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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 ebinizer:
Reviewed by ebinizer
3.99/5 rDev +6.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
3.99/5 rDev +6.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
One half notch lower on the bitterness, and I would rate it 4.5, but maybe I should reconsider due to the complexity of the hops.
I know: it's a pilsner, but it seems even lighter than many high-quality pilsners. Great quality hop flavor, but too much for me. Hops quality hits me after breathing through the nose after a drink: filled my mind with the fine sweetness of fresh hops in hand- a fragrance released upon warming the in the mouth and one like no other commercial beer I've had. I can see different hop qualities as the temperature of the beer changes.
Bought at a Wal-Mart. I'll try it on tap and in bottle somewhere else to see if there is a favorable difference. The malt flavor is excellent: strange for me because with this kind of malt flavor is usually in a slightly heavier feeling beer.
I'd say this is a compliment to a brewer using great ingredients. As mentioned by a previous reviewer, these hops could turn if the beer is old or not handled properly. I will update after trying again.
Pluses: hop quality, aroma, and malt flavor.
Minuses--slight: Too light (for me--I know I'm talking subtle differences in a narrow spectrum) and just over the edge in bitter. Maybe that's what it takes to get the full complexity of extraordinary hops this beer has. Makes me want to go to Boston just to try it fresh off the keg.
Jun 14, 2012I know: it's a pilsner, but it seems even lighter than many high-quality pilsners. Great quality hop flavor, but too much for me. Hops quality hits me after breathing through the nose after a drink: filled my mind with the fine sweetness of fresh hops in hand- a fragrance released upon warming the in the mouth and one like no other commercial beer I've had. I can see different hop qualities as the temperature of the beer changes.
Bought at a Wal-Mart. I'll try it on tap and in bottle somewhere else to see if there is a favorable difference. The malt flavor is excellent: strange for me because with this kind of malt flavor is usually in a slightly heavier feeling beer.
I'd say this is a compliment to a brewer using great ingredients. As mentioned by a previous reviewer, these hops could turn if the beer is old or not handled properly. I will update after trying again.
Pluses: hop quality, aroma, and malt flavor.
Minuses--slight: Too light (for me--I know I'm talking subtle differences in a narrow spectrum) and just over the edge in bitter. Maybe that's what it takes to get the full complexity of extraordinary hops this beer has. Makes me want to go to Boston just to try it fresh off the keg.
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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