Nomad - Great Divide Brewing Company

ChainGangGuy

Georgia

3.7/5  rDev +0.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Appearance: Pours out a clear, bubbly, golden-orange body with a tall, airy, foaming white head.

Smell: Sweetish-scented pils malt with notes of cracked grain, biscuit dough, lemon juice, and dried herb.

Taste: Sweetish, biscuit doughy, grainy pilsner maltiness. Little drizzle of lemon, followed by a spicy herbaceousness. Medium-light bitterness. Drying with little touches of herb and citrus on the sprightly finish.

Mouthfeel: Medium-light body. Medium-plus carbonation.

Overall: Not great, but still fine, quaffable, and reasonably balanced.

Serving type: bottle

07-25-2012 01:10:08 | More by ChainGangGuy

jaxon53

Connecticut

3.75/5  rDev +1.6%

06-18-2013 08:13:45 | More by jaxon53

Amp

Oklahoma

3.5/5  rDev -5.1%

06-04-2013 02:39:38 | More by Amp

ryan1788a5

Massachusetts

3.76/5  rDev +1.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

12oz bottle poured into a pilsner glass.

A: Dull hay-like yellow. Three fingers of rocky white head don't surrender any ground. Lacing stays cemented to the glass in thick messy clumps. This is how a pilsner should look.

S: Bready and buttered biscuit. Grass and hay. Softly herbal. Slight floral quality too.

T: Grainy malt base with hints of biscuit and slight toast. Hay and dried grass. Bready. Hops are plenty bitter and floral at the start, but they go herbal and oily after a moment. Clean. Grainy with a smattering of herbal hop bitterness on the finish.

M: Light in body. Ample scrubbing carbonation. Creamy. Lacks some of that filling firmness that is textbook for the style.

O: A good attempt at a style that is very tough to perfect. It's very drinkable, but not quite as elegant and refined as it needs to be to go toe to toe with the best in the category.

Serving type: bottle

06-04-2013 01:04:50 | More by ryan1788a5

Ljoreilly

Georgia

3.75/5  rDev +1.6%

06-01-2013 00:41:29 | More by Ljoreilly

Plonk

Alabama

3.75/5  rDev +1.6%

05-29-2013 18:10:54 | More by Plonk

kjkinsey

Texas

3.75/5  rDev +1.6%

05-28-2013 15:57:38 | More by kjkinsey

PhillyStyle

Georgia

4.5/5  rDev +22%

05-25-2013 15:22:27 | More by PhillyStyle

Kenzie

Utah

3.75/5  rDev +1.6%

05-23-2013 06:12:25 | More by Kenzie

dbrauneis

New Jersey

3.8/5  rDev +3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

A: Pours a crystal clear pale straw yellow in color with some light amounts of visible carbonation and some faint lemon + golden yellow highlights. The beer has a finger tall white head that reduces to a couple of small to medium sized medium thick patches, a very thin film covering the majority of the remainder of the surface of the beer, and a thin ring at the edges of the glass. Moderate amounts of lacing are observed.

S: Moderate aromas of grassy hops with slightly lighter aromas of earthy/spicy hops and biscuit malts.

T: Upfront there are light flavors of biscuit malts and a light to moderate flavor of fruity yeast. That is soon overtaken by the slightly stronger hop flavors - grassy first and foremost, followed by earthy and spicy. Light to moderate amounts of bitterness which fades quickly.

M: Slightly heavier than light bodied with moderate amounts of carbonation.

O: Easy to drink and just on the cusp of being sessionable, I enjoyed it and it was interesting with the slightly more hoppy flavors and enough complexity.

Serving type: bottle

05-21-2013 23:42:47 | More by dbrauneis

Envelopes

Ohio

3.5/5  rDev -5.1%

05-21-2013 05:38:03 | More by Envelopes

TMoney2591

Illinois

3.71/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

Served in a Lagunitas mason jar.

I know when I think pilsner, I think the desert. Anyway, this stuff pours a clear sunset straw topped by a finger of white foam. The nose comprises flowers, grass, very light white grape skin, and some light biscuit. The taste brings in more of the same, with heavier flowers and a touch of sulfur in the background and in the finish. Reminds me almost of a Burton-ish character. The body straddles the line between hefty light and light medium, with a light moderate carbonation and a drying finish. Overall, a solid pils, not the best the States have put forth, but a nice one regardless.

