Friday, November 29, 2013

Imperial Premiant India Pilsner












Nøgne Ø Imperial Premiant India Pilsner is another new beer from Nøgne Ø this time using a type of hops that we are probably not so familiar with. Premiant is a Czech hops type that was first introduced 1996, has high alpha acids and a spicy aroma. Imperial Pilsner at 9% alc and with 60 IBU I knew this beer was going to put up a good fight.




Aroma of wet grass, bitterness from the hops, citrusy like you get with lemon peel and some light spices. Very nice aroma that was quite stinky but in a good way, high alcohol level and weight of the beer could be guessed from this powerful aroma. This pilsner is not you average and is super full-bodied, slightly sweet, pine resin sweetness comes to mind.

Definitely not a beer top drink a full bottle alone like I did, such a powerful beer needs to be shared. It reminded me of a nice Czech pilsner on steroids, the aroma and flavour profile was off the chart, just a pity it was such a heavy and slightly boozy brew. Worth trying for all those pilsner lovers out there.





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