Boulevard Smokestack Series: Reverb Imperial Pilsner

How can a style as elegant and refined as pilsner be "amped up" to imperial status? The answer, as Spinal Tap guitarist Nigel Tufnel might say, is simple: you go to eleven. With its classic recipe and impeccable craftsmanship, Reverb Imperial Pilsner echoes our Collaboration No. 1 Imperial Pilsner, produced in 2009 with esteemed Belgian brewmaster Jean-Marie Rock. Like its predecessor, this summer seasonal is a study in delicately balanced contrasts. Up front, Pilsner malt makes a clear yet restrained statement, answered by the steady, harmonious hum of Saaz hops, traces of which linger in the dry, crisp finish. Rock on.

3.6

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Kansas City, United States

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3.7 Bottle from Systembolaget. Dominated by grass and herbal aromas with a hint of sweetness.

3.3 Bottle. Pours a slightly hazy pale yellow color with a white head. Has a fruity grainy malty spicy weak grassy aroma. Sweetish malty grainy bitter hoppy flavor. Has a sweetish malty grainy spicy bitter finish.

3.5 Bottle (75 cl) from bierkompass.de. Clear golden, medium white head. Grainy malt, some floral hops. Medium bodied, medium carbonation. Dry with medium bitterness. More hops please.

3.5 A really nice pilsener. Pours a honey golden color with lots of white head. Aromas of fresh wheat and barley. Sweetness too. Nice and sweet at first with a nice hoppy pilsener punch at the end. Solid.

3.5 Flaske: Pilsnergul klar øl med et fint skumhoved. Duft af lagergær og god amerikansk humle. Let støvet grundet rejsen over atlanten, men holder stadig fint. Smagen er amped up makrolager men det fungerer udmærket. Ok øl.

3.1 Bottle shared by Simonsen Golden, small haze, white head. Smell of hay, spices, grass and alot of malts. Medium sweet, quite malty, also alot of hay and a touch of alcohol. Medium bitter finish dominated by grass and hay. Quite enjoyable

3.6 Bottle 75cl. Small white layer. Hazy yellow color, small bubbles. Aroma is flowers, light malt. Taste is grass, smoked malt.

3.2 E: Yellow liquid with some haze combined with a big white head that goes away fast. N: bread, faint citrus, apricot. T: sweet bread, honey, citrus. M: weak bitterness, a little sticky, medium carbonation. Good but I have had better ones.

3.3 Pours hazy yellow with low white head. Aroma of rye bread, honey and light citrus. Taste is sweetish with light bitter finish, kind of bland. Body is light to medium with soft carbonation.

3.2 Pours cloudy yellow no head Aromas of pilsner malts, honey, rye bread Well balanced with honey sweetness, rye bread, alcohol

3.1 Pours hazy pale yellow with a frothy white head. Aroma is rye bread, citrus, honey. Taste is rye bread, citrus, honey. Mouthfeel is sprightly with medium carbonation. Aftertaste is rye bread and honey.

3.1 Flaske fra vinmonopolet. Delt på hyttetur med esp0r. Lys,klar farge.uklar hvis gjærrester.skumtopp som forsvinner.smaker gjær, blomster,høy, malt.tørr som bare det. Kjedelig på alle måter

3.9 Bottle. Pours crystal clear light golden. Nice hops in the nose. Taste is sweet with some dryness. You can taste some of the alcohol.

3.6 Bottle. Pours light hazy golden with a white head. Aroma is pilsner malt, floral hops with a sweet malt and alcohol note. Sweet malty taste with a light bitterness. Medium bodied with a smooth oily texture.

3.7 @ Whitey’s Liquor / Lawrenceburg IN --- Clear golden amber with a rocky white head that drops to a solid head cover, streamers of lace. Taste is sweet malt with floral overtones that turns more bitter as it moves through the palate to a cleansing finish. Pilsner, yes, much more assertive, also yes. A great choice for a Spring afternoon with light snacks.

3.9 .75 bottle. Golden yellow. While the one-three imperial pilsners I’ve had so far have always been very heavy, slightly too sweet or overhopped (much like hoppy doublebocks really), this one greets you with a really nice pilsnery clean malty nose, and those lovely soothing, subtle tingling fine hops. Body is full, smooth, without being sticky. I’m pleasantly surprised. Definitely the best ’imperial pils’ I’ve had, and a really nice beer overall.

3.9 On bottle from Vinmonopolet Vika.Golden hazy color, ok foam. Aromas; starts of with light hops, then fruity and floral aromas- in the end nice yeast influence; medium intensity. Medium body & complexity. Good bitterness and well balanced. Very enjoyable- I expect its the best Imperial Pils Ive tasted so far

3.3 Linköping Beer Expo 2014. Golden/yellow beer with a nice offwhite head. Malty bready aroma, yeast notes, grassy, some citrus. Hoppy floral flavor, bready, floral, grassy, some alcohol. Fruity hop finish with bread and booze.

