Samuel Adams Winter Lager

Brewed by Boston Beer Company
Style: Weizen Bock
Boston, Massachusetts USA

Bottle 12fl.oz. @ home.
Clear medium amber color with a average, creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, light beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, spicy soft mild, light brown sugar. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a average to long duration, spicy, nutty. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20100302]

Bottled. Pours a clear red brown with a nice white head on it and a lot of lacing. Aroma is light, slightly spicy and caramelly, and nutty. The flavor is also fairly light, with caramel and roastiness, nuttiness, and a spicy, minty hop finish. Fairly thin body with a good quantity of carb. I had no idea this was supposed to be a weizen bock until I entered my rate here, and it’s pretty far off track in regards to that. However, it is pretty pleasant to drink and we aren’t exactly rating to style here.

Bottle. A - Dark copper brown with a medium off-white head. S - Spicy with a slight malt smell as well. T - Toasted caramel malt with a lot of herbal and spicy flavors to it. Cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, some orange peel amongst other wintery spices. Slight hop bitterness that probably also contributes a bit to the slight citrus flavor. M - Medium bodied (maybe a touch on the light side), and mid carbonation. D - Fine, but probably depends on your mood. The spices aren’t overpowering but after a couple I think it would probably get to be a bit much. Notes: Good winter ale that is warming. The spices combined the way they are, really do remind me of winter.

A good beer with a bit of a bite to it. Hoppy with an interesting aroma. I was surprised. I enjoy this more than their Boston Lager. A fine beer.

12 ounce bottle light brown pour a relly smooth wheat lager with some nice spice notes

Aroma - malty, hint of sweetness; Appearance - brown, fluffy head, average lacing; Taste - basic malt front, mildly bitter hop back, finish is somewhat dry; Palate - slightly crisp, pretty good body; Overall - solid effort however nothing really stands out, a bit disappointing for the style, easy drinking for a winter brew.

