Frankenlager (Big Beer Series)
Smuttynose Brewing Company

Frankenlager (Big Beer Series)Frankenlager (Big Beer Series)
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From:
Smuttynose Brewing Company
 
New Hampshire, United States
Style:
Imperial Pilsner
ABV:
7.3%
Score:
84
Avg:
3.7 | pDev: 10.81%
Reviews:
36
Ratings:
151
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Nov 28, 2018
Added:
Apr 30, 2014
Wants:
  3
Gots:
  13
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Ratings by Jonny41:
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Rated by Jonny41 from Maine

3.75/5  rDev +1.4%

May 31, 2014
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.71 by KMcGrath from Massachusetts

Nov 28, 2018
 
Rated: 3.75 by Kurzman from Rhode Island

Sep 29, 2017
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Reviewed by tone77 from Pennsylvania

3.67/5  rDev -0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured from a brown 22 oz. bottle. Has a cloudy, golden/orange color with a 1/2 inch head. Smell is of malts, some citrus. Taste is hoppy, citrus, malts, highly refreshing. Feels medium/full bodied in the mouth and overall is an enjoyable beer and maybe to easy drinking for the abv.
Aug 01, 2017
 
Rated: 4.25 by AmitC from New York

Nov 19, 2016
 
Rated: 3.82 by Barleycorn from Pennsylvania

Oct 08, 2016
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Reviewed by Jacobier10 from New Jersey

3.81/5  rDev +3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
On-tap @ Barcade in New York, NY.

Light amber with a slight haze and a small white head. Biscuit malt aroma with grassy/earthy hops. A bit of sweetness in the flavor backed up by big biscuit malt and a dry bitterness from the hops. Medium-full body, much stronger than I expected. Finishes crisp and clean. A bit of an odd beer that crosses over into several genres, but I'd say the experiment is successful.
Jun 24, 2016
 
Rated: 3.34 by Klister from Maine

May 29, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by westyrun from New York

May 01, 2016
 
Rated: 2.99 by vencad from Nebraska

Apr 10, 2016
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Reviewed by mvanaskie13 from Pennsylvania

3.93/5  rDev +6.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured into a standard pint glass: color is straw, hazy, head is bright white, mixture of bubble sizes from fine to medium, some lacing and lingering depth greater than 1 inch.

Smell is pilsen malt, moderate hop citrus and earthy notes.

Taste leans to pilsner, maybe kellerbier like, but then the dryness and hop bitterness come through to swing into the IPL category. Malt is biscuit like, some graininess and earthiness.

Mouthfeel is crisp, carbonated, then dry from the moderate hops.

Overall, a crisp beer that seems to blend styles to create an imperial pilsner, very dry and crisp and pleasant biscuit malts.
Mar 14, 2016
 
Rated: 3.3 by rderedin from Maine

Mar 12, 2016
 
Rated: 3.94 by Billolick from New York

Mar 07, 2016
 
Rated: 3.99 by ContentmentDIPA from Vermont

Feb 08, 2016
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Reviewed by BeerAndGasMasks from Virginia

4.02/5  rDev +8.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
From the bottle, it pours a light golden amber with a generous head, slowly dissipating. Hops assault the nose, followed by the hop forward taste in the mouth. They call it an IPL, and it is so!
Jan 08, 2016
 
Rated: 4.16 by prock180 from Arizona

Jan 01, 2016
 
Rated: 3.74 by Mamute2007

Dec 12, 2015
 
Rated: 4.18 by PatGreer from Massachusetts

Nov 26, 2015
 
Rated: 3.79 by user785335 from Florida

Nov 22, 2015
 
Rated: 4.45 by hop_junkie from New Hampshire

Nov 14, 2015
Frankenlager (Big Beer Series) from Smuttynose Brewing Company
Beer rating: 84 out of 100 with 151 ratings