Samuel Adams Hallertau Imperial Pilsner
Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)

Samuel Adams Hallertau Imperial PilsnerSamuel Adams Hallertau Imperial Pilsner
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From:
Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)
 
Massachusetts, United States
Style:
Imperial Pilsner
ABV:
8.1%
Score:
91
Avg:
4.06 | pDev: 11.82%
Reviews:
653
Ratings:
790
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jul 01, 2019
Added:
Jun 18, 2007
Wants:
  160
Gots:
  16
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Ratings by far333:
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Reviewed by far333 from Connecticut

3.7/5  rDev -8.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Turbid apricot colored with a thin orangey-beige head that doesn't rise up much, and then settles out quickly to a thin layer of foam.

Low aroma of sweet malt, faint citrus, and some alcohol fumes.

Flavor is initally rough and pungent, somewhat hard-edged. Bitter orange rind jumps on the tongue all at once, followed quickly by an alcoholic astringency. The alcohol warms the tongue and cheeks, and masks the flavor from there. Hints of sweet malt and grapefrut and pine hops try to poke through, but the octane level pushes them back down. Not very balanced, not too complex.

Mouthfeel is full but also crisp and tingly. Average drinkability. Not as good as the '05 selection.
Sep 20, 2007
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.96 by BEER88 from North Carolina

Jul 01, 2019
 
Rated: 4.16 by Sauced4life from Michigan

Aug 11, 2018
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Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada

3.98/5  rDev -2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Excellent appearance, bright yellow with a full inch of white head and tiny bubbles. Had to use a lot of Hallertaus to get this aroma up, but they did it. Lots of grassiness and some earthy subdued lemon.

Taking the ipa vibe and dropping it into a double pilsner, this one brings the noble hops, and isn't just a jacked up over hopped beer. I mean, it is, but its sum is better than its parts kind of thing. Lots of lemony bitterness.

I definitely enjoyed it, easily one of the top 10 Sam Adams beers ever made.
Mar 22, 2016
 
Rated: 4.34 by mikerieder from South Dakota

Jan 22, 2015
 
Rated: 4.25 by remy28 from Ohio

Dec 01, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by hayesjw from California

Nov 16, 2014
 
Rated: 4.2 by ovaltine from Indiana

Oct 06, 2014
 
Rated: 4.75 by pep from Pennsylvania

Oct 04, 2014
 
Rated: 4.84 by gabriel_should from Texas

Oct 03, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by BRami127 from Illinois

Sep 21, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by DutchcdnTEXAN from Texas

Sep 13, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by zestar from California

Aug 19, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by paulcdc from Virginia

Aug 12, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by BlueAndBrew from Michigan

Aug 03, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by atlbravsrno1 from Maine

Jul 29, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by SithLantern from Massachusetts

May 28, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by Latarnik from New Jersey

May 25, 2014
 
Rated: 4.5 by Durandal_777 from Pennsylvania

May 12, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by WOSean from New Jersey

May 03, 2014
Samuel Adams Hallertau Imperial Pilsner from Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)
Beer rating: 91 out of 100 with 790 ratings