Boston Beer Company--Samuel Adams--Winter Lager--1998 12 oz. Bottle. 6.94% ABV (3.5 / 5.0) Dunkelweizen--Dark Red amber color. Medium spicy body. Touch of alcohol finish. Nice and rich. Very similar to Portland Brewing Oktoberfest. Spice replaces fruit. Sampled 11/6/1998. Boston Beer Company--Samuel Adams--Winter Lager--Big Sam 1999 12 oz. Bottle. 6.90% ABV. (4.25 / 5.0) Dunkelweizen--Clear rich thinish red color. Spicy malty front. Smooth rich body. Sampled 10/26/1999’ Boston Beer Company--Samuel Adams--Winter Lager--Signature Series 2000 12 oz. Bottle. 6.94% ABV (4.25 / 5.0) Winter Ale--Wheat Lager but clear thin bronze red color. Mild spicy nutmeg front with toasted fruit notes. Where is wheat? Smooth spicy body with mild sweet fruit notes and rich texture. Ends spicy rich and smooth. Sampled 11/28/2000. Boston Beer Company--Samuel Adams--Winter Lager--Signature Series 2001 12 oz. Bottle. 6.90% ABV. (4.0 / 5.0) Winter Ale--Mild Doppelbock. Clear rich deep amber red color. Light roasted mild spice mild hop front. Sweet smooth lager body. Light toasted creamy black cherry body. Richly laced head. Mild easy winter spice end. Sampled 11/26/2001. Boston Beer Company--Samuel Adams--Winter Lager--Signature Series--2002 12 oz. Bottle. 6.90% ABV. (4.25 / 5.0) Winter Ale--Clear garnet red amber color. Gentle winter spice wheat nutmeg malt hop front. Rich thick sweet wheat spiced body. Smooth caramel cherry notes linger through mellow spice end. Nice lacy head. Rich, tasty. Sampled 11/3/2002. Boston Beer Company--Samuel Adams--Sam Adams Winter Lager--Seasonal Release 2003 12 oz. Bottle. 6.94% ABV (3.75 / 5.0) Winter Lager--Dark Wheat. "Dark Wheat Lager Brewed with Winter Spices". Clear pretty bright amber red color. Light head & lace. Mild spiced malty hop front. Smooth clean rich malty wheat caramel sweet mild spice body. Mild hop end. Sampled 10/30/2003. Boston Beer Company--Samuel Adams--Samuel Adams Winter Lager--Seasonal Brew--2004 12 oz. Bottle. 5.80% ABV--25 IBU’s? (3.75 / 5.0) Winter Lager--Wheat "Dark Wheat Lager Brewed With Winter Spices" Big lacy head. Clear amber red color. Spicy toasted nutmeg mild hop front. Rich sweet tangy toasted cherry caramel wheat body. Spicy sweet mild hop end. Sugary. Sampled12/2/2004. Boston Beer Company--Samuel Adams--Winter Sampler--Samuel Adams Winter Lager--2005-A 12 oz. Bottle. 5.80% ABV--20 IBU’s? (4.0 / 5.0) Weizen Bock--Rich light tan lacy head. Clear bright dark amber color. Rich cinnamon wheat spice mild hop front. Thick creamy sweet malty mildly toasted wheat malt caramel body. Creamy bland mild hop end. Nice Dunkel. Sampled 1/21/2006. Boston Beer Company--Samuel Adams--Samuel Adams Winter Lager Seasonal Brew--2005-C 12 oz. Bottle. 5.80% ABV--20 IBU’s? (4.25 /5.0) Weizen Bock--Foamy lacy rich head. Clear bright copper amber color. Mild coriander wheat spice hop front. Crisp tangy mild toasted caramel fruit mellow wheat ester body. Tangy clean cinnamon wheat spice mild hop end. Sampled 1/12/2006. Boston Beer Company--Samuel Adams--Samuel Adams Winter Lager 2005-C 12 oz. Bottle. 5.80% ABV--20 IBU’s? (4.25 / 5.0) Weizen Bock--Foamy lacy rich head. Clear bright copper amber color. Mild coriander wheat spice hop front. Crisp tangy mild toasted caramel fruit mellow wheat ester body. Tangy rich clean cinnamon wheat spice hop end. Sampled 1/26/2006. Boston Beer Company--Samuel Adams--Samuel Adams Winter Lager Seasonal Brew 2006 12 oz. Bottle. 5.80% ABV--25 IBU’s? (4.5 / 5.0) Weizenbock--Lacy auburn head. Clear pretty amber orange red color. Spicy toasted coriander wheat spice mild hop front. Tangy malty mild sweet caramel ester wheat fruit body. Subtle hot tangy Winter spice mild hop end. Sampled 10/18/2006. Boston Beer Company--Samuel Adams--Samuel Adams Winter Lager Seasonal Brew--A Dark Wheat Lager Brewed With Winter Spices--2007 12 oz. Bottle. 5.80% ABV--20 IBU’s? (4.25 / 5.0) Weizenbock. 6-Pack $6.99. Rocky dense off white mild lace head. Clear rich fizzy amber red color. Mild toasted cherry vanilla wheat ester mild hop front. Creamy cloying sweet toasted cherry cinnamon hint smooth mellow wheat body. Cloying malt mild hop winter spice smooth end. Sampled 11/10/2008. Boston Beer Company--Samuel Adams Winter Lager Seasonal Brew--A Dark Wheat Lager Brewed With Winter Spices--A Brew That Stands Up To Winter Back--2008 12 oz. Bottle. 5.80% ABV--25 IBU’s? (4.0 / 5.0) Weizenbock--Rich dense lacy off white head. Clear rich bright copper red color. Mild hop mild cherry ester vanilla cinnamon hint front. Lager smooth mild creamy mellow sweet toasted cherried toffee wheat mild spice body. Mild hop cloying malt mild fresh Winter spice end. Sampled 11/6/2008. 6-Pack $7.79. Boston Beer Company--Samuel Adams--Samuel Adams Winter Lager Seasonal Brew--A Dark Wheat Lager Brewed With Winter Spices--Taste The Rhythm Of The Seasons Back--2008 12 oz. Bottle. 5.80% ABV--25 IBU’s? (4.0 / 5.0) Weizenbock--Rich lacy tan white head. Clear pretty bright thin amber red color. Mild toasted cherry mild hop front. Cloying sweet smooth mild creamy light toffee black cherry malty mild cinnamon vanilla wheat body. Mild hop nutmeg smooth crisp wheat spice end. Nice Winter. Sampled 11/4/2008. 6-Pack $7.79. Boston Beer Company--Samuel Adams--Samuel Adams Winter Lager Seasonal Brew--A Dark Wheat Lager Brewed With Winter Spices--Taste The Rhythm Of The Seasons Back 2009 12 oz. Bottle. 5.80% ABV--25 IBU’s? (4.25 / 5.0) Weizenbock--No sediment. Rich lacy dense off white head. Clear bright rich bronze copper red color. Toasted wheat vanilla ginger nutmeg coriander Winter spice mild hop front. Zesty toasted malty sweet toffee wheat orange peel spicy body. Mild hop cloying Winter spice end. Sampled 10/26/2009. 6-Pack $6.99.

Amber with a small off-white head. Weak malty aroma completely covered in christmas cookie and pumpkin pie spice - certainly not my thing. Dry and malty flavour with the spices playing a more balanced part.