Bronze in International Pilsener
Breakside Brewery & Taproom, Milwaukie, OR
Hops
Tasting Notes
FLAVOR PROFILE: sweet herbs, soft, baguette
| Form | Use | Farm or Lot | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hersbrucker | Hersbrucker | Not Found | whirlpool | Not Found | breakside.com |
| Lorien | Lorien | Not Found | whirlpool | Not Found | breakside.com |
Aroma
Lemon balm, orange, black tea, marjoram
Grown by
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Aroma
Citrus zest, fresh melon, mixed wildflowers, a hint of cinnamon spice
Grown by
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The Sublime is Breakside Brewery's helles lager, first brewed with Templin Family Brewing of Salt Lake City, that keeps a traditional helles malt and bitterness profile but adds extra whirlpool hop aroma.
| Category | Medal | Entries | Brewery | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45, International-Style Pilsener | Bronze (3rd place) | 79 | Breakside Brewery & Taproom | Milwaukie, OR |
| Field | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Style | Bavarian-style Helles lager | Breakside: The Sublime |
| ABV | 5.2% | Breakside: The Sublime |
| IBU | 18 | Breakside: The Sublime |
| Hops | Hersbrucker, Lorien | Breakside: The Sublime |
| Malts and grains | German Pilsner malt | Breakside: The Sublime |
| Yeast | Not Found | Not Found |
| Adjuncts, fruit, spices | Not Found | Not Found |
| Other | Flavor notes of sweet herbs, soft, baguette; kegs and cans; listed availability May to July 2024 | Breakside: The Sublime |
The brewery page frames lagers as "refreshing, smooth, drinkable, clean, and complex" and explains that hops go into the whirlpool at a "Pilsner level" after cooling, which adds herbal and floral aroma without much bitterness.
Source: Breakside: The Sublime
FLAVOR PROFILE: sweet herbs, soft, baguette
Source: breakside.com
The brewery page names German Pilsner malt and Hersbrucker and Lorien hops, with the late hop addition described above. No yeast is named.
| Hop as Published | Variety | Form | Use | Lot or Farm | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hersbrucker | Hersbrucker | Not Found | whirlpool | Not Found | breakside.com |
| Lorien | Lorien | Not Found | whirlpool | Not Found | breakside.com |
| Field | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Color (SRM) | Not Found | Not Found |
| Original gravity | Not Found | Not Found |
| Final gravity | Not Found | Not Found |
| Water | Not Found | Not Found |
| Process | Cool pooled, with a Pilsner level of hops added in the whirlpool for herbal and floral aroma without added bitterness | breakside.com |
As category context only, the Brewers Association guideline for International-Style Pilsener describes a low to medium malt and hop lager that may show corn, rice or wheat adjunct character, at 4.6 to 5.3 percent ABV and 15 to 40 IBU. The 5.2% ABV and 18 IBU both fit.
| Year | Competition | Category | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Great American Beer Festival | International-Style Pilsener | Bronze |
Generated from the loaded results for this brewery and beer name, not researched separately; years not loaded are not covered.
Breakside Brewery & Taproom is in Milwaukie, OR.
Links checked 2026-10-14: Website, Instagram.