It's Sunday night, and I'm excited! I normally wouldn't be so excited for a Sunday night, because Sunday means tomorrow is Monday, and Monday is work. But this Sunday night is different, because in one week, my wife Kerry and I are going to Maine for a vacation! We can't wait to go up there, relax, see some sights, and bring home some good beer! I think we'll also be visiting Atlantic Brewing Company near Bar Harbor.
My third beer review in the Sierra Nevada Beer Camp 2012 release is the Imperial Pilsner. Imperial Pilsner is a style I don't have have much experience with. A few years ago I tried Dogfish Head's My Antonia, and I remember enjoying it, so I have high hopes for this beer!
This was the description on the back of the bottle: "Packing a big hop-forward punch and bright crisp finish, this golden pilsner features a hearty dose of "sticky," resinous Crystal and Pacifica dry hops, which balance the light-bodied yet complex malt backbone."
I poured the beer into my Ithaca Beer Co. glass. It was a gorgeous golden color with a finger width head. The aroma was full of sweet malt, hay, grass and hops. It tasted of sweet malt, with a slight hop bitterness. Very earthy. There was a light to medium mouthfeel. Overall, this was an incredibly drinkable pilsner that was full of flavor. You could definitely drink a few of these in a session, however at 5.6%, it is not quite a "session beer." I don't really understand why it's an "Imperial" Pilsner either, maybe something to do with amount of hops and/or malt that was added. A solid edition to the Beer Camp series!
Have you had this beer? What did you think? Feel free to use the comments below!
My third beer review in the Sierra Nevada Beer Camp 2012 release is the Imperial Pilsner. Imperial Pilsner is a style I don't have have much experience with. A few years ago I tried Dogfish Head's My Antonia, and I remember enjoying it, so I have high hopes for this beer!
This was the description on the back of the bottle: "Packing a big hop-forward punch and bright crisp finish, this golden pilsner features a hearty dose of "sticky," resinous Crystal and Pacifica dry hops, which balance the light-bodied yet complex malt backbone."
I poured the beer into my Ithaca Beer Co. glass. It was a gorgeous golden color with a finger width head. The aroma was full of sweet malt, hay, grass and hops. It tasted of sweet malt, with a slight hop bitterness. Very earthy. There was a light to medium mouthfeel. Overall, this was an incredibly drinkable pilsner that was full of flavor. You could definitely drink a few of these in a session, however at 5.6%, it is not quite a "session beer." I don't really understand why it's an "Imperial" Pilsner either, maybe something to do with amount of hops and/or malt that was added. A solid edition to the Beer Camp series!
Have you had this beer? What did you think? Feel free to use the comments below!
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