Great Divide Nomad Pilsner
Nomad is our spin on the classic Bohemian Pilsner style. The journey starts with German malts and Saaz hops that offer a lively floral nose and crispness, while a full 5 weeks of lagering time ensures that Nomad is eminently balanced. This Nomad may wander, but it’s got some serious roots.
3.1
288 reviews
Denver, United States
Community reviews
Fairly average pilsner with a distinct but unimpressive hop bitterness. Otherwise low on flavors and a wee bit watery towards the end.
Nice pillowy head, very carbonated. Nice golden straw coloring. Malty with a metallic tinge to it.
Light, crips, refreshing. Smooth and sweet. A little more body than European pilsners which gives it good standing amongst the other Great Divide offerings.
Bottle shared with Todd at club w// clear yellow pour with thin white head, aroma is lemon zest, taste is a butter ... bitter something don’t really like this
355 ml bottle. Hazy golden with white head. Smell is light grain. Taste is sweet grain with light bread and hay bitterness. Somewhat abrupt finish. Dry with medium bitterness and medium carbonation. Not really balanced.
Pours a medium gold clear,light head, spotty lace. Spicey pilsner sting of an aroma pungent dank/skunky like. Taste is smooth up front finishes like a light beer almost in a flat watery malt kind of way.. Herbal citrus bitter. Grassy like a true pilsner but milder. Something in the malt of this is a little weaker than I like in a good pilsner. Flat or stale a bit possibly.
Aroma: light grain and bread malts. Appearance: pale gold, medium, frothy white head. Taste: light bitter Palate: grains continue, bitters remain refreshing. Overall: nice Pilsner, light and we’ll balanced. Pint at Big Brew, Morristown.
Clear bright golden with wispy white head. Wet hay. Bread. Spicy finish. Fair dryness. Maybe a tad heftier than I like in this style. Not the most drinkable/sessionable pilsner. But contrary to most Pilsners, this improved as it warmed.
Aroma is pale malts and mild citrus and fruit. The flavor is pale/biscuit malts, fruit and a tangy/tart/dryish finish.
Golden with rimming offwhite head; aroma is mildly grainy malty; Flava is malty and moderators hoppy and grainy; feels medium; finishes dry slightly malty and dry
Pours a half finger on a clear light straw colored body.
The aroma has a good dry grain smell.
The taste starts with a nice dry bitterness, slight honey sweet in the middle, finishes with a long pine bitter note. Good profile.
The texture is crisp with moderate carbonation but fizzy.
Enjoyable.
"Nice n crisp. Malt heavy flavor, but enough hops in the finish and aroma to make it interesting. Light grass and some decent florals, crackers, slightly sweet. Not bad."
I got a bottle that was over a year old!
Pours a clear gold with a small white head. It has a somewhat stale somewhat earthy aromas. Light sweet taste with a very light bitter. Light body with a somewhat crisp texture. This beer has nothing special about it.
Draft at the brewery\brewpub in denver. Very cool spot . Pours a light dark demon flavor. Grey crisp and easy drinking pilsner
12 oz. bottle from the Craft Beer Cave at 5/3 Bank Ballpark in Geneva, IL., while watching the Kane County Cougars, the Cub’s "A" affiliate. Poured to plastic with a clear, orangey gold color, a fairly persistent, frothy, off white head, and spiraling cling to the lacing. The nose was light grain, and a typical Pils malt nose, with a escalated corn scent. Light bodied, with carbonation that was appropriately lively, and a light creaminess to the mouthfeel. Moderate+ hop bitterness was lingering, earthy, and rind-like, but made the beer less sessionable than with a variety that evoked milder earthy & peppery qualities, which Is how I always viewed Saaz hops?
Pours a medium yellow with a thin white head with some lacing. Aroma is of pils malts, earth sazs hops, sweet malts, grass, and some light bready malts. Taste is pretty similar to the aroma. Has a light body with a semi watery mouthfeel and a semi dry, slightly bitter, short finish. Overall, a pretty average beer that is pretty good compared to Bohemian Pils.
Heavily hazed yellow, floating chunks. Not the most balanced or clean beer of the style.
Bottle pour. Yellow with average white head in glass. Cereal and pilsner malt. Some sass. Light body, maybe medium-light for style.Mild earthy hops and biscuits. Light sweetness throughout on tasting. Touch of citrus on finish. Safe, but well executed.
From Beer Temple. More hoppy than the Czech version as is typical. Nice clean tasting slightly soft pilsner. Serving: Bottle
Pint on tap. Light yellow color, clear, good lacing, good little head fades to a nice collar. Nice aroma, crisp appropriate taste, a little "macro" for these guys, i expected something weirder actually. Fine, just fine.
Sample @ Pizzeria Paradise, Georgetown, Washington DC. Clear yellow body with a small white head. Light malt, grain, hops, pine, citrus, grapefruit. Crispy. Nice bitter aftertaste.
Bottle from Hazel’s beverage world. Golden color, white head. Bitter taste with citrus, toast, hops, grass and malts. Bitter finish with citrus, toast and hops. Very nice pilsner.
$5.00 for the for the 12 oz. bottle purchased at the Grog. From notes: Grainy; crushed coriander; bitter clementine; LME; Bible paper; and avocados; Wheat-forward finish, accompanied by yeastiness and sweat. I’ve had better; I’ve had worse.
Bottled. Yellow pour, white head. Grass, some maltiness, a bit of fruit and some light hops. Decent.
Like everything else in Great Divide’s inventory, Nomad boasts a memorable name and striking bottle artwork. I’ve always loved this brewery’s ability to use vivid colors and sharp contrasts to catch your eye. The brew inside the bottle is eye-catching too. The effervescent golden body is spot-on for the style and the head is just gorgeous - white, frothy, and generous. Though it doesn’t exactly jump out at you, this brew has a solid aroma of sweet malt balanced by the earthy Saaz hops. In terms of appearance and aroma, Nomad has everything that you’d expect from a Pils. It defies your expectations when you taste it, though. Interestingly, the balance leans more toward the earthy, spicy hops than it does for the malt character. In this brew, hops aren’t used simply to create a bitter, clean finish. They’re present in the overall flavor of this beer. While Nomad is extremely crisp and memorable, it may be too different for someone who’s looking to chug a bright, smooth lager.
[Bottle] Straw colored body with a large cap of white colored head. Light but spicy hops in the aroma. The taste is of light malts, grain, moderate hopping and crackers. Lively carbonation. Clean finish. Nice. Tasting notes from 1/2012.
Decent one to drink. NIce aroma and soft features. Ncie shape and easily pouring in glass.
@ Hyde Park Wine and Spirits / Cincinnati OH --- Nearly clear medium amber, bubbly head that slowly drops to a cover, mottled streaks of lace. Taste is malt that is quickly joined by floral hops; both move to a finish that grows slightly sweeter. A pilsner that is true to the German style, drinkable and thirst-quenching. Recommended.
Pours hazy golden yellow with a small white head. Aroma is floral and honey malts with some noble hops. Taste is sweet and floral malts with a light hop bitterness.
Bottle. Pours a clear golden color with a thin, lacing white head. Light malty aroma. Smooth taste with a light grassy finish. Very crisp. Very good pils to drink on a nice, warm day.