForestCO (820), Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Oct 31, 2007  
Bottle thanks to miketd. Poured a clear golden color with a moderate white head that diminishes to a ring. Nice malt aroma with some piney hops. Taste is hard for me to describe. Slight citrus taste accompanies the pilsner malt into a hoppy finish. Somewhat sticky on the palate, evident by the lacing left in the glass. I am not a big pilsner fan, but this was pretty easy to drink. Thanks Mike.


 rocbyter (910), Waterbury, Connecticut, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/105/515/20
Oct 31, 2007  
Strong malt aroma with moderate amount of piney hops. Slightly dark clear golden color not much foam in there. Light start with some tang. Pine hop bitterness in the finish. Good amount of carbonation. The palate is slightly creamy in the finish but still light and refreshing in the beginning.


 pjweaver (133), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/55/103/513/20
Oct 30, 2007  
Bottle poured into Pilsner Glass. Pours a golden apricot color, with a soapy beige-white head. Aroma smells soapy with all of the hops, which may explain what i thought of the flavor. Boozy and bready, with an overwhelming antiseptic taste. I’m surprised how disappointed I am with this beer, but then again I usually find their beers overdone.


 EithCubes (2146), Indiana, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/513/20
Oct 30, 2007  
Bottle. Floral hops in the nose. Clear golden body with a soapy beige head. Sweet and flowery taste with a little bit too much lingering perfume, and not really the Saazy type. Pepper. Some of the other reviews have the right idea, this is much more Polish in character than it is Czech. Medium, malty body with a soft midsection but a bite on entrance and exit. Bit of an alcohol rush at the end. Aftertaste is odd and a bit antiseptic. Slightly bready dry-hopping comes out after a while. Not super exciting, but not cloying or boozy, as was expected.


Baddevildog82 (4), USA
does not count click to see why this rating of Dogfish Head Golden Era (Shower) does not count
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/58/104/515/20
Oct 27, 2007  
This beer was a pesent surprise! When I poured this beer, the color was deep apricot, and the head was perfect and light. The flavor was excellent. You can tell a medium amout of hops were used i the making. The flavor just sits on your tongue. Over all, I would say that this is a great beer, and one of the top Imperial Pilsners around.


 bobaidan (359), Farmington, Connecticut, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/103/512/20
Oct 27, 2007  
Pours a gorgeous gold color with a small white head. Aroma is floral hops and just a touch of malt. The flavor surprised me in that I actually liked it (not a big pilsner fan). There are just enough flavor hops in this to make it very good. Finish is bitter, but clean. Still not my first choice in styles, but the best example I’ve found to date.


 jobyone (234), Charlotte, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Oct 26, 2007  
If i had this blind I would sware it was and Imperial IPA. Pours golden with good head. Overwhelming hoppy aroma. lots of bitterness in the taste. Takes a while to drink and makes most other beer seem bland


 pet3rman (206), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Oct 26, 2007  
small white head over top a dark gold body. aroma was floral with some malt. I haven’t had a pilsner in a while so it was tough to compare, however, I am sure this one is up their in the top tier as far as pilsners go.



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