Feels Good Imperial Pilsner - Picaroons Brewing Co.

ahemahem

California

4.38/5  rDev +15%
look: 3 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75

The sad thing about this pilsner is that it is not available in Santa Barbara, or anyone in the US as far as I know. I would buy this weekly. It has a high alcohol content without tasting like it. Nice buzz without gagging. In fact, I love the taste.

Serving type: bottle

03-11-2013 05:52:38 | More by ahemahem

smcolw

Massachusetts

3.85/5  rDev +1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Lumpy, off-white head that leaves chunky lace on the side. The liquid is golden with a mild chill haze.

Notable sweet caramel aroma. There's some raw grain as well. What's missing, though, is any hop or alcohol to the nose.

Starts with a smooth, "round" malt flavor. The bittering hop takes over quickly. This is a very rich pilsner. The carbonation is low, making this an overly robust beer that comes close to having the consistency of milk. The aftertaste is of white pepper and lingers a long time.

Serving type: bottle

08-26-2012 17:34:37 | More by smcolw

spinrsx

Ontario (Canada)

3.85/5  rDev +1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

500ml Bottle - thanks to frenchy for this one

Appearance - Clear yellow colour with an average size fizzy white coloured head. There is an average amount of carbonation showing and there is some good lacing. The head lasted for 3 or 4 minutes.

Smell - Bread, grains, corn, malts, caramel

Taste & Mouth - The beer has an average amount of carbonation an I can taste corn and malts mixed with hops and a fair amount of caramel. There is also a grassiness and some citrus zest. It ends with a slightly bitter and zest hop aftertaste.

Overall - A very tasty beer that has a nice hop profile. It seems well crafted and I'd drink it again. One of the better beers I've had from this brewer.

Serving type: bottle

02-29-2012 18:11:34 | More by spinrsx

fostachild

Ontario (Canada)

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

clear light golden yellow colour. inch and a half of foamy white head - decent retention.

smell was sweet, wheat, hops and malt, maybe a bit of fruit - quite nice.

taste also had a sweetness to it, little grainy, and bit of hops - alcohol is hidden well.

overall a good, very drinkable pilsner and probably the brewery's only above-average beer.

Serving type: bottle

09-29-2011 23:53:49 | More by fostachild

crusian

Texas

4.33/5  rDev +13.6%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Bottle from my Awesome girlfriend... this bottle of beer is 3 days old, lol. Awesome. bottle date 7-25-11.
Review by style...
Pours a light golden color with rather large bubble carbonation, and needless to say, fades fast!
Nose is a strong hay and apple with what seems to be a hint of raspberry and alcohol... but mostly hay.
taste is also a very strong apple flavor, a nice citrus bitterness on the front and middle of the palate and a light traditional bitter on the finish. This is quite good! Cant say i have gone out of my way to find imperial pilsners, but the last one I had was Pecker Wrecker, and this one is significantly better than that one. This one is very nice and light, lightly carbed, perfect for a hot day, while the pecker wrecker was thick and syrupy. The abv is hidden well, as this is easily chuggable! But dont let it get too warm, it goes downhill quickly as it warms.
Great Imperial Pilsner, for sure! If i was rating by taste alone and not to style i would put this around a B-. As it is a pilsner...

Serving type: bottle

07-29-2011 23:33:01 | More by crusian

maddmaxstar

New Brunswick (Canada)

3.88/5  rDev +1.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3.5

Picaroons Feels Good Imperial Pilsner
Batch #1379

Style: Pilsner Lager

A - Orange-Golden Hue, 1 1/2 finger head that goes away quick, plenty of lacing.

S - Hoppy goodness, smell of citrus, apple.

T - Hop bitterness apparent in back of throat, crisp, hint of grain, high alcohol content (7%) is masked perfectly.

M - A bit creamy but not too thick, carbonation is good. A notable lack of dryness at the end loses something for me.

D - A good Pilsner attempt, on the same lines as Pilsener Urquel but not quite as dry and a bit thicker. It's easily drinkable, which may make it somewhat dangerous seeing that it's a stronger beer.

Rating - 3.5/5 (B+)

Serving type: bottle

04-17-2011 04:47:27 | More by maddmaxstar

spree92

New Brunswick (Canada)

3.9/5  rDev +2.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A clear, crisp golden beer with an orange tinge. Big bubbly head had alright retention. Hard to battle through the head, but when I did, a little nutty and some spice, maybe clove. The taste was first Apple, really acidic. Hints of honey and slightly earthy. This is brewed at 7.5% abv but is smother than that. Easy drinking and smooth. Now that the weather is getting nicer, a great time to break these out.

Serving type: bottle

03-30-2011 12:13:20 | More by spree92

PEIBeerGuy

Prince Edward Island (Canada)

3.38/5  rDev -11.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

A bit of foamy white head (less than / about a finger) that doesn't stick around terribly long. Leaves rings of lace, though, as it goes. It basically looks like a glass of honey. A little cloudy.

Not much a of a smell... a little sweet, like a wheat ale. A bit doughy.

The taste isn't too bad. A little more bitter than I like, though. A bit of creaminess in the smell / taste. Maybe a hint of banana, even, which isn't odd, in my experience, for the things that smell like a wheat ale.

Pretty good in the mouth... not too fizzy. A bit creamy. Just a bit too bitter on the tongue for my liking. Lasts too long on the tongue.

Overall, pretty drinkable, but there are many other beers I'd go to first.

Serving type: bottle

07-15-2010 18:25:49 | More by PEIBeerGuy

Lukecook

New Brunswick (Canada)

3.93/5  rDev +3.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

bottle poured into pilsner glass.

A- gloden colour, frothy head, great retention, little lacing. looks crisp and refreshing.

S- doughy malt and mild hops.

T- bread and mild hops

M- creamy, light body, good carbonation.

D Good beer, alchol well masked, favorite Picaroons to date, will drink again.

Serving type: bottle

03-07-2010 01:52:29 | More by Lukecook

berley31

New Brunswick (Canada)

3.25/5  rDev -14.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

A: Poured with a large, white, frothy head that had fairly good lasting power until it finally diminished to 1/2-finger. No real lacing to speak of. Body is dark gold and extremely clear.

S: I'm not getting much from the aroma... DMS is definitely present, as is a slight twinge from the hops.

T: The DMS is present in the flavor, as well, but not too overbearing. Finishes with a sharp bitterness that lends to the fairly long-lasting duration. The alcohol is not present, even at 7% ABV.

M: Light-bodied, fairly creamy, with average-to-fizzy carbonation.

D: Not a bad beer, but not really a great example of a Pilsner, Imperial or not.

Serving type: bottle

03-06-2010 21:43:35 | More by berley31