Samuel Adams Downtime Pilsner
Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)

Samuel Adams Downtime PilsnerSamuel Adams Downtime Pilsner
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From:
Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)
 
Massachusetts, United States
Style:
German Pilsner
ABV:
5%
Score:
82
Avg:
3.61 | pDev: 10.8%
Reviews:
98
Ratings:
422
Status:
Active
Rated:
May 11, 2019
Added:
Mar 08, 2015
Wants:
  10
Gots:
  129
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Ratings by zbjk02:
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Rated by zbjk02 from Illinois

3.4/5  rDev -5.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Nov 04, 2015
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by rapayn01 from Kentucky

3.5/5  rDev -3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Have to go back to May 2016 for notes on this bottle. I wrote at the time it was an "average pilsner." I was exploring a lot of pilsners back then and really didn't find many that made me want to reduce IPA consumption -- though I was looking to reduce abv per drink a bit. Basically learned that I much prefer Dunkel to pilsner.
May 11, 2019
 
Rated: 3.6 by KMcGrath from Massachusetts

Dec 03, 2018
 
Rated: 2.8 by Chilmer from Iowa

May 23, 2018
 
Rated: 3.68 by DigitGrowler from Kentucky

May 20, 2018
 
Rated: 3.5 by tjg584 from Tennessee

Jan 06, 2018
 
Rated: 2.5 by Pretendeer from Washington

Dec 01, 2017
 
Rated: 1.53 by Spencer96 from Ohio

Jul 17, 2017
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Rated by Beerucee from Texas

4.06/5  rDev +12.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Nice with pizza, watching stream of final Ringling circus show. Tears in my beer.
May 22, 2017
 
Rated: 3.03 by caburdette51 from West Virginia

May 04, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by yuenglingfan101 from Ohio

Apr 30, 2017
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Reviewed by Red5StandingBy from Maryland

3.97/5  rDev +10%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured from 12oz bottle into dimpled mug. Enjoy by date is April of 2017.

L: Very clear straw yellow, with finger width white head that doesn't have great retention. Decent lacing left behind by the ring of bubbles.

S: Herbal and pine hops, good strong malt backbone of lightly toasted biscuits. Clean.

T: Hop oils are strong, lots of herbal and a hint of pine. Again a strong malt backbone of crackers and biscuits. Clean flavor.

F: Light body, super crisp and an easy drinker for sure.

O: Really a stellar aroma and taste, home run by Sam Adams here.
Feb 09, 2017
 
Rated: 3.44 by Kurzman from Rhode Island

Feb 08, 2017
 
Rated: 3.58 by Boone757 from Virginia

Jan 23, 2017
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Reviewed by augustgarage from California

3.75/5  rDev +3.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Bottled December 2016; poured from a 12oz bottle into my Harriet pilsner glass.

Brilliantly clear pale Stil de grain yellow body with a large stand of off-white foam. Rocky lacing, superior retention.

Base malt, faintly herbal/grassy hop notes, and not much else in the nose. Clean, but unremarkable.

Malty palate entry, with faint toast and bread notes along with a distinctive spring barley character. Moderate bitterness - clean and dry with barely appreciable flavor contributions from the hops. Vaguely grainy at times, though not in a bad way. Faint floral notes emerge as the beer warms a bit.

Crisp, well carbonated, and refreshing.

The Mandarina hops are so restrained in this expression that they may as well not be here at all - not a bad version of the style, but decidedly inferior to Noble Pils (a beer I haven't seen on the shelves around here since it stopped being a seasonal offering).
Jan 03, 2017
 
Rated: 3.74 by Gawz from New York

Dec 16, 2016
 
Rated: 3.23 by singletary from Mississippi

Dec 15, 2016
 
Rated: 3.75 by crob3888 from California

Dec 05, 2016
 
Rated: 3.5 by eldoctorador from Chile

Nov 26, 2016
 
Rated: 3.41 by Madasyn from Ohio

Nov 10, 2016
Samuel Adams Downtime Pilsner from Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)
Beer rating: 82 out of 100 with 422 ratings