Milder Hopfenantrunk mit wenig ausgeprägter Herbe, die im Mittelteil verschwindet. Der Hopfen wird dafür minimal stäker und entwickelt einen würzigen und angenehmen Grundton. Hopfig, der Alkoholgehalt fällt nicht auf. Das Bier bleibt insgesamt auf erstaunlich milden Niveau, immerhin sind die Aromen untereinander harmonisch. Nettes Bier mit angenehmen Hopfennoten, aber nichts Atemberaubendes. Danke an den Doppelbock für das Bier! 10/10/9/9/8/9

25th April 2009
Cloudy orange - amber beer with a small white head. Soft semi dry palate. Rich hops but not too bitter at all. The hops are the usual flavours but also with a touch of lemon cream. A little aniseed in the finish. Good!

Bottle shared at the Euston Tap - thanks Yan. Pours cloudy gold with a big, pure white head. Floral hops and bread in the aroma, with some caramel as well. Quite sweet flavor, resiny, with bread and earth. Really, very hoppy with citrus and pine. Medium in body with heavy, effervescent carbonation. Hoppy, light alcohol finish with some honey and caramel malts. Plenty of bitterness. Honestly, I would not guess this is a lager. Only in the last stages of the finish could I detect that distinctive lager character. (And I do very much enjoy lagers.) Very good beer.

Bouteille 750ml. De couleur cuivrée et claire. Nez de malt sucré, de houblon herbeux (herbes fraîches, notes de foin), légèrement floral et aux notes résineuses, moyen-léger de fruits (agrumes, traces de prunes) avec des notes de caramel et de pain. Moyennement ronde en bouche avec un pétillement moyen et une texture légèrement crémeuse. Moyen goût de levures fruitées (agrumes, notes de prunes) accompagné d’une légère amertume de houblon floral ainsi que de notes épicées (traces de poivre) lors de l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute rapidement un goût de malt légèrement terreux avec un léger goût de pain, des notes de caramel et de biscuits au miel puis en finale l’on retrouve une moyenne amertume asséchante de houblon plus herbeux et très légèrement résineux ainsi que des traces de noix. Post-goût moyen-long et plutôt sec, moyennement amer de houblon herbeux aux notes florales et résineuses avec un léger goût fruité (zest d’agrumes).

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Bottle, pours dark amber with a large off-white head. Aroma of caramel, hops, pine, and sweetness. Flavour of sweet caramel with a well-balanced hop bitterness - also some dark fruits.

Location: Draft at Swift Hibernian Lounge As Imperial Pils, 4/24/10

Aroma: The nose has some fresh hop notes, flowers, citrus, and a bit of caramel
Appearance: This beer pours a hazy orange color into the glass
Flavor: The taste is semi-sweet up-front, and a balanced by a good bitterness
Palate: The finish on this one is pretty long, and it booze are very well-hidden for a beer of this gravity
Overall Impression: I thought this beer was a actually really nice. Another Mikkeller that just seemed to work from my point of view. They make some nice stuff.

Pours a muddy dark amber/brown with white head. Nose is floral hops and citrus. Taste is citrus, dry pine and spices.

This beer was not up to the usual standard of Mikkeller, in my opinion. It has a pretty good flavor, but it’s a bit like an average West coast DIPA. It just doesn’t come together entirely. It certainly has some pilsner taste, but it’s much bigger with the grapefruit-orange hops than anything else. The beer does look great. I’ll give it that. Huge rocky head that sticks around like nobody’s business. It’s ultimately just too sweet and orangey to stick with for long. It’s like eating an under-ripe grapefruit after a little while. This beer might be a lot better when it’s at its freshest, but it’s certainly not local, so it’s hard to correct for that possibility. Okay beer, but I’ll stick with the Samuel Adams Hallertau Imp Pils.