Samuel Adams Hallertau Imperial Pilsner - Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)

northyorksammy

Ontario (Canada)

3.85/5  rDev -5.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Pours a tanned yellow with a foamy white head. An easy mouthfeel,a pleasant hop aroma, floral really. Medium plus mouthfeel with an acceptable hop taste. Drying, hop leaf drying. A bottle is best shared, as it is a sipper.A bit of orange taste as well.

Serving type: bottle

05-16-2008 00:16:54 | More by northyorksammy

BuckeyeNation

Iowa

4.85/5  rDev +19.5%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

Hugely hazy bruised banana with apricot undertones. It isn't often that one can appreciate a beer's murkiness through a brown glass bottle, but such is the case here. I love 'dirty' looking beer, especially when hop particles are involved. The pale beige crown couldn't be any more beautiful. Scads of sticky lace only add to the magnificence.

I've never crushed fresh Hallertau hops in my hands and then inhaled the residue, but it must smell something like Imperial Pilsner. Actually, that isn't strictly true. The beer also has a sweet pale maltiness that gives depth and breath to the hop resins. I hadn't noticed it before, but this hop's muskiness reminds me, in some respects, of Cascade.

I like this beer just as much as the beer that inspired it, Samuel Adams Imperial Pilsner 2005 Harvest. Maybe more. Pay very close attention to the label if you're ambivalent about hops because phrases such as 'Intense Hop Experience', 'enormous, almost reckless quantities... of hops' is truth in advertising. This stuff will rip the top several layers off your mouth and tongue without breaking a sweat.

The thing that makes this insanely delicious beer, though, is that it isn't *only* about the hops. Somewhere, way down deep, lives a sugar cookie-like pale maltiness that just does manage to take the intensely serrated edges off the alpha acids. Aging this ale should be a crime punishable by death. As fresh as possible is the only way to go.

I never knew that Hallertau Mittelfrueh were this fruity. I'm getting tons of peach and apricot, along with tidal waves of sticky orange marmalade and shards of bitter lemon. Each mouthful is an explosion of hop flavor that lasts and lasts and lasts. I better slow down or there won't be anything left to assess the mouthfeel.

While it doesn't quite deserve a perfect score, this elixir is pure pleasure in the mouth. It's at least medium-full and is as plush as one could ever hope for. It seems that the brewers have struck the perfect balance between luxuriousness and ease of drinkability.

I have no idea if Samuel Adams Hallertau Imperial Pilsner is identical to Imperial Pilsner 2005 Harvest. My guess is that it's pretty damn close and my suspicion is that it's even hoppier. Cheers to Mr. Koch for making this a year-round offering. It's a damn good thing the hop shortage didn't hit Germany. In a word... Wow!

Serving type: bottle

11-26-2007 16:46:26 | More by BuckeyeNation

mikesgroove

South Carolina

4.22/5  rDev +3.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

I had been waiting a long time for this to come around; thankfully we are now carrying it in our local stores. I was definitely in the mood for an intense hop experience. So it pours a great looking amber with a nice hazy and cloudiness about it. Lots of carbonation coming off the bottom of the glass made it very apparent this was a lively one. A great three inches or more of sticky lace formed on the top and took its sweet old time in settling down. Finally after several minutes it went down to a nice layer about a half inch thick with ample side glass lace around it. Smell was deep floral hops with a more then evident malty and grain back. Nice pine aroma blended in very well with a touch of sweetness. The flavor was more akin to a big IPA then a pilsner. A very full flavor it had a lot of the appeal of an IIPA and this made it go down very smooth. A nice crisp flavor blended in with the smooth mouth feel. Lots of bitter floral hops dominated this but there was also nice underlying musky bread like grain that made up the backbone of it. Overall this was a fantastic brew. I would dare to say that that this is an excellent creation from Sam Adams and the best I have seen come out of them. It had superb drinkabilty and a light body but intense flavor. Definitely worthy of a spot in the fridge on most days, this was complex, but yet simple. A very solid offering for any hop lover. I will be buying a 4 pack of this one for sure.

