Golden Era
Dogfish Head Craft Brewery

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From:
Dogfish Head Craft Brewery
 
Delaware, United States
Style:
Imperial Pilsner
ABV:
9%
Score:
84
Avg:
3.73 | pDev: 12.87%
Reviews:
296
Ratings:
327
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jun 20, 2017
Added:
Mar 28, 2006
Wants:
  31
Gots:
  5
Golden Shower is brewed with all continental pilsner malt and hopped with the finest noble hops.

This beer is dry-hopped in the conditioning tank for 8 weeks.

80 IBU
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Ratings by tuckevalastin:
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Reviewed by tuckevalastin from Delaware

4.24/5  rDev +13.7%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
poured from a 750 from 3/21/2006

A: Orangish gold with a nice, long lasting, foamy, off white head

S: Smells of fruit with some sweet malty tones and some spicy hoppy tones. Has a bit of a boozy smell.

T: Initial taste is of honey and a biscuity malt. Some fruit and caramel flavors build upon this. Ends with some spicy hop flavors that don't take over. A very heavy taste for an imperial pilsner.

M: Full bodied with ok carbonation a thick feel. No bitterness, subtle spice, and not much heat (after 4 years anyway)

D: I have a feel the age has helped alot but at this point it's quite drinkable. It's heavier than your average pilsner and has a decent alcohol content but it goes down quite smooth.

Overall, I liked this one more than expected. I would guess the age is responsible for mellowing this beer down but it really is a charm to drink. The taste is interesting and original and seems to go beyond the limits of an Imperial Pilsner. The sweet malt flavor is definetly dominate and this beer has definetly become something near to a barleywine. Not the best beer in the world, but I'd be lieing if I said I didn't like it.
Feb 21, 2010
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Golden Era from Dogfish Head Craft Brewery
Beer rating: 84 out of 100 with 327 ratings