Rogue Morimoto Imperial Pilsner

Brewed by Rogue Ales
Style: Strong Pale Lager/Imperial Pils
Newport, Oregon USA

Serve in Lager glass

Pours a deep and very cloudy gold with hints of orange. It pours up an immense, cloudy, uneven, off-white head that laces the glass heavily and lasts impressively - fading to a persistent, medium-sized, rocky layer floating on the beer. The aroma is an excellent mix of malt and hops - big, chewy, sweet, malty smells mixed with fragrant, grassy, almost perfumy hops. The aroma, overall, leans towards the malts. The first sip has a delightful maltiness. The tip of the tongue detects the sweet flavors of caramel and honey mixed with bitter and flowery hop flavors - again, leaning more towards malty and sweet. The middle of the tongue detects a more complex balance - a taste of peppery, bitter hops slowly begins to balance the huge malt presence. By the end, the back of the tongue tastes a very well-balanced, hoppy mixture that has begun to lean away from the malts and towards the hops. Masterful. The finish is medium in body and long. The after-taste is a rich mixture of grassy hops and faint notes of honey. The mouthfeel is a bit thick, but is well tempered by the carbonation resulting in a creaminess that hides the heavy body. The alcohol is virtually undetectable too - it is very well hidden. Overall impression: a very tasty strong lager with interesting layers, or "waves", of flavor. Also, it came in a kick-ass bottle that includes a free-hanging pop-top (as the bottle is capped) that could be used if you don’t drink the whole thing at once (all 26 oz.).

An excellent and very complex pilsener. Aroma of lemony hops, sweet malt, and some yeast. Appearance is very hazy, but no suspended particles. Color is hazy gold, and the head is medium in size and foamy with remnants of soapy lacing on the glass. Taste starts off with lightly bitter hops, but finishes dry and sweet, even a little oaky. The dry bitter hops linger on the palate. This is an excellent beer to take to your favorite BYOB Sushi restaurant,.

Draft. Pours a hazy golden orange with a small head and minimal lacing. Smell is grain and some floral hops. Taste is so much more alcoholic than the 8.8% should be. Taste is sweet rice/grain with straight sugar crystals. Just overly grainy and way too sweet with too much booze. Not a beer to my liking.

tap at pap 3/10/11. maybe hazy...i can’t tell since the glasses here are filthy. rich straw color with a big soft airy white head. lots of florals and alcohol in the nose.... along with pils, apple juice, white grape juice, grain husks, citrus and juniper. the palate is a touch sweet yet grainy bitter on the end. lots of alcohol is present along with the rest of the notes from the aroma. it is kinda harsh... much like a cleaner hoppier version of cheap euro lager. meh. 6/4/6/3/13

Hazy amber/orange color; Medium slightly creamy body; Aroma of sweet malt, some yeast, floral hops, caramel, & citrus; Flavor of sweet malt, pine/floral hops, caramel, citrus, and spice; Finish is bitter with some alcohol; Nicely balanced; Overall, very tasty pils - cool bottle.

Appearance: Nice golden color Smell: Floral and Hoppy Taste: A very good balance of sweet pineapple-like taste and a ripened grapefruit bitterness. Overall: Best pilsner hands down! I give it 95 as a beer, 100 as a pilsner!

draft at Coles, Buffalo NY> ever slightly murky golden color, slight grass aroma with floral hop aroma, Solid flavor, definately more bitter than most pilsners. Bitterness surrounds your whole tongue. Shows the 8.8% proudly, nice pils

Color amarillo dorado.aromas florales y lupulo.sabor a malta y citricos.final amargo y envolvente.recomendable

En botella.Dorada con buena retención,aromas a trigo,pomelo...Floral en boca.Bien lúpulada con alcohol bien escondido.