Port Brewing Panzer Imperial Pils

Brewed by Port Brewing/Lost Abbey
Style: European Strong Lager
San Marcos, California USA

Date: August 20, 2009
Mode: Bottle
Source: South Bay Drugs, San Diego
Appearance: hazy orange, fine off white head, streaks of lace
Aroma: sweet and spicy aroma, candy sweetness, touch of fruityness, lots of spicyness
Flavor: sweet spicy orange flavor, citrus enhanced by the malt sweetness, lots of peppery spicyness, light bitterness
Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 14/20
Rating: 3.5/5.0
Drinkability: 6/10
Score: **+/4

Clear golden with medium white head. Hoppy aroma with citric and malty notes. Flavour is hoppy with citric, grapefruit and piney notes.Solid bitter finish.

(22oz. bottle, courtesy of Bman1113vr) Pours a cloudy yellow body with a small white head. Aroma of grass, floral, grain, and citrus. Flavor of hops (grass, floral, pine), doughy, and toasted grain.

22oz bottle shared courtesy of axilla (thanks!). Poured a medium and hazy golden color with a small sized white head. Aromas of wheatiness, citrus rinds, spices, and grassy. Tastes of citrus, grassy, and some spices. Medium alcohol burn in the finish.

Bottle… Lightly hazy, light golden lager with a mid-sized, frothy, white head. Excellent retention. Boozy, fruity aroma with hints of resin and white pepper. Full-bodied with a slick mouthfeel and lively carbonation. Harsh metallic bitterness up front, but, as it warms, the malt kicks in, the hops back down a notch, and everything seems to come together and round out. Lengthy, scorchingly bitter finish. Too hopped up for my palate, but a quality brew and probably a hop head’s wet dream.

Pours a transparent bright golden with a clingy-lacing froth of white head. Aroma of fresh resiny grapefruity hops and some pale malty sweetness. Body starts with good fullness for the style and a good maltiness with tons of assertive juicy citrusy hops before a crisp, bittersweet finish. Did not really remind me much of a pilsner, but more of an imperial pale ale. Regardless of style designation, it was pretty tasty.

Very pale hazy golden beer with a thin white head. Lightly spicy hop nose and a light spicy hoppiness. Fairly straightforward light pils malt. A touch of honeyish sweetness. Quite sticky and sweet but also with a kiss of spicy hop bitterness and a touch of light fruit. It’s okay, but it’s a bit on the sweet side. Nice and clean though.

Bottle. Faint haze, yellow color, small white head, little structure. Nose: sweaty corn, kitchen sink mold, wet notebook paper... not a good start. Harsh bite across the middle, rough malt texture, twangy and syrupy, too thick, trying to do too much. Finishes cloyingly sweet and oily. Not a fan.