Blue Mountain Barrel House
Arrington, Nelson County, Virginia, USA
Imperial Pilsener
1pt 9.4oz bottle
$7.99
7.6% abv
40 IBUs
Appearance: deep rich golden body with a big snow cone
shaped white head that stays around forever and a day; just globs of lacing
hanging on the glass
Aroma: dusty grains; crisp; clean overall; light touch of
hops
Flavors/Mouthfeel: crisp grains; nice moderate body for a
pilsner; light sweet malts; no it is not your typical 17 IBU pilsner; light
pleasing noble hops adds great balance without pushing the bitterness; nice
light bitterness on the aftertaste
To the Point: a very pleasing Double Pilsner; a great value
at $7.99; this is not an overly sweet pilsner that tastes like boiled corn; the
40 IBU seems to be pretty spot on; I’ll buy more
This Pilsener is called an Imperial Pilsener and it is also
listed as a Double Pilsener. I wish
there were a few standard with the name ‘Imperial’ – for example: the ale
should have a 10% abv or higher. Calling
this a Double Pilsner is closer to the truth.
A 4% ale and then doubled would be 8% and this one is only 7.6%.
So, to me the name ‘uBER’ (super) and the labeling ‘An
Imperial Pilsener’ seem to be a little misleading to me. Can you agree that 10%
abv or higher is ‘super’. Call it ‘Double Pils’ – it’s only 7.6% – I don’t have
a problem.
Non-the-less; this is a very fine tasting Pilsener or is it
Pilsner.
Cigar Paring
CAO Flathead 554
This boxed press cigar is new on the market. This new line
is named after car parts: Flathead, Piston, Big Block – get it. This cigar looks like a big chunk of dark
chocolate.
Flavor Profile: very tasty earthy profile; medium roast
coffee with shot of chocolate; by the mid-point a hint of spice;
Perfect burn; plenty of smoke; easy draw; pretty gray ash;
This cigar paired perfectly with the Barrel House uBER
PILS. This pilsner had enough body to
match up with this tasty cigar. The
earthy profile of the cigar mingled well with the crisp grains of the
pilsner.
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