Serving type: bottle

11-01-2007 01:29:35 | More by mikesgroove

Thorpe429

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +10.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

G: 12-ounce Pilsner Urquell tapered pilsner glass.

A: Pours with a nice head. The carbonation bubbles are readily apparent and stick to the side of the glass without a ton of upward motion. The beer is a pale amber in color. Foam rings galore as this goes down.

S: Straight off of the pour, you can definitely smell the hops.

T: The initial taste is excellent. There is a mild hoppy flavor followed by sweetness. The malt comes through on the back end and through the aftertaste, but the initial taste is definitely mild hops--definitely not DIPA, but on par with your average IPA.

M: Mouthfeel is light without a large amount of carbonation; it goes down very smoothly. Little to no alcohol presence, so it's hard to believe that this punches in at 8.8 ABV.

D: Very drinkable. If this wasn't so difficult for me to find, I could definitely see it turning into a session beer, particularly as the weather warms up.

All in all, an excellent brew. It's my first Imperial Pilsner, and I will definitely be seeking out more. Very much like a mellowed IPA.

Serving type: bottle

02-16-2009 21:29:25 | More by Thorpe429

brentk56

North Carolina

4.4/5  rDev +8.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.5

Appearance: Pours a cloudy honey color with a prodigious head that leaves a few squiggles of lace

Smell: Like a pine forest on a wet spring day; grassy and herbacious

Taste: After a flash of bready malt, the piney hop assault begins on the tongue, with a bit or sweetness appearing at mid-palate; after the swallow, the bitterness settles down but the piney and sweet malt elements blend nicely to the finish

Mouthfeel: Medium body with moderately buoyant carbonation

Drinkability: It's a one off beer as the hop assault will wear out your tongue; nevertheless, a fine effort

Serving type: bottle

01-21-2008 00:00:02 | More by brentk56

BEERchitect

Kentucky

3.98/5  rDev -2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

11-15-08
Just a few comments on what I notice about this beer than I did last year. While the hops are outstanding, they take on a much more herbally, rosemary, ginger quality than previously. Also the ester-rich malts give a tobacco-like / fig flavor than also went unnoticed.

10-10-07
I get tickled when I see the Sam Adams commercial that boasts of adding a pound of hops per kettle, as opposed to a few ounces by compeating breweries -- hell, I add a pound of hops to my homebrew starters. At any rate, their scale must have been off when brewing this beer, because there is much more than a pound in this beer. It screams hops in such a way to make Stone and Dogfish wimper. It's all about the Haullertau hops from the removal of the lid, until way past the last sip. An agressive boquet of floral, grassy, piney notes fill the nose while the pilsner character struggles for attention. Flavors of sweet pilsner malt hit up front, but the hop flavor dominates the tast. Pleasantly bitter in the feel, with a hop / alcohol dryness that cannot be overlooked. Hops linger for ever after the beer is finished, even gaining intensity at times. Yea, it's one dimensional, but what a dimension to have!

Serving type: bottle

10-10-2007 13:38:00 | More by BEERchitect

oberon

North Carolina

4.35/5  rDev +7.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Great to see the 2005 Harvest Imperial Pilsner back at least somewhat in a different form loved that beer and just love this beer to.Poured into a pilsner a deep gold with some heavy orange tint a big fluffy 2 finger white head atop that settled slowly leaving globs of lace as it did.Like a double IPA but with the hallertau hops instead of Cascades and or Amarillo hop just fresh leafy,grassy,resiny hop with a touch of alcohol sweetness as well and a lingering vegetal note like a hopped up a spring bock almost.Heavy handed hops on the palate wich is just great with me very leafy and grassy with some white pepper-like spice a big malt as well with some deep caramel sweetness and doughy presence with the sweet alcohol bringing up the rear but it doesnt hinder the beer much.It will creep up on ya but if you like hops and enjoy big lager beers this is it I love it.

