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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 Roke87:
Reviewed by Roke87 from Canada (ON)
3.36/5 rDev -10.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.36/5 rDev -10.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
12 oz. bottle, chilled and poured into a Duvel tulip.
Best before date: March.2012
Appearance- Pours a clear golden straw yellow colour with a big two fingers of soapy white head that slowly dissipates to a very minimal ring leaving average lacing throughout the glass till finish.
Smell- Again I kind of get an aspirin smell, smells are very muted but you do get some malts, a smaller amount of hops, and some fruity flavours thrown in there.
Taste- Just like the smells, very muted and not a whole lot going on here, I actually get an aspirin taste that I find very similar to macro garbage, the hops come through a little more on the palate but not overbearing in anyway, mild malty graininess in there as well.
Mouthfeel- Light bodied with very minimal to almost no carbonation although crisp and refreshing at first it does finish somewhat dry.
Overall- I’m really not sure how this one is rated so high, the smells are overly muted and the taste is almost the exact same, very muted and not much going on. I guess I just had high expectations but this one was not that good in my opinion and doesn’t deserve anything above a B- I would definitely not go out of my way to get this one again.
May 21, 2011Best before date: March.2012
Appearance- Pours a clear golden straw yellow colour with a big two fingers of soapy white head that slowly dissipates to a very minimal ring leaving average lacing throughout the glass till finish.
Smell- Again I kind of get an aspirin smell, smells are very muted but you do get some malts, a smaller amount of hops, and some fruity flavours thrown in there.
Taste- Just like the smells, very muted and not a whole lot going on here, I actually get an aspirin taste that I find very similar to macro garbage, the hops come through a little more on the palate but not overbearing in anyway, mild malty graininess in there as well.
Mouthfeel- Light bodied with very minimal to almost no carbonation although crisp and refreshing at first it does finish somewhat dry.
Overall- I’m really not sure how this one is rated so high, the smells are overly muted and the taste is almost the exact same, very muted and not much going on. I guess I just had high expectations but this one was not that good in my opinion and doesn’t deserve anything above a B- I would definitely not go out of my way to get this one again.
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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