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Samuel Adams Imperial Pilsner

Samuel Adams Imperial Pilsner  - European Strong Lager

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 Percentile 
96
overall
Brewed by Boston Beer Company
Style: European Strong Lager

Boston, Massachusetts USA

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
9563.73/5.03.72/5.0Special8.8%99.2Lager glass
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Commercial Description:
2005 info:This lager is made with fresh Bavarian hops, straight off the vines from the 2005 harvest in Germany, and packs an 8.8 percent alcohol content that's twice as strong as most popular beers.
Boston Beer Co. is brewing only 60,000 24-oz. bottles, which are due to begin arriving in stores in November.

2007 release info:
Yes, we're a little obsessed with hops. Every autumn for over twenty years, Jim Koch has traveled to one of the oldest hop-growing regions in the world, the Hallertau region of Bavaria in Germany, to hand-select Noble Bavarian hops, including the Hallertau Mittelfrueh variety. This special variety is considered to be one of the best in the world, prized for its unique taste and aroma. Samuel Adams® Hallertau Imperial Pilsner is a celebration of these extraordinary hops. This beer is one of the hoppiest in the world, without being overly bitter. With the first sip, you will experience an explosion of some of the world's finest hops. And we mean “explosion” in a good way. Brewed as a showcase for the hops, this bold brew highlights the spicy, citrus flavors and aromas of the Hallertau Mittelfrueh hops that are abundant in the recipe. The intense hops flavor is balanced with the slight sweetness from the malt. The brew remains pleasantly well-balanced from beginning to end, due to the quality of the hops, and continues to always be, well, "hoppy," providing hop lovers with an amazing beer drinking experience.
Available in 12oz. bottles.
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 carboloader (318), Houston, Texas, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/516/20
Mar 27, 2008  
Pours hazy orange with tall thick white head that lasts quite a while. Aroma is fruity hops (not pine, but more melon), wow! This is Sam Adams??? Intense hops, with long bitter finish. Delicious -- I love this style if this beer at all represents it. Pleasantly surprised.


 Ljunkan (379), Karlstad, Sweden
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/514/20
Mar 27, 2008  
This is definitely interesting, but not THAT fun. Hoppy taste, or more exactly, extremly hoppy taste. Bitter.


 presario (2953), Calgary, Alberta, Canada
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/59/105/518/20
Mar 25, 2008  
12oz bottle. BB4 Jan 2008. Looks like a cloudy orange IPA. Lasting frothy leaves a thick sticky coating on the glass. Smells like an IPA, citrusy. Cleaner lighter body than expected. Makes me think of Hopslam. Way to delicious and drinkable. Sad the way familiarity dampens the excitement from the first exciting sip. Thanks Poperinge!


 Goodgrief (1144), Middletown, Delaware, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Mar 23, 2008  
Oct. 2007 - Labelled "Hallertau Imperial Pilsner". Fluffy head and pale color. Aroma of grassy hops. Super strong grassy hops behind very sweet malty backbone. Touches of floral aspects as well. Pretty good even though maybe a tad too sweet.


 douglas88 (1555), Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/56/104/516/20
Mar 23, 2008    Updated: Mar 25, 2008
Bottle at the Bayou. Pours a cloudy orange with a light and fluffy white head. The aroma is just amazing; tons of honey drenched all over hops. The taste is similarly dominated by a sweet honey and maltyness and a really bitter and spicy hops. It was quite hot for 8%, but in a good way. An aggressive beer, but well crafted. Great.


 jzzbassman (838), New Albany, Mississippi, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/516/20
Mar 22, 2008  
12 oz bottle. Poured an autumn gold with a small creamy head. Hops most evident in flavor rather than aroma, which is grassy. Flavor is a bit sweet on the front, hoppy and bitter on the end, with a thick palate.


 ScoWRee (275), Phila, Pennsylvania, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/102/515/20
Mar 22, 2008  
Pours golden with a nice big whie foamy head. Aroma of hops. Taste is astrong hops. A little bitter. I’m a Sam Adams guy. I also like B.S.A.’s. This is a little to hoppy for me.


bigguns22 (88), Maryland, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Mar 20, 2008  
If you like a hoppy beer this is a good one.This beer has great unfiltered honey color with an off white.It starts off strong and finishes wth a light sweet tone.the palate is fizzy medium viscocity.



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