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Lion Imperial Premium Malt Pilsner
Ceylon / Lion Brewery Limited
- From:
- Ceylon / Lion Brewery Limited
- Sri Lanka
- Style:
- European Strong Lager
- ABV:
- 8.8%
- Score:
- 70
- Avg:
- 3.01 | pDev: 24.58%
- Reviews:
- 132
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jan 14, 2021
- Added:
- Jun 11, 2009
- Wants:
- 12
- Gots:
- 17
No description / notes.
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Ratings by output01x:
Reviewed by output01x from Ohio
3.09/5 rDev +2.7%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
3.09/5 rDev +2.7%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
Poured from a 12 oz. can (no date) into a pint glass.
A strong pour yields a massive 3-finger off-white head that nearly spills over the brim of the glass. The body is a perfectly clear golden yellow with some small carbonation bubbles creeping slowly toward the surface. The head recedes quickly to a thin, clumpy dusting. Thick lacing clings to the glass in massive clumps.
Sweet, bready malt aromas mix with honey and a faint floral hops smell. Overall the nose has a somewhat musty characteristic and is rather weak.
Light bready malts flavors flow over the tongue while a sharp, peppery spice stings the tip. The flavor is incredibly sweet and honey-like. It actually has an almost apple juice flavor to it.
Medium bodied with moderate carbonation, this beer is very drinkable. The body has an odd syrup texture about it but is not sticky at all.
May 13, 2011A strong pour yields a massive 3-finger off-white head that nearly spills over the brim of the glass. The body is a perfectly clear golden yellow with some small carbonation bubbles creeping slowly toward the surface. The head recedes quickly to a thin, clumpy dusting. Thick lacing clings to the glass in massive clumps.
Sweet, bready malt aromas mix with honey and a faint floral hops smell. Overall the nose has a somewhat musty characteristic and is rather weak.
Light bready malts flavors flow over the tongue while a sharp, peppery spice stings the tip. The flavor is incredibly sweet and honey-like. It actually has an almost apple juice flavor to it.
Medium bodied with moderate carbonation, this beer is very drinkable. The body has an odd syrup texture about it but is not sticky at all.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by bushbeer75 from Michigan
4.2/5 rDev +39.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
4.2/5 rDev +39.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
11.2 oz brown bottle
Lion Imperial Premium Malt Pilnser had a clear gold body. A 2-finger white bubbly head was formed. The head held well and shrank to a foamy lacing that clung to the walls of my pilsner glass. The smell was clean, of fresh cut grass, bready with citrus notes. The taste follows the nose with a sweet finish but enough hops to keep the pilsner balanced. The mouth feel is light-medium to medium. crisp and smooth.
Lion's Imperial Malt Pilsner is one easy drinking Euro Strong Lager especially for the abv. Nice job Lion...I am a fan!
Sep 08, 2017Lion Imperial Premium Malt Pilnser had a clear gold body. A 2-finger white bubbly head was formed. The head held well and shrank to a foamy lacing that clung to the walls of my pilsner glass. The smell was clean, of fresh cut grass, bready with citrus notes. The taste follows the nose with a sweet finish but enough hops to keep the pilsner balanced. The mouth feel is light-medium to medium. crisp and smooth.
Lion's Imperial Malt Pilsner is one easy drinking Euro Strong Lager especially for the abv. Nice job Lion...I am a fan!
Reviewed by Lone_Freighter from Vermont
3.52/5 rDev +16.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.52/5 rDev +16.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Poured into a pilsener glass, the appearance was a semi-hazy burnt yellow color with a slim white cap of a foamy head. Dissipated eventfully to leave a mild stringy sliding lace.
The aroma had some crisp sweet biscuits, grassy hops, alcohol whiffs, and a mild lemon scent - somewhat perfumey.
The flavor crushed all of the previously mentioned aromas together to create a fair perfumey, boozy and herbally sweet aftertaste. Biscuits back this up too.
The mouthfeel was about medium bodied with a mild sessionability about it. Carbonation felt fine. ABV felt as projected. Booziness is there, but not as distracting as I thought it was going to be since I tasted and smelled it.
Overall, not a bad Euro Strong Lager, maybe again.
Jun 28, 2017The aroma had some crisp sweet biscuits, grassy hops, alcohol whiffs, and a mild lemon scent - somewhat perfumey.
The flavor crushed all of the previously mentioned aromas together to create a fair perfumey, boozy and herbally sweet aftertaste. Biscuits back this up too.
The mouthfeel was about medium bodied with a mild sessionability about it. Carbonation felt fine. ABV felt as projected. Booziness is there, but not as distracting as I thought it was going to be since I tasted and smelled it.
Overall, not a bad Euro Strong Lager, maybe again.
Reviewed by BlackBeerPirate from Illinois
2.67/5 rDev -11.3%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75
2.67/5 rDev -11.3%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75
Taste: crisp, semi sweet malt, herbal notes.
Slight perfume nose. Pale gold semi clear, with a tight bubbled head small lace. Lite body. Delicate sweet version of a lager.
May 04, 2016Slight perfume nose. Pale gold semi clear, with a tight bubbled head small lace. Lite body. Delicate sweet version of a lager.
Rated by DavesBeerReviews from Florida
2.95/5 rDev -2%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
2.95/5 rDev -2%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Nice strong lager goes great with steak and green beens
Apr 23, 2016Rated by Isaacknows from Michigan
5/5 rDev +66.1%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
5/5 rDev +66.1%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
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Apr 17, 2016
Lion Imperial Premium Malt Pilsner from Ceylon / Lion Brewery Limited
Beer rating:
70 out of
100 with
218 ratings
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