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198 Ratings

rAvg: 3.99
pDev: 11.78%
Reviews: 174
Hads: 24

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Brewed by:
Stone Brewing Co.

California, United States

Style | ABV
American Double / Imperial Pilsner | 10.00% ABV

Availability: Limited (brewed once). bottle (169), on-tap (5).

Notes:
This beer is retired; no longer brewed.

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Reviews by Phelps:

Phelps

Arizona

4.28/5 rDev +7.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

The beer pours a lovely shade of, well, black. Notes of light copper are visible at the edges. A foamy cocoa head chills out atop, receding, but never leaving completely.

Very interesting smell. German yeast, sweet and funky. Medium-dark roastiness imparting tones of bitter coffee. Bright, flowery hops. Maybe even some dark fruits, raisins, plums. Smells very much like you would expect a combination pilsner-porter to smell -- and I like it.

Wow...ahh...hmm. This one begs some contemplation. Roasty malt impacts at the front. Coffee, dates. Even a little bit of bourbon. As the beer warms, I get more and more citrusy hops. But for all the flavor that the thing begins with, a dry, clean finish hits at the swallow. A slight bitterness hangs on the tongue. Pretty amazing.

Full body, high carb. Creamy. Decadent.

This is one collaboration the beer definitely benefits from. It combines the best points of both styles while losing nothing. Now if they could only do something about the price.

Serving type: bottle

03-09-2010 07:28:14 | More by Phelps

More User Reviews:

PlinyBeMiney

California

4.25/5 rDev +6.5%

05-12-2013 21:43:37 | More by PlinyBeMiney

t0rin0

California

4/5 rDev +0.3%

02-24-2013 15:51:12 | More by t0rin0

DrBrewDay

4.5/5 rDev +12.8%

02-16-2013 16:29:59 | More by DrBrewDay

beerpadawan

California

4/5 rDev +0.3%

08-27-2012 14:37:03 | More by beerpadawan

HopsintheSack

California

4.25/5 rDev +6.5%

08-25-2012 17:29:49 | More by HopsintheSack

LiquidAmber

Washington

3.53/5 rDev -11.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Review from 12/2009 notes. Poured into a Gulden Draak tulip. Pours a dark near black amber. Moderate head and light lacing. Hoppy aroma. Hops / IPA start with a light malt, black ale backbone. Hops, malt, fruit, alcohol middle and hoppy finish. Like a dark hoppy American barley wine. Not that well integrated. Interesting but not exceptional. Addendum: tried again in 2010, it did not improve with age. Still drinkable, but no mellowing or integration; hops astringent.

Serving type: bottle

08-02-2012 21:13:47 | More by LiquidAmber

hickmancase

California

4.25/5 rDev +6.5%

07-22-2012 18:09:39 | More by hickmancase

JamFuel

Sweden

2.5/5 rDev -37.3%

07-03-2012 09:23:47 | More by JamFuel

ngeunit1

California

4.43/5 rDev +11%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

A - Pours a dark brown-black color with a finger of frothy khaki colored head. The head fades down at a normal pace leaving behind some nice lacing.

S - Aroma is a mix of roasted chocolate and dark malts with some earthy and citrus hops, some licorice, and a bit of coffee, dark fruits, and booze.

T - Starts off with some roasted chocolate malts with some orange and citrus hops with a bit of black licorice and coffee. Through the middle, some earthy hops and bitterness comes through with some dark fruit sweetness, nuttiness, and some dark caramel malts. The finish is a mix of roasted chocolate and coffee with some dark fruit and a bit of booze.

M - Medium-full bodied with moderate carbonation. Feels smooth and slightly thick with a sweet and warming finish.

D - Very drinkable. Nice mix of dark roasted malt character and lager smoothness. Good overall balance and body.

Serving type: bottle

06-27-2012 19:17:36 | More by ngeunit1

ArchitectBrewCo

California

3.5/5 rDev -12.3%

06-05-2012 06:21:11 | More by ArchitectBrewCo

Brenden

Ohio

4.15/5 rDev +4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

More thanks to Bobby (alembician) for a beer I might never had a chance to try at all.

This beer is close to black, a very dark brown with ruby-brown hues in the light. A light brown head shows some a little growth and some stick, as it retains itself well and manages pretty good lacing.
This is a unique beer that I wouldn't think could be pegged as any kind of pils going into it. There is some grassiness to otherwise citric, grapefruity and herbal hops along with a lot of roast and some char. I suppose I could see this tagged as a Black Pilsener in the same way there's such a thing as a Cascadian Black, in that the hoppiness stops short of that particular style, it has the same kind of mixture and balance of hops and malts, and it's a bit earthier and grassier. The malty sweetness just adds an extra element. Alcohol is exceptionally well masked.
The body is medium, not the typical lightness of a pils but with the crispness, with a prickly carbonation. It foregoes smoothness for the crispness.

Serving type: bottle

04-24-2012 23:38:14 | More by Brenden

evankeeling

California

4.5/5 rDev +12.8%

03-12-2012 07:15:54 | More by evankeeling

david18

New York

4.23/5 rDev +6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

This is one of a number of collaborative beers I've recently had. All of them feature Stone as well as two other brewers. I think this is one of my favorites. Very drinkable, especially for the alcohol by volume.

Appearance is a dark black. Very dark carbonation, which was quite active and left some lacing behind.

Smell was of dark roast and dark fruits. Some hops comes through. In general, a very strong aroma.

Flavor was excellent. Very well balanced. All the elements were there and it was very drinkable given the abv.

Overall an excellent beer.

Serving type: bottle

02-17-2012 20:08:22 | More by david18