But the IDIPA made me LOL! Can’t say as I’ve seen that. Yet.

As for the utility of “imperial” I thought I saw the height of absurdity with a IIPA until I thought I saw a IDIPA.

I think I called them Imperialistic Brewing Co. from Overthetop, OR.

Damn…I should’ve TM’d the name then!

Hmm, Herbst being the German word for Autumn, does this place the Herbsweizen in the Imperial, Autumn, Krystalweizen style?

S.

But back to the new Pyramid brand, I’m surprised that no one as yet has noted that so-called “Imperial” hefeweizen already does exist, and it’s called weizen bock. (Which, I think our European friends should recognize, is in itself a stylistic conundrum, combining as it does top and bottom fermented styles.) So one presumes that it’s the hops that make this particular brand “Imperial”? That being the case, and returning to Josquin’s comment, should it need to be an actual hefeweizen first?

Years ago, Mark Silva told me that he actually apologized to German brewers of hefeweizens for the mistreatment that certain U.S. brewers had inflicted upon the term. That pretty much sums up my views on the subject, but then again, I’m Canadian.

(BTW, just OT, up in Edmonton, Alberta, the Alley Kat Brewing Company is making a Herbsweizen, a filtered weissbierwith named after the owner/brewer, Neil Herbst. It’s one of the finest kristals I’ve had the pleasure of tasting.)

Oooh, now we’re on to something — served as dessert paired with a nice Imperial Stout!

“(I don’t consult them to decide if I like the beers I otherwise drink.)”

Truer words were never spoken.

To Alan in the first response, and I think I answered your same post at BA this way, I thought Schneider had invented it first with Aventinus.