Imperialist
(has 1 batch)
De Struise Brouwers in Oostvleteren, West Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪
Collab with: Bridge Road BrewersLager - Imperial Pils Regular
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Score
6.94
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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.
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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8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 9
Bottle. Hazy golden color, huge white head. Aroma of dusty, funky lemons. Taste is similar. very tasty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Aug 2014
at 10:50
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Keg @ CBC Clapham, at RBESG Aug 14. Exceptionally fruity, exceptionally expensive imperial pills. Pours clear gold with white head. Brilliant full taste with caramel, peach, citrus & lemon juice. Lovely stuff.
Tried
on 15 Aug 2014
at 14:49
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Big lasting offwhite head. Slightly hazy yellow body. Floral aroma, like cypress tree, herbal spice. Dryish spicy herbal cypress taste with wooden notes. Mid-bodied. Mild, mealy mouthfeel. Dry grainy strawy cypress aftertaste with floral spicy notes. Lovely! Fresh, vivid, and drinkable. (0.08l draft at brewery.)
Tried
from Draft
on 01 Aug 2014
at 13:19
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draught @ Oud Postje, Oostvleteren. Pours clear golden with airy but stable white head. Clear aroma of hops and malt, with some subtle notes of fruit. Intense, hoppy flavour, with malty notes and estery touches. Rough finish. Warming but non-aggressive alcohol presence. One of the very few really good beers of this style that I have tasted.
Earlier Rating: 7/23/2014 Total Score: 3.9
Draught @ Oud Postje, Oostvleteren. Pours clear golden with airy but stable white head. Clear aroma of hops and malt, with some subtle notes of fruit. Intense, hoppy flavour, with malty notes and estery touches. Rough finish. Warming but non-aggressive alcohol presence. One of the very few really good beers of this style that I have tasted.
Earlier Rating: 7/23/2014 Total Score: 3.9
Draught @ Oud Postje, Oostvleteren. Pours clear golden with airy but stable white head. Clear aroma of hops and malt, with some subtle notes of fruit. Intense, hoppy flavour, with malty notes and estery touches. Rough finish. Warming but non-aggressive alcohol presence. One of the very few really good beers of this style that I have tasted.
Tried
on 23 Jul 2014
at 03:15
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Tastes like an imperial saison. Decent amount of booze with some floral hops. Some bitterness bordering on astringency. Pours cloudy blonde with ok head and lacing. Some bitterness in finish. Thanks to Travlr for a taste of this at Churchkey.
Tried
on 14 Jul 2014
at 13:09
7/10
Tried
on 30 Jun 2014
at 10:26
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draught @ Craft Beer Co - Clerkenwell, 82 Leather Lane, Farringdon, Greater London, England EC1N 7TR. [ As Struise Imperialist ].Light unclear medium orange yellow color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white to off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, hay - straw, moderate hoppy, grass, earthy hops, herbal. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a long duration, hay - straw, grass, malty, herbal. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20140415]
Tried
on 14 Jun 2014
at 05:08
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Keg at Craft 100, CBC Clapham, 03/04/14. Lightly hazed orange golden with a good sized off white covering. Nose is big bready malt dollops, straw, melon, hint of candyfloss. Taste follows, pale malts, bread dough, punchy citrus notes, straw. Medium bodied, fine carbonation. Decent strong lager.
Tried
from Can
on 11 May 2014
at 01:03
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Keg at Pitcher’s, Stockholm. Lightly hazy golden, mid sized head. Fruity nose with some butter. Sweet, full bodied, clean rounded mouthfeel. Fruity with hay-like hops. Resinous bitter finish.
Tried
on 08 May 2014
at 12:02
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Sample glass at ZBF 2014: yellow beer, small head, aroma is hay and a hint of citrus, taste is citrus and a light bitterness.
Tried
on 27 Apr 2014
at 08:11