De Struise Brouwers Imperialist

Imperialist

 

De Struise Brouwers in Oostvleteren, West Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪

Collab with: Bridge Road Brewers
  Lager - Imperial Pils Regular
Score
6.94
ABV: 8.5% IBU: 41 Ticks: 111
This Intergalactical Imperial lager was brewed by Ben (Bridge Road Brewers, 50 Ford Street, Beechworth VIC 3747, Australia) & Urbain @ Struise, as a superb collaborative effort between both breweries and Simply Hops (Hop Pocket Lane, Paddock Wood, Tonbridge, Kent, TN12 6DQ, UK). While Ben shared his Australian Lager brewing techniques, Simply Hops procured us with Fresh Galaxy hop flowers.
Only 4 ingredients were used, Vleteren water, German pilsner malt, Australian Galaxy Hops and Weihenstephan yeast. This lager not only bottom fermented, but also matured on its own bed of C02 for six months.
 

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Tried on 01 Mar 2025 at 12:06


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle at home. Aroma is pale malt, sweetish fruits and hops, ripe citrus, touch of pine resin, soft yeasty and floral notes, mild stone fruits. Flavour is above moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter. Body is medium with lively carbonation. Pleasantly surprised by this one, quite a tasty ’Imperial Lager’.

Tried from Bottle on 11 Feb 2025 at 15:34


7.3
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Old rating from 2015 - 330ml bottle from the brewery, pours amber with a white head. Aromas & tastes of pear, grass, grain, earth, bread & malt. Medium body. Slightly sweet finish

Tried from Bottle on 09 Feb 2025 at 11:50


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle from Premiere Gourmet in Buffalo, brought home by my wife before the covid-pocalypse. Pours a cloudy rich gold, layer of sustaining white head. Sweet malty nose with citrus and fresh raw eggs. Taste a little booze, thick caramel malt, a little citrus, that touch of egg again. It's really good.

Tried from Bottle on 17 May 2020 at 20:45


7.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Tap at Gainsbar. Honey, tripel type feel, light fruit, lots of sweet maltiness. Quite full bodied. Don't get much of the lager/pils, but plenty of strength.

Tried from Draft on 09 Sep 2019 at 16:02


6.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle. Golden color. Soft floral aroma. Malty sweetish floral flavor. Hints of citrus and peach. Alcoholic. Not really exciting.

Tried from Bottle on 26 Aug 2019 at 12:05


5.6
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle Frothy white fair mostly diminishing head. Amber colour. Moderate malty and light hoppy aroma. Moderate bitter flavor. Average moderate bitter finish. Oily palate.

Tried from Bottle on 08 Jul 2018 at 19:26


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle. Vintage 2015, bbf date 21-06-2018. Color: Golden, frothy off-white head. Aroma: Hop, , yeast, caramel, yellow fruit. Taste: Moderate to medium sweet, yeast, hoppy. Caramel notes. Light hints of flowers and herbs, lightly boozy. Medium body, above average carbonation. Ok.

Tried from Bottle on 01 Jun 2018 at 19:24


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Tried from Bottle on 18 Apr 2018 at 18:20


5.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle from Struise Shop, Bruges.
Pours clear golden with a frothy, off-white head. The aroma contains apple, yeast, grain, 'wort', some banana and mango, bitter hops. It tastes light fruity sweet and light to medium grainy bitter with yeast notes; dry, grainy finish, some wry alcohol. Medium body, slick texture, lively carbonation. I must have missed something, I did not enjoy this...

Tried from Bottle on 22 Feb 2018 at 17:14