Serving type: bottle

05-20-2013 21:10:16 | More by TMoney2591

OldTime

Georgia

4.25/5  rDev +15.2%

05-20-2013 05:10:09 | More by OldTime

argock

Virginia

3.61/5  rDev -2.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5

Poured from a 12 oz brown bottle into a clear glass tumbler. Bottled on Feb 08, 2013, stamped on side of front label. Purchased at Knightly Liquors (Orlando, FL).

A: Clear yellow with a prodigious 2-finger white head with good retention and an impressive coverage of the glass with lacing.

S: Clean Pilsner malt with strong grain and cracker character with sharp Czech noble hopping.

T: The flavor is not as clean as it could be with a lot of herbal and soft citrus hoppy bitterness that clouds the grainy, crackery maltiness. There is no yeast component, but the bitterness is a tad too high.

M: Clean with a fairly light body with high carbonation.

O: A fairly run-of-the-mill Czech pilsner -- solid but nothing special.

Serving type: bottle

05-18-2013 02:49:40 | More by argock

evergreen_machine

Ohio

3.5/5  rDev -5.1%

05-15-2013 03:45:05 | More by evergreen_machine

dt_gbpackersfan

Missouri

4/5  rDev +8.4%

05-14-2013 20:02:18 | More by dt_gbpackersfan

pcsnyder

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +15.2%

05-13-2013 00:40:51 | More by pcsnyder

mikeburd1128

New Jersey

3.25/5  rDev -11.9%

05-12-2013 18:06:13 | More by mikeburd1128

Bosoxfan20

Missouri

3.58/5  rDev -3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5

A- Clear golden with a trace of a white head. Sticky lacing.

S- Nice fruity aroma. Lemon and herbal notes. Not overly grainy like some of this style can be.

T- Fruit and spice. Not huge flavors, but enough to set it apart from the standard pils. Earthy hops give a touch of bitterness in the finish.

M- Clean and refreshing. Light to mid body. Moderate carbonation. Dry finish

O- Nothing spectacular, but a nice pilsner that works really well in the spring. Enjoyable. I really liked the spiciness to it

Serving type: on-tap

05-12-2013 17:16:45 | More by Bosoxfan20

MLKincer

Ohio

3.75/5  rDev +1.6%

05-11-2013 23:25:00 | More by MLKincer

eulerthegrape

California

2.75/5  rDev -25.5%

05-10-2013 15:52:19 | More by eulerthegrape

sajaffe1

Alabama

3.5/5  rDev -5.1%

05-10-2013 03:57:46 | More by sajaffe1

atr2605

New York

3.7/5  rDev +0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

A-pours a transparent yellow with a white sudsy head with nice retention
S-grassy, lemon, and a bit of malt sweetness
T-more grassy hops with the malt providing a nice balance
M-light bodied and crisp
O-nice, light, and refreshing. pretty solid brew for the style

Serving type: bottle

05-08-2013 01:35:24 | More by atr2605

metter98

New York

3.85/5  rDev +4.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

A: The beer is clear yellow in color and has a moderate amount of visible carbonation. It poured with a finger high white head that died down but consistently left a thin head covering the surface and lots of lacing down the sides of the glass.
S: Light to moderate aromas of grassy hops are present in the nose along with some notes of earthy and spicy hops plus some hints of biscuit malts.
T: Similar to the smell, the hops dominate the overall taste—particularly in the way of grassy flavors—although there are also some added hints of yeast. A light amount of bitterness is present.
M: It feels a bit more than light-bodied on the palate and has a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: I liked this beer because it wasn't bland or boring and imparted lots of complex aromas and flavors from the hops. It is rather easy to drink.

Serving type: bottle

05-07-2013 23:36:08 | More by metter98

dar482

New York

4.09/5  rDev +10.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

The color has a clear golden color with a foamy white head.

The aroma has a great saaz hops aroma, biscuit, and some pilsner skunk.

The flavor suits that with a grassy flavor. The malt backbone for this taste is wonderful. The mouthfeel and finish is amazing because of this big malt behind.

So far, one of my favorite American versions of a pilsner. A really wonderful job.

Serving type: on-tap

04-29-2013 20:53:14 | More by dar482