Serving type: bottle

09-23-2007 22:10:57 | More by oberon

NeroFiddled

Pennsylvania

4.22/5  rDev +3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

I'm not normally one to advocate aging hoppy beers because I tend to think they lose some of their hop character. This one, however, got away from me. I found it in the back of the fridge. It clearly reads "FOR BREWERY-FRESH TASTE, ENJOY BEFORE JANUARY 2009". Whoops! I'm 6 months behind!

As I recall from having this on tap, and in the bottle when fresh, this is a little softer. The maltiness appears a touch sweeter, and the hops are lacking a little bit of the spicy, raspy character they had when fresh. And, to be honest, I perceive it as slightly less bitter. Of course I'm going from memory, so I could be completely wrong.

What I will say for sure is that this is still a great beer, regardless of some age. Its golden-amber body was always a bit hazy, and it still has a creamy off-white head that holds well and leaves a wide ring of lace at the outset of the glass. The aroma is floral, spicy and gently grassy over a caramel-drizzled biscuit-like maltiness. The mouthfeel is medium-full and creamy smooth. The flavor follows the aroma, and the malt and hops balance well, with the hop flavors draping themselves over the velvety maltiness, and a solid bitterness anchoring the maltiness from within. Tasting this I thought, yes, that's the hoppiness of the Boston Lager, the Hallertau Mittelfrue. It's kind of spicy and zesty. Very nice.

Serving type: bottle

06-26-2009 01:35:34 | More by NeroFiddled

feloniousmonk

Minnesota

4.53/5  rDev +11.6%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4

"An intense hop experience", eh? They no how to push my buttons!

Opaque orange peel appearance, milky white dotted head. Looks good, but rather unlike a pilsner we normally see.

Aroma: massive from the start, large and loud, even before we go in for a sniff, which we will now do...(I use the royal we, of course)...
juicy, pithy, spoiling with citrus, orange, lemon, a squirt of grapefruit...a whiff of pine needles, with fruit pulp oozing in there, too...zesty, flowery, and gorgeous.

Taste: bam, it floods the mouth and spanks the tongue!
Bam, bitterness seeps over the palate and soaks into every crack in between the tastebuds! Nice and big, this one. Then there's the incredibly huge bitter slap, the squish, the slippery slide, the severe swallow, the pungent punch. Speaking of, 8.8%. But, I forgot to mention how very, very delicious, and terribly, terribly tasty it is. Mmmm, mmm.
The bitter smack subsides, and the greater flavor of this enormous hop character now glides and strides along with proud aplomb.

Full, full bodied, large flavor, long finish. Impossible not to be pleased by this, if you are a certified, notarized hop head. hmmm...it's a candy-coated orange peel riding high inside the mouth...mmmm....dangitty! These guys don't need to make an Imperial IPA when they get this messy with a pilsner!
Wow! Just delicious!
hats off!
then, back on again, out of respect.

Serving type: bottle

11-07-2007 08:11:46 | More by feloniousmonk

WesWes

New York

4.35/5  rDev +7.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

The beer pours a cloudy gold color with a thick frothy white head that slowly fades to lacing. The aroma is good. It has a spicey hop scent that goes well with an elevated malt aroma. It's bitter and creamy. The taste is great. It has an incredible hop presence. It's unbelievably bitter with a nice malt balance. It goes down easy and finishes with a residual hop blast. The mouthfeel is fine. It is a full bodied beer with adequate carbonation. This is a tremendous brew. It's loaded up with tons of flavor. The hops dominate, but it's well balanced. This truely is an intense hop experience.

Serving type: bottle

11-13-2007 02:09:43 | More by WesWes

zeff80

Missouri

4.2/5  rDev +3.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A - Poured out a golden/orange color with a foamy, white, two-finger head that left some nice lace.

S - It smelled of hops. Hallertau, obviously.

T - It tasted very hoppy and grassy. There was a light maltiness. It had a nice bitter bite.

M - It was crisp and sharp. A medium-bodied beer.

D - This is one of the best beers I've ever had from Sam Adams. A good hoppy pils.

