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Ninkasi Sterling Pils

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7597
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bottled
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RATINGS: 17   MEAN: 3.45/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.26   SEASONAL: Winter   IBU: 30   EST. CALORIES: 153   ABV: 5.1%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Sterling Pils is a German-style Pilsner brewed with North American ingredients — including Sterling hops from Washington, Premium Pilsner malt from Montana and Idaho and some of the best brewing water in the world from the Pacific Northwest.


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3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
Sledutah (3192) - Utah, USA - MAY 18, 2013
12oz bottle thanks to the Boise guys
Clear light golden with a small white head and some lacing. Aroma of Pils malts and doughy, taste is the same with some spicy hops in the finish
Nice

3.5
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
LarryBeast (271) - - MAY 18, 2013
On tap @GarricksHeadPub. Pours clear golden-yellow with white head. Aroma is grassy, grainy cereal with a touch of honey. Tasty not-too-sweet malts finished with a hearty dose of herbal hop bitterness. Great drawn-out dry finish. Lots of flavour for a pils.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
MikeJslc (469) - Utah, USA - MAY 17, 2013
Gold, clear, thin white head. Aroma of grainy-sweet pilsner malt, some spicy hops. Flavor is grainy and slightly bready malt, balancing bitterness, a little noble hop flavor. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
Gription79 (1577) - Bountiful, Utah, USA - MAY 17, 2013
Poured from a 12ounce bottle, thanks to the Boise crew. Pours clear straw with thin head. The aroma is delicate honey, sweet pilsner malt, sulfur. The flavor is sweet breads, malty, soft grain, spicy hops, slightly citrus. A nice pilsner.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
douglas88 (4472) - Salt Lake City, Utah, USA - MAY 17, 2013
12 ounce bottle thanks to Toby. Pours a clear golden color with a medium white head. A sweet honey nose. Sweet, big earthy shovel, some apple. Very clean.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
DYCSoccer17 (3012) - Woodland, California, USA - MAY 16, 2013
12 ounce bottle from a 6 pack purchased at The Davis Beer Shoppe. The aroma is very faint and delicate with mostly lightly sweet cereal-like pils maltiness. Light DMS. Really not much in the way of aromatic hops. Scant floral hints. Transparent yellow body with a nice, strong, bubbly/fizzy white head. Starts with a sweet, cereal like pilsner maltiness. Again, I get a little corny DMS in the middle. Finishes with a mild bitterness. Hops impart a bit of an herbal and light earthy flavor late. This is fair enough, but I think it is a little on the sweet side, and a little too much DMS for my liking.

2.9
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 1/5   OVERALL 10/20
bpreo (1171) - Eugene, Oregon, USA - MAY 9, 2013
A German tradition brewed with Pacific Northwest ingredients. Fairly good, actually, but not perfect.

3.5
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
coreyc1221 (58) - USA - MAY 8, 2013
Citrus aroma! Super springy with a light hop hint. White poppin’ head, almost like pouring champagne. Settles down really quick. Golden color with an almost milky haze, like a wheat beer. Unexpectedly has a hint of nut to it at first. After taste of hoppy and grassy. Love me Pils for outdoorsy type stuff. Great beer!

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
Fatehunter (749) - Corbett, Oregon, USA - MAY 6, 2013
A finger of head on a clear, golden colored body. Looks good. It has a great grain aroma, pure. It has a nice flavor: moderate bitterness that has been rounded out by a touch of malty sweetness. Finishes with a mild bitter note. It has a crisp texture with moderate carbonation. Nice flavor with a low ABV makes this a beer to have again and again.

3.1
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Reid (1602) - Salem,Oregon, Oregon, USA - MAY 5, 2013
12oz bottle from "Lifesource" in Salem. $1.89 Pours the palest of yellow with very active carbonation strings. Thick and frothy pure white head. Not much going on in the aroma, small amount of bready malt Taste is better..malts again but the hops are sharp and grassy..though after it goes back to a balance. Nice smooth mouthfeel. Overall a drinkable light pils. Have to say though i have not been immensely impressed with the Prismatic series. I think Full sail do way better lagers than Ninkasi


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