Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Voodoo Brewing Pilzilla

Thursday made me the fortunate possessor of some very fine Voodoo Brewing Company 22 oz bottles. The only question was which bottle should I try first. I decided on the 4 Seasons IPA. 4 Seasons IPA is interesting in the fact that it changes with all 4 regionally existing seasons here in Pennsylvania. For this reason, this is the only Voodoo Brewing Beer that does not list information regarding the ingredients, IBU, gravity, or ABV on the label. In my hand, I had this year's Spring version of the 4 Seasons IPA (silver cap). What I found inside of the bottle was a delicious, clean, American IPA that satisfies. I'd tell you more, but I would rather you check out their link, or better yet, buy it and check it out for yourself. On to the second bottle, and our topic for the day, Pilzilla.

Voodoo Brewing Pilzilla, 50 IBUs, 6.7% ABV:
Beautiful pale golden color with a bright white head. Bready malt character in the nose accented by nice hop spice. Hits the mouth creamy, bright, and balanced. Malt coats the mouth wonderfully, while hop bitterness and flavor builds. Spicy hop complexity hangs around nicely and continues to coax and tease the malty slick that coats the mouth. This beer is bright and clean like its traditional European brother. However, I can assure you . . . If Pilzilla walks in a room, which he can't, because he's too monstrously large to fit through the doorway . . . But if he could, his European brothers would be screaming and running the other way. This beer takes the great qualities of a European Pilsner, hits them with two atom bombs, and out walks Pilzilla . . . He's big . . . He's bad. And he's righteously angry.

Voodoo Brewing Company makes cutting-edge American craft beer, and they do it well. These guys are relatively new, but years of experience, passion, and love are apparent in every Voodoo beer that's produced.

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