FOAM Pilsner
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.

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From:
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
 
California, United States
Style:
German Pilsner
Ranked #261
ABV:
5.6%
Score:
85
Ranked #20,207
Avg:
3.79 | pDev: 12.66%
Reviews:
33
Ratings:
157
Status:
Active
Rated:
Monday at 07:13 PM
Added:
Sep 09, 2011
Wants:
  11
Gots:
  13
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Reviewed by Offa from California

3.65/5  rDev -3.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Pale straw. Small lasting foamy head. Some lace. Aroma light bread dough, herb, hay. Taste light spicy herbal hop with hay and some pear. Crisp. Pretty Balanced but with zesty slightly bitter finish. Very lean. Good but not my favorite.
Monday at 07:13 PM
 
Rated: 4 by 4DAloveofSTOUT from Illinois

Nov 14, 2023
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Rated by ddiddy from Maryland

4.9/5  rDev +29.3%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 5
Great tasting pilsner
Jan 21, 2022
 
Rated: 4 by paulish from New York

Feb 20, 2020
 
Rated: 3.88 by wtpbod from New York

Jul 26, 2019
 
Rated: 3.9 by alexsergio from New York

Jul 06, 2019
 
Rated: 3.8 by BenjaGrif from Iowa

Jun 20, 2019
 
Rated: 3.64 by SpaethJam from New York

Jan 03, 2019
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Reviewed by chinchill from South Carolina

3.77/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
On tap at the 2018 Decatur Beer Fest.
Pours with a clear golden body topped with a decent white head. Excellent clarity.
Mild, mainly hoppy aroma.
The well balanced flavor is mildly bitter and has a good blend of hops and malts.
Medium-light body with medium carbonation.
Oct 20, 2018
 
Rated: 4.14 by tcorbs88 from California

Oct 14, 2017
 
Rated: 3.99 by probert from New York

Aug 05, 2017
 
Rated: 4.12 by Antc2382 from New Jersey

Feb 17, 2017
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Reviewed by Jacobier10 from New Jersey

3.91/5  rDev +3.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
On-tap 12/29/2016 @ Madison Square Garden in New York, NY.

My face had just been Split Open and Melted by Phish after a dark, haunting, and downright fantastic end to their first set and I needed to pee badly. I raced down to the MSG corridor towards the men's room, when I caught something out of the corner of my eye; a FOAM Pilsner tap handle! Yes!

Enjoyed during the set break from a plastic cup, it had your classic pilsner appearance: pale gold in color and clear with a frothy white head. Grassy noble hop aroma (or maybe that was just coming from the crowd?) with bready malts to back it up. Nice balance in the flavor that pretty much nailed the profile of a German pilsner. Medium-light bodied, quenching and fortifying.

This was the perfect pick-me-up for Set 2. My friend Andy and I shared the last few sips as Mike's bass pounded out the opening notes to Down With Disease, and we were on our way to a great rest of the night.
Jan 05, 2017
 
Rated: 4.2 by SurrenderToTheFlow95 from New York

Apr 07, 2016
 
Rated: 4.5 by HeadyRebekah from Massachusetts

Jan 04, 2016
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Rated by Sheaffer315 from New York

4.23/5  rDev +11.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Excellent, malty, German style Pilsner.
Nov 13, 2015
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Reviewed by KWolf from New York

4.02/5  rDev +6.1%
look: 4.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Nice clear straw color. Faint hop aroma. Starts nice and light with medium carbo ation. Finishes with that perfect noble hop bite, slightly bitter and aa weebit resinous pine.
Perfect specimen of Pilsener.
Oct 04, 2015
 
Rated: 3.51 by logicalparadox from New York

Sep 27, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by Gkruszewski from New York

Sep 27, 2015
 
Rated: 3.79 by brother_rebus from Maine

Aug 27, 2015
FOAM Pilsner from Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
Beer rating: 85 out of 100 with 157 ratings