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Samuel Adams Boston Lager

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7297
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Serve in Lager glass

bottled
common

on tap
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RATINGS: 3135   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.21   EST. CALORIES: 144   ABV: 4.8%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Samuel Adams Boston Lager® is the best example of the fundamental characteristics of a great beer, offering a full, rich flavor that is both balanced and complex. It is brewed using a decoction mash, a time consuming, traditional four vessel brewing process discarded by many contemporary brewers. This process brings forth a rich sweetness from the malt that makes it well worth the effort. Samuel Adams Boston Lager® also uses only the finest of ingredients including two row barley, as well as German Noble aroma hops. The exclusive use of two row barley not only imparts a full, smooth body but also gives the beer a wide spectrum of malt flavor ranging from slightly sweet to caramel to slightly roasted. The Noble hops varieties, Hallertau Mittelfruh and Tettnang Tettnanger, add a wide range of floral, piney and citrus notes, which are present from the aroma, through the flavor, to the lingering smooth finish. We take great pride in the Noble hops used in our beers. They are hand selected by Jim Koch and our other brewers from the world’s oldest hops growing area. Among the world’s most expensive, they cost twenty times as much as other hops.


3
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
mt_hall (1) - Hertfordshire, ENGLAND - FEB 10, 2012 does not count
Nice amber colour. Medium/small head of initially quite large bubbles; appeared quite heavily carbonated. Not a particularly strong aroma. A relatively rich and malty taste for a lager, with just enough sharpness to balance nicely. Very slightly disappointing aftertaste. Overall nothing special, but a decent beer with a more flavour than I was expecting.

2.1
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 7/20
haakonjo (3) - - FEB 10, 2012 does not count
Bottle from local grocery store (Rema 100) Golden colour with off white head. Sweet malty aroma. Decent Lager with light roast, malt sweetnes and lightly hopped finish.

2.8
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
deusax (153) - - FEB 7, 2012
I had this one a long time ago. If I have the chance to drink it again, I’ll update this rating

2.8
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
wilnatp (189) - USA - FEB 6, 2012
TAP. Not much in the way of aroma. Taste isn’t overbearing or underwhelming; but does wow me either. Meh.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
rlaw (712) - Alabama, USA - FEB 5, 2012
Surprised I hadn’t rated this one yet. Bottle. Pours golden amber with a medium-sized off-white head. Aroma and flavor: rather malty, sweet, quite fruity (too much so for a lager), some roasted malt, caramel, low bitterness, some spicy Noble hops, nice mix of floral, citrus, piney hop notes. Medium mouthfeel.

2.6
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 10/20
samsmith33 (26) - - FEB 5, 2012
Onion characteristics detected. Bottled. A standard, but seemingly lacking in freshness.

2.9
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
nullnvoid (1) - - FEB 5, 2012 does not count
Caramel, cooked vegetables, resin, spruce, citrus, basement aromas, cooked vegetables, bubblegum, rotten eggs, cooked vegetables, grass

3.6
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
Firefly54 (57) - - FEB 4, 2012
Not getting much aroma, little bit of caramel malt, barley and some grassy hops. Really drinkable, good balance of cereal, malt, grass and hops.


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