Doing what American breweries do best - taking a style to the absolute edge! This beer starts with a normal German Pilsner style, and ups both the malt and hops for much stronger flavors.
Sharing the same pale yellow color as the Pilsner, the similarities usually end there. Higher malt gives the beer both a very prominent malt backbone (sometimes quite sweet) and it also allows fermentation up into higher ABV ranges (almost 10% in some cases). More American hops also contribute to strong hop flavors - often pine resin and citrus - that balance or sometimes exceed the malts. Usually fairly noticeable alcohol flavors and aromas as well.
Best served cool, at 46-54 degrees, and in a pint glass or pilsner glass.