Golden Era
Dogfish Head Craft Brewery

Golden EraGolden Era
Beer Geek Stats | Print Shelf Talker
From:
Dogfish Head Craft Brewery
 
Delaware, United States
Style:
Imperial Pilsner
ABV:
9%
Score:
84
Avg:
3.73 | pDev: 12.87%
Reviews:
296
Ratings:
327
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jun 20, 2017
Added:
Mar 28, 2006
Wants:
  31
Gots:
  5
Golden Shower is brewed with all continental pilsner malt and hopped with the finest noble hops.

This beer is dry-hopped in the conditioning tank for 8 weeks.

80 IBU
Recent ratings and reviews. | Log in to view more ratings + sorting options.
Ratings by deltatauhobbit:
Photo of deltatauhobbit
Reviewed by deltatauhobbit from Maine

3.68/5  rDev -1.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
12oz bottle with a date of 2007 on it, under the Golden Era label.

Pours a golden orange color with a fair sized head, fades really fast though and doesn't leave much lacing, although some patchiness remains as it empties the glass.

Smell is lacking in hops, but is to be expected in an aged imperial pilsner, the aroma is replaced with sweet malt and a tinge of what I make out to be orange zest.

Taste has an odd vegatable-ness to it, but it's only in the aftertaste, for the most part it's sweet malt with a light fruitiness, carbonation is crisp, not much in the way of bitterness, easy to go down but I'm sure this was much better fresh (had it fresh years ago, just can't remember what it was like).
Sep 13, 2010
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3 by oline73 from Maryland

Jun 20, 2017
 
Rated: 3.32 by oriolesfan4 from Maryland

Jun 16, 2017
 
Rated: 3.74 by alcohline_trip from Pennsylvania

Sep 14, 2016
 
Rated: 3.5 by DrBier from Pennsylvania

Mar 16, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by spycow from Illinois

Nov 09, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by zestar from California

Aug 13, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by BeerThursdays from Delaware

Jul 04, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by BillRoth from Maryland

Dec 28, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by dalepryor from Kentucky

Dec 15, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by jaxon53 from Connecticut

Nov 28, 2013
 
Rated: 4.25 by Bigtwin from Michigan

Sep 28, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by Varkias41 from New Jersey

Aug 27, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by Hopheadjeffery from Illinois

Aug 04, 2013
 
Rated: 3.25 by dgherm from Pennsylvania

Aug 02, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by RedneckBeerz from Massachusetts

Jul 28, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by KAP1356 from Pennsylvania

Feb 12, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by uturn from Florida

Jan 16, 2013
 
Rated: 3 by ejimhof from Pennsylvania

Dec 26, 2012
 
Rated: 4 by Huhzubendah from District of Columbia

Oct 06, 2012
Golden Era from Dogfish Head Craft Brewery
Beer rating: 84 out of 100 with 327 ratings