I just bought a bottle each of the Festive Ale and Morimoto IMPY Pilsner.
Thoughts to follow shortly. ;^)

"Bill Becker" > wrote in
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> I just bought a bottle each of the Festive Ale and Morimoto
> IMPY Pilsner. Thoughts to follow shortly. ;^)

Oh look! A beer-relevant post!

Thank you Bill!


Scott

"Scott Kaczorowski" > wrote in message
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> "Bill Becker" > wrote in
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>> I just bought a bottle each of the Festive Ale and Morimoto
>> IMPY Pilsner. Thoughts to follow shortly. ;^)
>
> Oh look! A beer-relevant post!
>
> Thank you Bill!
>
>
> Scott

Thank yee kindly, Scott and have a great holiday season!

"Bill Becker" > wrote in message
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>I just bought a bottle each of the Festive Ale and Morimoto IMPY Pilsner.
> Thoughts to follow shortly. ;^)
>
>
Well...I thought the Festive Ale was very peculiar and something I'd
probably not buy again as it just tasted "messy", if that makes any sense.

On to the Imperial Pilsner....

"Bill Becker" > wrote in message
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> "Bill Becker" > wrote in message
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>>I just bought a bottle each of the Festive Ale and Morimoto IMPY Pilsner.
>> Thoughts to follow shortly. ;^)
>>
>>
> Well...I thought the Festive Ale was very peculiar and something I'd
> probably not buy again as it just tasted "messy", if that makes any sense.
>
>

What did you expect from a spiced Belgium ale?

"Blake S" > wrote in message
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> "Bill Becker" > wrote in message
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>> "Bill Becker" > wrote in message
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>>>I just bought a bottle each of the Festive Ale and Morimoto IMPY Pilsner.
>>> Thoughts to follow shortly. ;^)
>>>
>>>
>> Well...I thought the Festive Ale was very peculiar and something I'd
>> probably not buy again as it just tasted "messy", if that makes any
>> sense.
>>
>>
>
> What did you expect from a spiced Belgium ale?

I was hoping for more harmony in the flavours, ala Saison Dupont. It just
tasted rough as hell to me. :^(
Oh well, the Impy Pilsner I'm sipping on is pretty darned pleasing...

In rec.food.drink.beer Bill Becker > wrote:

: Well...I thought the Festive Ale was very peculiar and something I'd
: probably not buy again as it just tasted "messy", if that makes any sense.
:
: On to the Imperial Pilsner....
:

I hope it's better than the Sam Adams Imperial Pilsner which I found
somewhat underwhelming. I guess I've become jaded when it comes to
hoppy beers, but I didn't sense 110 IBU in that beer as I've been told
it's supposed to be.

We had a nice little tasting organized and the Sam Adams was after a
Sudwerk Doppelbock (Good, but not as good as last year) and before a
Great Divide Titan (Excellent!!!).

Talk among yourselves, I'll give you a topic:

Sam Adams Imperial Pilsner is neither Imperial nor a Pilsner.


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"Bill Benzel" > wrote in message
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> In rec.food.drink.beer Bill Becker > wrote:
>
> : Well...I thought the Festive Ale was very peculiar and something I'd
> : probably not buy again as it just tasted "messy", if that makes any
> sense.
> :
> : On to the Imperial Pilsner....
> :
>
> I hope it's better than the Sam Adams Imperial Pilsner which I found
> somewhat underwhelming. I guess I've become jaded when it comes to
> hoppy beers, but I didn't sense 110 IBU in that beer as I've been told
> it's supposed to be.

I haven't seen the Sam Adams Imp Pilsner around here. The Rogue is
definitely hoppy..I can taste Amarillos in there. ;^)

>
> We had a nice little tasting organized and the Sam Adams was after a
> Sudwerk Doppelbock (Good, but not as good as last year) and before a
> Great Divide Titan (Excellent!!!).

Loved the Titan I had a couple of months ago. And the Hercules double
IPA....to die for. Well, almost.

>
> Talk among yourselves, I'll give you a topic:
>
> Sam Adams Imperial Pilsner is neither Imperial nor a Pilsner.
>
>
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> Bill
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In rec.food.drink.beer Bill Becker > wrote:
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: "Bill Benzel" > wrote in message
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:> In rec.food.drink.beer Bill Becker > wrote:
:>
:> : Well...I thought the Festive Ale was very peculiar and something I'd
:> : probably not buy again as it just tasted "messy", if that makes any
:> sense.
:> :
:> : On to the Imperial Pilsner....
:> :
:>
:> I hope it's better than the Sam Adams Imperial Pilsner which I found
:> somewhat underwhelming. I guess I've become jaded when it comes to
:> hoppy beers, but I didn't sense 110 IBU in that beer as I've been told
:> it's supposed to be.
:
: I haven't seen the Sam Adams Imp Pilsner around here. The Rogue is
: definitely hoppy..I can taste Amarillos in there. ;^)
:

The info I have on the Rogue is that it's 100% Sterling. That makes
sense -- Sterling is a US variety of a noble hop, used as a Saaz
substitute so it sounds to me like a really hoppy Czech Pilsner.

A bottle of this is definitely on the "to try" list.


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"Bill Benzel" > wrote in message
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> In rec.food.drink.beer Bill Becker > wrote:
> :
> : "Bill Benzel" > wrote in message
> : ...
> :> In rec.food.drink.beer Bill Becker > wrote:
> :>
> :> : Well...I thought the Festive Ale was very peculiar and something I'd
> :> : probably not buy again as it just tasted "messy", if that makes any
> :> sense.
> :> :
> :> : On to the Imperial Pilsner....
> :> :
> :>
> :> I hope it's better than the Sam Adams Imperial Pilsner which I found
> :> somewhat underwhelming. I guess I've become jaded when it comes to
> :> hoppy beers, but I didn't sense 110 IBU in that beer as I've been told
> :> it's supposed to be.
> :
> : I haven't seen the Sam Adams Imp Pilsner around here. The Rogue is
> : definitely hoppy..I can taste Amarillos in there. ;^)
> :
>
> The info I have on the Rogue is that it's 100% Sterling. That makes
> sense -- Sterling is a US variety of a noble hop, used as a Saaz
> substitute so it sounds to me like a really hoppy Czech Pilsner.
>
> A bottle of this is definitely on the "to try" list.
>
>
> --
> Bill

Sterling, eh? Thanks for the info, Bill!
Btw, I can see myself buying more of this stuff.

>>I hope it's better than the Sam Adams Imperial Pilsner which I found
>>somewhat underwhelming. I guess I've become jaded when it comes to
>>hoppy beers, but I didn't sense 110 IBU in that beer as I've been told
>>it's supposed to be.

Then I'll shed some lupulin tears for you. I get Titan IPA all the time
(I am about 40 miles from the brewery) and while I think it is a nice
example of an IPA and a good session beer I find it definitely is what
I like to call the "Colorado Common" variety. It is well executed, but
there are just so darn many of them around! Now I thought the SA
Imperial Pils was neato just because it was different. Did you taste
the foam? It was one of the most bitter experiences I've ever had,
thank goodness the beer wasn't that bitter. It seems to me that the
hallertauer hops used don't really lend themselves to intense aromas
like the american mega-pines but the TASTE man! Sticky, thick, amazing
.... DIFFERENT! They took a subtle hop and cranked it so far up! Almost
like being able to feel a magnetic field or something.

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