Serving type: bottle

12-01-2007 03:37:41 | More by zeff80

MasterSki

Illinois

3.83/5  rDev -5.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

2008 Bottling - Very fresh

A - Attractive amber color, with a healthy amount of foam that dissipates quickly.

S - Smells like a well-balanced beer - some hoppy citrus flavors, some maltyness. Very refreshing.

T - Not as hoppy as I expected from a beer that calls itself "an intense hop experience". Bitter taste (think more lemon & grapefruit, less orange).

M - Smooth, nicely carbonated with a little tingle, goes down easy.

D - I could see myself having a few of these. The generous 8.1% is hidden quite well.

N.B. I generally dislike pilsners so this brew has overcome quite a bias to do this well. If you're really into pilsners, add a point to the taste section.

Serving type: bottle

10-18-2008 23:50:07 | More by MasterSki

TheManiacalOne

Rhode Island

4.58/5  rDev +12.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

Poured from a 12oz bottle into a US tumbler pint glass.

A: The beer is a bright but cloudy gold color, with a large white head that fades slowly and leaves a thick lace on the glass.

S: The aroma is of floral hops, caramelized malts, lager yeast and citrus sweetness.

T: The taste is well-balanced with a strong floral hops bitterness and sweet flavors of citrus and caramel in the background. The malt character is hearty and there's no trace of the 8.80% ABV unlike most beers in the style. The after-taste is slightly hoppy and slightly sweet.

M: Very smooth and very crisp, medium body, medium carbonation, finish is clean.

D: Very tasty, goes down quite easily, not too filling, good kick, very nice representation of style, this beer has all of the components to make it an excellent choice to drink throughout an entire evening.

Serving type: bottle

05-15-2008 02:35:19 | More by TheManiacalOne

Knapp85

Pennsylvania

4.2/5  rDev +3.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

This beer pours out as a traditional style pilsner with a yellow colored body. The head is what sets it apart from most pilsners. The retention on this is very good. The smell of the beer is super hoppy and very inviting. The taste is very hoppy as well and really makes this pilsner more enjoyable than just the normal grassy flavor that most have. This brew is more like an IPA in my opinion which really tastes great. The mouthfeel remains light and drinkable. Overall this brew is very good and I'm looking forward to having it again.

Serving type: bottle

05-24-2011 22:04:51 | More by Knapp85

russpowell

Oklahoma

4.15/5  rDev +2.2%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Pours a hazed peach tea/amber with 2+ fingers of fluffed up cream colored head into my free Sammy pint glass!. Very good head retention & very good lacing . Cleared nicely

S: Herbal, perfumy & grassy hops, by the bushel, plus a whisper of alcohol

T: Grapefruitty & herbal hops with a little grainyness up front. Lemons & dryness are prevalent as this warms. Finishes dry with nice honey malt, lemony hops, puckery grapefruit & herbal hops

MF: Medium-bodied, slick with low-low carbonation

Drinks good, but I liked 05's version more. Seemed more subtle & well rounded IMO. Still very nice, need more malt profile. Will set some aside & see how it ages (to a point)

Serving type: bottle

09-26-2007 04:53:05 | More by russpowell

Halcyondays

California

4.05/5  rDev -0.2%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

12 oz. bottle, poured into a tulip, have been really anxious to try this, served at approximately 50 degrees Fahrenheit,

A: Pours a hazy, light orange, not gold as I expected, with a thick great white head, which is legitimate in height with great retention all through the drink, great lacing as well, the higher alcohol brew just coats the glass when drunk, certainly a great looking beer.

S: Lighter than I expected, very hoppy though, lots of pine, some citrus and earth.

T: Taste is quite hoppy, some pine, a lot of earthy grassiness, there is a bit of toasty malt, but the showcase of Hallertau noble hops steals the show. The aftertaste is interesting, the hops last on your tongue for a long time, with a hint of ripe cheddar cheese, or a light gouda, sublime.

