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:
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:> : 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.
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: 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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