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RATINGS: 1134   WEIGHTED AVG: 2.55   EST. CALORIES: 122   ABV: 4.05%
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It took 2 years of brewing, tasting and testing to come up with the final recipe for Sam Adams Light. We focused on brewing a flavorful, high quality beer with a light-bodied taste and fewer calories. Sam Adams Light is a unique beer, it’s not a lighter version of our Boston Lager. Sam Adams Light is the only light beer that uses no adjuncts and a traditional brewing process to ensure a balance of flavor and light-bodied taste. No other domestic light beer uses only the four classic ingredients of beer: pure water, lager yeast, Noble hops and barley malt. The quality ingredients that make up Sam Adams Light include two-row malt and some of the most expensive hops in the world, Spalt Spalter Noble hops. At 128 calories, Sam Adams Light features a clean finish and no aftertaste.


2.6
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
RasterMaster (223) - , Oklahoma, USA - OCT 30, 2009
Golden amber pour into a minimal white head that quickly dissipates into a ring of melting lacing as carbonated bubbles rise from the bottom of the glass into a swirling pool of foam. Aroma of malty biscuit with light hint of hops. Initial flavor of sweet bready malt much like the aroma, but eventually fading to slightly bitter hoppy finish.

3.1
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
bsp77 (724) - Minnesota, USA - OCT 30, 2009
Poured from bottle into Pilsner glass. Rich gold with decent head. Very nice appearance for a light beer. Grainy malt aroma and slight noble hops. Sweet grains with minimal hop presence. "Beer" aftertaste. High carbonation, relatively light body but heavier than normal for style. Very easy to drink but not exciting. Obviously better than other light beers, but since I view this as a pointless category, I compare this versus the grand spectrum of pale lagers.

2.5
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 9/20
brewski519 (645) - Morrisville, North Carolina, USA - OCT 25, 2009
12 oz bottle pours an amber color with a white head - darker pour than one would expect from this light beer. Aroma of malt and yeast. Malty taste that isn’t too bad for a light but not one I would go out of my way for.

3.3
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
BrewingFan (251) - Texas, USA - OCT 25, 2009
For a light beer, this is about as good as it gets. Light in aroma and appearance, but that is where it all ends. I can’t believe this has only got a 2.5 rating, definatly the best light beer I have ever had!

2.6
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
thornecb (2961) - Marblehead, Massachusetts, USA - OCT 20, 2009
Pours deep amber into a shaker. White head recedes to nothing. Sour malt aromas. Dry with cloying malts and a crisp finish.

2.6
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 10/20
bozoNZ (655) - Christchurch, NEW ZEALAND - OCT 14, 2009
Amber brown, no head. Very bready aroma. Malt driven, a little spritzy but quenching. Good for what it is but I’m no light beer devotee

1.6
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 3/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 5/20
kimcgolf (872) - Dacula, Georgia, USA - OCT 13, 2009
Sam Adams beers are generally decent, but I must have either gotten a skunked one, or this beer just really sucks. Nose was grainy, taste was like wet burlap, and the finish was something I could not get washed out of my mouth quickly enough. Very disappointing.

3.9
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
crabcakes (20) - Duluth, Minnesota, USA - OCT 2, 2009
Fantastic light beer. More flavorful that any other light beer there is, this is well worth the money. Its great with pizza or buffalo wings, as it won’t ruin your taste buds or fill you up. So smooth...


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