M: Very creamy, rich carbonation, a bit phenolic and medicinal, a bit alcoholic, metallic, medium-bodied.

D: An interesting beer, I've never had a Double/Imperial Pilsner, so I didn't know what to expect. The hoppiness is not extreme about the same as an average IPA, I would wager about 50-70 IBUs, but that is a guess. Definitely the hoppiest Sam Adams beer I have ever had. A satisfying beer, to be sure, glad I bought it and that it came to Southern California.

Serving type: bottle

10-06-2007 04:49:34 | More by Halcyondays

Gavage

New Jersey

4.13/5  rDev +1.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Appearance: pours a hazy yellowish orange color with a thick 2" head that lasts a bit. Some spots of lacing sticks to the glass during the session.

Smell: grapefruit, orange slices, and huge hop bitterness leap from the glass.

Taste: intense hop flavor is putting it mildly. A nice sweet biscuit malt base is balanced with a heavy dose of dry hop bitterness. Grapefruits, oranges, and some hints of dry peppery spiciness rounds it out.

Mouthfeel: heavy in body. Crisp and a dry bitterness remains from start to finish. Long aftertaste.

Drinkability: a superbly flavored beer and well worth the hunt to find this. A slow sipper but you can easily enjoy a second and third to finish out the night.

Serving type: bottle

12-18-2007 01:56:00 | More by Gavage

jwc215

New Jersey

4.43/5  rDev +9.1%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pours hazy gold with a thick foamy white head that descends to a lasting cover.

The smell is of spicy, floral, citric fruity Hallertau hops. Well, if you like the smell of Hallertau, this is your thing! Not one-dimensional, though, as a grainy, slightly grassy, malt backing gives it support. A wonderful aroma!

The taste is followed through with a Hallertau overload...floral, citric, lemongrass - Intense hops with enough malt backing to keep it smooth and with a fair amount of comlexity. Fruity, peppery alcohol quite noticeable lending a hand towards a dry finish. Hop bitterness stays around, but not in a puckering way.

It has a thick, almost syrupy body.

Well, it is intense - and well-crafted. A hop-head's delight! A robust tribute to Hallertau Mittelfruh!

Serving type: bottle

10-20-2007 13:45:40 | More by jwc215

tempest

Pennsylvania

3.38/5  rDev -16.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

On tap at the Hop Devil Grill in NYC.

Yes, it is an intense hops experience, but that aso means it's not a pilsner experience. Unlike the Rogue imperial pils, for instance, the hops here completely overwhelm any malt flavors. That leaves you with a thick grapefruit rind and noble hop spice. There's plenty of big beers that host big lhop levels like this one and without the malt or pilsner character, this is just another hop bomb for the most part. Still, the hops are pretty tasty, I'm just wish there was more pilsner in there.

Serving type: on-tap

11-04-2007 15:24:11 | More by tempest

akorsak

Pennsylvania

3.98/5  rDev -2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A 12 oz bottle purchased at Shawan Liquors in Hunt Valley, MD.

A: The pils is a brilliant goldenrod color; darker colors are much more evident throughout, adding a brownish hue to the beer. The head encompassed two fingers in my Sam Adams Boston Lager glass and that head looks to lace nicely.

S: The nose is thick with hops, both pine and citrus notes abound, and a great deal of alcohol. The scent is intense, coming off as powerful as a DIPA.

T: Hops scald the mouth, living up to the guarantee of an intense experience. Floral hops, accented with hints pine, take over the beer. Those hops are flavorful but intensely bitter. They crowd out any hint of maltiness, resulting in a rather unbalanced drink. The alcohol is as intense as the hops, creating a hot taste that is evident on the tongue. The hops leave a biting finish in the mouth long after a sip is gone.

M: The mouthfeel is that of a hopbomb, biting and thick with no balance coming from the malts. This is a tough drink, but as a hophead I am loving it.

D: These are packaged in 4 packs. For the bite that one bottle delivers, that is probably a smart choice. One bottle, two max, will be enough of a hop fix for you.

