Just Add Noodles
Trillium Brewing Company

Just Add NoodlesJust Add Noodles
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From:
Trillium Brewing Company
 
Massachusetts, United States
Style:
Japanese Rice Lager
ABV:
5.2%
Score:
88
Avg:
3.96 | pDev: 8.84%
Reviews:
5
Ratings:
19
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Aug 03, 2019
Added:
Mar 28, 2019
Wants:
  2
Gots:
  1
Just Add Noodles is a brand new recipe brewed in celebration of all that is Ivan Ramen. We took inspiration from their culinary expertise, integrating both rye and rice into the mash as an interpretation of their noodles. Working with the Ivan Ramen crew has inspired us in all areas of food and beer - we're excited to share this singular moment with them.

Just Add Noodles pours a golden straw and slight sheen and pillowy white head. A crisp and clean lager fermentation profile marries with the nose of light biscuit, honeyed bread dough and toasted grains underpinned by a delicate, floral hoppiness. The palate closely follows with a soft, rounded mouthfeel and a balancing bitterness. Just Add Noodles drinks clean and seamlessly with the satisfyingly pleasure that marries with any of the Ivan Ramen dishes planned for this special night or as a singularly beautiful experience unto itself.

MALT: Pilsner, Rice, Rye

HOPS: Sterling

COLLABORATION: Ivan Ramen
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Ratings by Knapp85:
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Rated by Knapp85 from Pennsylvania

3.84/5  rDev -3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Apr 28, 2019
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.14 by Coronaeus from Canada (ON)

Aug 03, 2019
 
Rated: 3.48 by vfgccp from New York

May 26, 2019
 
Rated: 3.8 by BAsbill from California

May 22, 2019
 
Rated: 4.3 by XanaduBarnes from New York

May 20, 2019
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Reviewed by Blackrobe from Massachusetts

4.17/5  rDev +5.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
Dated 3/27/19 on the bottom of the can, just under 2 months old.

Pours almost clear with a the faintest hint of haze and two + half fingers of puffy white head. Nose of yeasty bread, sweet grains, fresh hop cones, slight corn and a distinct rye background. Taste is very pleasant and crisp, following the nose with sweet yet spicy rye, a sprinkling of pilsner grain notes + faint resinous hoppiness. I can also pick out the rice in this one due to it's few but impactful aspects, great addition! I could crush a 4 pack of these tall boys and be on the lookout for more. Take this with a grain of salt as I am BIG lover of using rye in brews. Probably my favorite lager in recent memory due to it's addition. I'm going back tomorrow to grab a few more before they sell out!
May 16, 2019
 
Rated: 4.25 by StormAles from Canada (ON)

May 12, 2019
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Reviewed by hopley from Massachusetts

4.22/5  rDev +6.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
This is basically Trillium's Pilsner with rye grains added to the malt bill - typical Trillium - make a slight change to a base beer and slap a new label on it and let the marketing machine do the rest. In this case, the hype-up was some chef who joined them for some event, maybe who specializes in noodles.

While I'm not a big Pilsner fan - I really like this one, but only when really cold. I haven't tried the Pilsner but the rye really added a nice twang to the crispness of the Pilsner, but when it warmed, it became much less optimal. I'd gladly grab it again as a warm weather coiffer to drink cold and fast. Great job! Cheers!
Apr 29, 2019
 
Rated: 3.64 by PhineasMcClintock from Massachusetts

Apr 26, 2019
 
Rated: 3.94 by Prost76 from New Hampshire

Apr 14, 2019
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Reviewed by mothman from Minnesota

4/5  rDev +1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
On draft. Clear golden yellow color.

Light, crisp, clean, refreshing, but flavorful. Easy drinking and something different for a change from trillium. Grassy and zesty.
Apr 14, 2019
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Reviewed by Bshaw22 from Wisconsin

3.88/5  rDev -2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours fuzzy yellow with a nice white head.
Spells of crisp malt and a little grass
Flavor is clean and a little lemony grass and small malt.
Super crushable. Pretty good rice beer
Apr 13, 2019
 
Rated: 3 by Nichols33 from Massachusetts

Apr 08, 2019
 
Rated: 4.25 by grahuba from Connecticut

Apr 07, 2019
 
Rated: 3.83 by Dizzy242 from Massachusetts

Apr 04, 2019
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Reviewed by ManapuaMan from Massachusetts

4.06/5  rDev +2.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Is that rye in there? Not sure but it tastes and smells like there's a small spicy kick going on in aroma and taste. Well, maybe not a full on kick to the body, more like a snappy leg kick that flicks out of nowhere, makes contact and is pulled back in as quick as it came.

Cloudier that clear golden pour. Aroma and taste (see above) has a nice grainy, grassy, cereal taste with a light spicy something.

Clean and crisp and well made - easy drinker with a touch of complexity. Nice to see Tril showing of their range and working hard on their lager game. Keep it up.

EDIT - I'm a moron. It says rye right there in the description.
Apr 01, 2019
 
Rated: 4.1 by snowmageddon from Massachusetts

Mar 30, 2019
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Rated by StoutElk_92 from Massachusetts

4.61/5  rDev +16.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
Toasty, malty, bready, nutty, spicy, grainy sweetness, some earthy floral hops, flavorful and crisp
Mar 29, 2019
 
Rated: 3.69 by Abe_Froman from Massachusetts

Mar 28, 2019
Just Add Noodles from Trillium Brewing Company
Beer rating: 88 out of 100 with 19 ratings