Samuel Adams Imperial Pilsner 2005 Harvest
From, of course, a 1 pint 8oz. brown Sam Adams bottle with "For Brewery Fresh Taste Enjoy Before January 2006" date on back label. Made a good appearance, poured a cloudy dirty golden with a foamy cake-like pale tan head and a fair amount of laced sticking. Had a very Noble hoppy aroma, sour citrus and grassy. Good carbonation and a slick, perfect hop bitter medium bodied mouth feel. An excellent hoppy taste, not over the top in bitterness, but actually quite balanced for what the brewer was trying to achieve. Deep citrus in flavor with a dry finish and a nice lingering grassiness in the palate, delicious. I enjoyed this offering from Sam Adams a great deal, a very good hopped up Double Pilsner, well worth sampling and sharing.