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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.


2.1
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 9/20
brenn79 (859) - Idaho, USA - SEP 21, 2009
UPDATED: NOV 13, 2009 12 oz. bottle- Head disapears immediately, amber color. Malty flavor, not too impressed.

2.6
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 10/20
poisoneddwarf (882) - Rathdrum, Idaho, USA - SEP 20, 2009
12 oz bottle. Aroma is of caramel malt. Pours a pretty crappy head with a light amber hue. Malty taste. Light hopping. Doesn’t taste like a light beer, which was to be expected. Too malty for my taste.

2.6
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
Elwood (1834) - Between a rock and a hard place, Virginia, USA - SEP 19, 2009
Serving: 12 oz. bottle. Appearance: Light copper color with a good sized, foamy, white head. Decent head retention. Aroma: Light nose. A bit of grain, pale malt, and caramel. No off characteristics. Flavor: Not bad for a light beer! A little malt sweetness, some graininess, and a pleasant hop bitterness in the background. Palate: Medium carbonation with a medium-light mouthfeel and a medium-short, slightly bitter finish. Overall: If you have to enter the light beer world, this is a solid choice. It will never blow you away, but then that’s really the point.

2.1
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 8/20
Fratto (1814) - Arlington, Texas, USA - SEP 13, 2009
All in all this isn’t bad. It’s a step above most of the other light beers, but it’s still definitely a light beer.

2.3
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 11/20
CUJO (383) - Brooklyn, New York, USA - AUG 29, 2009
bottle: pint glass: I really like Sam Adams; never afraid to add heavy hops, full bodied ingredients, and complexity... not in this beer. I know they were aiming for light, but why?!

2
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 3/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 8/20
1010 (310) - Marysville, Ohio, USA - AUG 29, 2009
Pours a golden color with a white head. Really not much taste because its a lite beer. 12 oz. bottle

3.1
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
jport4087 (178) - Pennsylvania, USA - AUG 28, 2009
UPDATED: JUN 26, 2010 This has quickly become my go-to beer. Perfect summer session beer. Light beer without sacrificing on the taste.

2.9
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
Pawola22 (1993) - Chicago, Illinois, USA - AUG 26, 2009
12oz bottle. Pours a crystal clear, copper-orange body with a finger-width, off-white, fizzy head that dissipates quickly and leaves just a light lacing. Aroma is a light, sweet caramel and some pale malts. A bit of metallic citrus and berries creep in there as well. Flavor is cereal grain malts and a light caramel sweetness. Some crisp toffee in the finish as well as a berry sweetness. Medium dry with a light bitterness in the finish. Thinner bodied, but smooth. Overall, hands down the best "light" beer I’ve had. Doesn’t taste overly watered down or unnatural. When it comes to genre, this is top notch.


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