3.6 Bottle at home. The colour is slightly cloudy dark straw and with a medium light beige head. Aroma of pale malt, hay, sweet corn, mown grass and some citrus. Has a nice sweetnes as well. More grassy hops in the flavour and with hay and some sweet corn. A little dry ending. Has a slick and rich mouth feel, and a light to medium bitterness. A well-balanced pilsner with a nice sweetness and hoppy touch.

3.7 The appearance has a somewhat clear golden yellow colored body with a nice two fingered white foamy head that dies within about thirty seconds. What lacing there is tries to cling but slides for the most part, but there really isn’t much lacing at all to be honest. I do see some carbonation rising at a decent pace The smell has a nice combination of peppery spices playing with a slight citrus/lemony of sorts with some white grapes with a floral aspect show up as it warms. The taste is slightly bitter to begin with and as it starts to warm a nice grassy maltiness comes out; floral yet grassy aftertaste with a quick dry finish. The palate sits light on the body with a good carbonation for an American Double Pilsener leaving enough harshness but not overly doing it, decent sessionability. Overall, this is a nice American Double Pilsener that I would have again and would definitely put it up with its respected food. Personally, I think I could do this with a nice big juicy steak right off the grill.

2.4 Pours a clear bright yellow color with a clean malt aroma. Taste is simple, a bit watery. A mild earth corn taste with a simple bitter aftertaste. A minimal unfiltered water aftertaste which lingers on the palate.

3.7 Pours a slightly hazy yellow color with a very tall, pillowy white head that creates a decent lacing on the glass. Aroma has a strong pils malt, lots of saaz hops, mild lemony acid nose. Flavor has a strong grain flavor up front with a noble hop kick in the middle and finish. Body is light, crisp and has loads of carbonation. Overall a good brew.

3.8 Bottle: Pours cloudy, lemon-gold with a tall white head. Pineapple-lemon malt, grain aroma. Sweet tropical pineapple, citrus, malt... Slightly peppery/herbal bitter..... A little dry alcohol bitter as well... Overall, very crisp....tasty....

3.9 Flaske fra polets nettbutikk, hjemme: etter en nittimers økt i konserthuset var dette akkurat hva dr. Dahle forordnet, rett fra kjøleskapet. Det er noe rituelt å trekke opp korken på en slik flaske, og flott skum kombinert med en tilbakelent men innsmigrende humleduft var nok til at jeg følte saligheten. Jeg synker ned i godstolen og lar de leskende dråper fylle ganen og nytelsen brer seg. Livet er mye bedre enn det avholdsfolk vil ha det til.

2.9 Medium offwhite slightly coarse head doesn’t last. Clear yellow body with carbonation. Light grainy fruity aroma, very faint. Dry-sweet fruity grainy taste with honey notes. Mid-bodied. Mild, slightly fizzy mouthfeel, with some heat at the end. Dryish spicy pear aftertaste with mealy wooden notes. Nice, drinkable, and sort of bland. In no way does the flavour justify all that alcohol. A bit heavy; can’t really drink the whole thing without food and water.(0.75l bottle, from wine monopoly, Vika, Oslo.)

3.9 Pours clear with a white foam that fades. Color is clear and golden. Aroma is lighter than I expected. Slight floral, more european aroma than american. Tasting it is more bitter than the aroma suggests. Body is medium with lively carbonation. Finish is slightly astringent and dry.

4.3 Nice clear appearance very gold in color. The smell is clean and nice but I'm getting a little bit of light struck skunk in there. Taste is nice clean a little bit strong but that's what you expect with this style. Overall a nice beer very drinkable.

3.4 It poured a medium yellow color with a white head. The aroma was of yeast and malt, with a bit of hops. The taste was much the same, though the hops come through stronger in the flavor, mostly in the finish, which is also moderately dry and lingering. Very well done.

3.9 Bottle poured into a shaker. Pours a hazy dark yellow with minimal head. Aroma of some light grassy hops and cereal grains. Taste is light bitter. Herbal and grassy. A hint of banana in there too. Pretty darn good.

3.7 750ml bottle pours a straw yellow color with with a fluffy white head that leaves light lacing. Smells of sweet malt, floral hops’ wheat and dough. Tastes of the same things in the smell and is really grainy. Mouthfeel is medium and creamy with good carbonation and a dry finish. Pretty tasty for an imperial Pilsner. Grainy and good hoppyness in the back end. Well balanced. Another good one in the Smokestack series.