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Samuel Adams Noble Pils
Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)
- From:
- Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)
- Massachusetts, United States
- Style:
- German Pilsner
- ABV:
- 4.9%
- Score:
- 85
- Avg:
- 3.75 | pDev: 14.67%
- Reviews:
- 1,533
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Nov 19, 2023
- Added:
- Dec 20, 2009
- Wants:
- 148
- Gots:
- 528
Samuel Adams® Noble Pils is brewed with all 5 Noble hops for a distinct hop character and fresh taste. Deep golden in color with a citrusy hop aroma, Samuel Adams Noble Pils is a traditional Bohemian Pilsner. The honeyed malt character from traditional Bohemian malt is balanced by delicate yet pronounced citrus, floral, and piney notes from the Noble hops. The winner of our 2009 Beer Lover's Choice® election, this beer was chosen by over 67,000 drinkers for its crisp complexity and refreshing taste.
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Ratings by ColForbinBC:
Reviewed by ColForbinBC from New Jersey
4.1/5 rDev +9.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
4.1/5 rDev +9.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
12oz bottle poured into a pilsner glass
Pours a brilliantly clear straw yellow with a creamy two finger paper white cap. Some sheeting action from the lace and streams of very active bubbles flying through the body.
The hops really address all angles here, perfumey, floral, spicy, citrus, and herbal. They stand up pretty tall on top of a saltine-like pilsner malt base.
A little honey sweetness from the malt adds a nice counterbalance to the dry, crisp, bitter hops. Fruity esters of apples and pears with a tangerine citrus add a nice fruity flavor. Super clean with bright flavors....a little too clean.
Crisp, cry, spritzy. Finish is a touch of honey mixed with hop bitterness. Light bodied, easy to drink.
All in all, this is a nice addition to the pilsner scene, but it feels a little too overproduced to knock out the top of the style. Still, a well-crafted hoppy pilsner.
Feb 28, 2010Pours a brilliantly clear straw yellow with a creamy two finger paper white cap. Some sheeting action from the lace and streams of very active bubbles flying through the body.
The hops really address all angles here, perfumey, floral, spicy, citrus, and herbal. They stand up pretty tall on top of a saltine-like pilsner malt base.
A little honey sweetness from the malt adds a nice counterbalance to the dry, crisp, bitter hops. Fruity esters of apples and pears with a tangerine citrus add a nice fruity flavor. Super clean with bright flavors....a little too clean.
Crisp, cry, spritzy. Finish is a touch of honey mixed with hop bitterness. Light bodied, easy to drink.
All in all, this is a nice addition to the pilsner scene, but it feels a little too overproduced to knock out the top of the style. Still, a well-crafted hoppy pilsner.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois
3.54/5 rDev -5.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.54/5 rDev -5.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
"Best by 4/4/24"; drank 11/18/23 @ the Yarchives.
See-through pale yellow appearance.
A rough pour yielded a big eggshell-colored head; a thick curtain of tree-rung lacing remained.
Fresh corn, mild caramel & faint skunky notes in the nose.
Medium mouthfeel.
Sweet corn, mild caramel & faint skunky flavors.
Drinkable but I don't care for that light skunkiness.
Nov 19, 2023See-through pale yellow appearance.
A rough pour yielded a big eggshell-colored head; a thick curtain of tree-rung lacing remained.
Fresh corn, mild caramel & faint skunky notes in the nose.
Medium mouthfeel.
Sweet corn, mild caramel & faint skunky flavors.
Drinkable but I don't care for that light skunkiness.
Reviewed by maxpower from Missouri
3.44/5 rDev -8.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.44/5 rDev -8.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Pours hazy golden-straw color with a good fizzy white head that doesn't last long, not much lacing, light grassy and flowery aromas. Bready and grainy mild sweetness turns hoppy and bitter with some dryness in the finish. Light bodied with a soft but crisp carbonated mouthfeel, very clean and crisp, very nice.
May 05, 2020
Samuel Adams Noble Pils from Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)
Beer rating:
85 out of
100 with
3766 ratings
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