Let's Meet Up for a Nooner

Sierra Nevada's Nooner Pilsner

Sierra Nevada has been around a long time and has produced many beers. This is definitely one of them. I love all the summer session beers that are popping up. One of my favorite past-times is searching for that delicious, low-alcohol, drink-more-than-one-or-two without the typical "side effects" of an alcoholic beverage.

This one is a noble effort by our California friends, but it misses the mark. Not by a lot. It is an easy drinking German style pilsner. It's a lovely shade of yellow. It has a fairly nice aroma. All good stuff.

I was disappointed that there was basically no head. I poured it pretty much straight down the middle of my chilled (not frozen!) glass. Before I could position my camera, what little head was there had dissipated. 

The label describes Nooner as having "...floral and spicy hop flavor balanced by a crisp and dry finish." Well that sold me. Unfortunately, although a good, solid pilsner, I didn't detect much of a spicy hop flavor, nor a dry finish. Maybe a hint of the floral, and a touch of crisp, but I think their description was stretching it a bit.

I'm not recommending you try this beer, but I'm also not NOT recommending it. It's an "on the fence" beer for me. I definitely wouldn't turn one down if it was offered to me, and I'm not totally ruling out buying it again if the circumstances required it. It is FAR superior to those mainstream "beers".

Would I buy this beer again? See above