Samuel Adams Noble Pils - Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)

Todd

Massachusetts

3.88/5  rDev +2.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Made with 5 Noble hops; Hallertau Mittelfrueh, Tettnang Tettnanger, Spalt Spalter, and Hersbrucker Hersbrucker (Germany) and Saaz (Czech Republic). Fun, and a nice departure from American hops.

Enjoy by June 2011. Hooray freshness dating! Something I feel will eventually need to be federally mandated, but I digress.

Pours a bright pale golden color with a creamy white head.

Nose is grassy, citric, slightly pungent with soft floral, herbal and mild soap aromas.

Crisp, prickly carbonation. Smoothes out with medium bodied. Quite hoppy. Bitter. Citric acid. Grassy bite. Mildly abrasive. Herbal and mineral notes linger. Overall, hops are restrained. This brew is nice and dry too. As for the malts, things are a bit bready, husky, and there's a subtle touch of fermented honey. Nothing complicated, just some balance. Bone dry, with a mineral and bready finish. Did I mention dry?

There's no question that Samuel Adams Noble Pils is one of Boston Beer Company's best beers to-date. A very enjoyable hop-centric Pils.

Serving type: bottle

02-22-2011 04:11:12 | More by Todd

jaswilson2

South Carolina

3.5/5  rDev -7.9%

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dougfur

New York

3.75/5  rDev -1.3%

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Kam

North Dakota

3.75/5  rDev -1.3%

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zacky_U

Michigan

4/5  rDev +5.3%

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stella77artois

New York

4/5  rDev +5.3%

05-22-2013 15:27:43 | More by stella77artois

InspectorBob

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev -1.3%

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Erice78

Florida

3.75/5  rDev -1.3%

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jonkerbaugh

Colorado

4/5  rDev +5.3%

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KingBiscuit

Illinois

4/5  rDev +5.3%

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TeamMathis

West Virginia

3.25/5  rDev -14.5%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25

Appearance: Orangish yellow. Clear.
Smell: Very light bitter floral and lemon.
Taste: Light floral and citrus.
Mouthfeel: Dry. Pretty carbonated.

This is very floral to me, but has the odd bitterness of dandelions in it. It's enjoyable, but far from fantastic. The lemon is in the scent. The taste is something citrusy, but only lightly there. Nice summer drink. I wouldn't get this again with so many better options.

Serving type: bottle

05-21-2013 01:56:00 | More by TeamMathis

Kingcurio

Oklahoma

3.75/5  rDev -1.3%

05-21-2013 01:41:39 | More by Kingcurio

johntfox

Florida

3.75/5  rDev -1.3%

05-21-2013 01:37:12 | More by johntfox

seplo

Connecticut

3.5/5  rDev -7.9%

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makersmarkers

Texas

3.84/5  rDev +1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

I drank this beer from a double-walled Bodum glass, poured from the bottle.

There are some hops in this fairly clear light-colored beer: floral, piney notes in the nose. Sweetness and bitterness in perfect balance on the tongue and a subtle remembrance of the piney notes when it's gone. Being a good red-blooded American and Texan, it tastes close to what I imagine would be the platonic ideal of beer: balanced, drinkable, indeed, quaffable in large proportions. It tastes good without being too complex. A fine beer if not particularly compelling. A bit too hoppy to enjoy straight from the bottle.

Update: I've had a few more six-packs of this one, and some other lesser beers in between. I think that, in hindsight, I was a little underwhelmed at first by this beer, but it is more than "fine," and it is, indeed, somewhat compelling. My overall rating has jumped nearly a whole point. This is a very good beer and one that I will continue to buy when other options are few.

Serving type: bottle

05-20-2013 23:04:58 | More by makersmarkers

squeakmeister

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +11.8%

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Slay40

Michigan

3.25/5  rDev -14.5%

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ClayO

Arizona

3.5/5  rDev -7.9%

05-19-2013 22:18:26 | More by ClayO

Photekut

Azerbaijan

3.25/5  rDev -14.5%

05-18-2013 22:37:21 | More by Photekut

jbarletto

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +5.3%

05-18-2013 14:46:56 | More by jbarletto

SmellsofMahagony

Texas

4/5  rDev +5.3%

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Iamstryker

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev -7.9%

05-16-2013 22:16:43 | More by Iamstryker

Carpentiere

New Hampshire

4/5  rDev +5.3%

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calcnerd

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +5.3%

05-16-2013 01:19:45 | More by calcnerd

Noonan425

Ohio

4/5  rDev +5.3%

05-16-2013 01:16:58 | More by Noonan425