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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 Zraly:

Zraly

Virginia

3.93/5 rDev -1.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Black, almost opaque, pilsner with an off-white head. Decent retention. Interesting nose of deep roasted malts, a hint of coffee, and herbs.

Wickedly fun herb and grapefruit hop notes are the star players in this interesting pilsner -- along with full-flavored notes of dark chocolate and brown sugar. A touch of chew in the initial mouthfeel. Beautiful bone-dry finish that makes the drinking that much easier. A bit boozy but overall the alcohol is well hidden.

This might go good with roasted lamb that has been heavily spiked with rosemary.

Serving type: bottle

03-19-2011 23:15:59 | More by Zraly

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