My experience with sterling is similar, a slight citrus vibe. Works great say in a saison or am wheats but not risking it in my german stuff. I had some REALLY good experience with santiam! Next pils will prolly be 50/50 santiam/saphir. I personally think the germans blend a few hops so that the character is very complex. I did a few one hop pils and so far my opinion is hallerau is too floral and saaz kinda metallic tasting alone. Kinda funny, just picked up 4 can of bitburger and the sauergut flavor oh so obvious now. Almost tasted like sour beer!