Draft at GBD in Washington DC. Poured a clear golden color with a small white head. Aroma was some light grassy hop notes, corn, and some light lager character. Flavor was grassy, sweet malts.

Draft. Hazy golden yellow color, medium white head. Aroma of peppery straw and green apples. Taste is bitter, peppery and a bit vegetal.

A basic pils with a surprisingly malty and bready backbone. +++ Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer poured a hazy bright yellow color with a large fluffy yellow -white head that left very good lacing. The aroma was somewhat bitter with a bit of a tangy and sour undertone and notes of lemon, perfume, bread and chalk. The flavor was dryish and bitter with a crisp perfumey presence and notes of citric hops and a surprisingly strong bready and malty undertone. Long bread and malty finish with almost honey and lingering lemon and perfumey hops. Moderately full bodied. The alcohol was well contained. Quite nice for what it is.

Bottle on 06/09/2011. Mostly clear golden body with a small frothy white head. Sweet honey and grainy malt aroma. Sweet honey flavor, some toasty notes and a bit of grain. Medium body with moderate carbonation.

12 ounce bottle into lager glass, no bottle dating. Pours lightly hazy golden straw color with a 1 finger dense white head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Spotty soapy lacing clings down the glass, with a good amount of streaming carbonation retaining the head. Aromas of lemon, orange zest, pear, apple, pepper, cracker, bread, floral, grass, light pine, and yeast earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance of malt, hop, and yeast notes; with solid strength. Taste of lemon zest, grapefruit, orange zest, pear, pine, cracker, bread, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Fair amount of pine bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of lemon zest, grapefruit, orange zest, pear, pine, cracker, bread, floral, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Nice balance of malt, hop, and yeast flavors; with a good malt/bitterness balance and no cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a smooth, crisp, and lightly sticky mouthfeel that is good. Alcohol is very well hidden with minimal warming present after the finish. Overall this is a nice imperial pils. All around well balanced hop, malt, and yeast flavors; and very smooth and crisp to drink. A nicely enjoyable offering.

Bottle. Grainy malt, hay, and a little citrus peel hops aroma. Slightly hazy golden yellow with a small white head. Sweet grainy-bready malt, light fruity-grassy-hay hops flavor. Medium body, soft carbonation.

This beer pours a clear golden color with a medium thin white head that dissipates steadily to an outer ring. Short strings of lacing on the glass. Aroma of hops, malt and citrus. Medium-bodied with flavors of herbal hops, malt and fruit. The finish is mildly bitter with a grassy hops aftertaste. Decent overall.

Draft at Screw City Beer Fest. From Notes. Pours a hazy dark gold with a white head. Aroma and taste of bready and doughy yeast. Citrus and pine hops. Pretty decent, but not super special.