Serving type: bottle

11-25-2007 22:54:33 | More by akorsak

WVbeergeek

Ohio

4.83/5  rDev +19%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Appears an orange marmalade like hue with a thick large bubbled custard textured foamy off white head. Unfiltered but nothing like the hop particles that the 2005 version had to offer, head dwindles slowly great retention with lacing that forms unevenly with speckled pattern all around my pint. Aroma contains deep complex layers of herbal grassy hop bursts with mild skunk edged pungency. To balance out the intense hop experience comes pale biscuit malt sweetness with some hot alcohol action tickling the ol' nose hairs, a mild air of sweet honey character as well. Flavor offers up a barrage of Hallertau hoppiness with strong colossal hop bitterness over a delicate light biscuit malt character mild bready yeast notes too boot. Hop heavy in your face with the hops herbal grassy pungent citrus peels galore and a touch of that skunk flow. What a beer to really understand what Hallertau hops are all about, definitely tastes good to have raw hops on the tongue. Mouthfeel is full bodied with hop oils giving it the lusciousness that I'm sensing on my palate carbonation carries everything well, raw hop attack bites the tongue and finishes dry with alcohol and bitter hops left in the finish. Drinkability is great if you like the hops, because I feel like I could use about a case of this stuff just so I can fall in the hop pile every once in awhile, single hopped anything is usually great but this brew is world class.

Serving type: bottle

10-29-2007 20:41:23 | More by WVbeergeek

RblWthACoz

Pennsylvania

4.35/5  rDev +7.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Pours a clouded gold with minor brown tones. Minor sweet edge with a miniscule alcohol tone on the nose. Seems almost yeasty like a Belgian ale. Almost seems like it has an orange edge to it. Flavor is hearty with a slight alcohol edge to it. Mild sweetness. Hoppy! The label reads "An intense hoppy experience." After all the IPAs and DIPAs I have had, I can't say this really tops them, but it does deliver the hops. Are Pilsners supposed to have so much hops? Overall a good consistency. Good feel on it. Nice carbonation and liquid edge. Overall this is a very interesting beer. Definitely the most interesting from the BBC I have tried to date. Easily shows what a huge brewery can do when they put their will to it. Try it.

Serving type: bottle

01-01-2008 04:48:01 | More by RblWthACoz

smcolw

Massachusetts

3.95/5  rDev -2.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Two finger head with good lasting power and nice lace on the glass edge. Very cloudy with a darker gold color

Hoppy aroma as expected, but more muted than the "intense" monicker might indicate.

Creamy body with an equally high carbonation. Very bitter flavor; could even be an extreme IPA if weren't lagered. The hop is fresh and long lasting, well after the swallow.

This would not be a regular drinking pilsner, but it is special and extreme in its flavoring. You will never get bored of it.

Serving type: bottle

09-16-2007 18:04:21 | More by smcolw

Wasatch

Utah

4.35/5  rDev +7.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Thanks goes out to Bitterbill and jaxon53 for this brew.

Pours a cloudy golden orange/yellow color, very nice carbonation, nice one-finger plus creamy off-white head, lots and lots of sticky lacing follows. The nose is malty, hoppy, nice touch of spices, and some caramel. The taste is slightly sweet, nice touch of bitterness, malty, hoppy, some spice/caramel. Medium body. Very drinkable, this is a very tasty Imperial Pilsner, way to go SA.

Serving type: bottle

11-24-2007 01:48:13 | More by Wasatch

jdhilt

New Hampshire

2.73/5  rDev -32.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2

Pours a five-finger off-white head that fades slowly to a thin layer leaving a good lace. Cloudy light amber color. Piney hoppy nose. Medium carbonation and medium bodied. Flavor is a hop-head's delight although there is a faint sweetness midway, finish is bitter with an incredibly long lasting bitter aftertaste. To me not worth the $1.50 for a 12oz bottle (usually $8.99 for a 4pak) from Capitol Convenience Concord, NH.

Serving type: bottle

10-11-2007 22:36:24 | More by jdhilt