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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.


3.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
Mirage52 (147) - New Market, Maryland, USA - OCT 2, 2008
Leave it to Sam Adams to create a "light beer" with more flavor and character than any of the other macro regular beers. Sam Adams isn’t exactly a "lets get drunk!" kind of beer maker, but this could be. Very drinkable. Pours a light copper color, nice sized head with not many bubbles. Taste is smooth, with just a hint of the hop finish from regular Sam Adams Lager. Reminds me of a lighter version of Yuengling.

2.8
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
borgination (101) - Lee, Massachusetts, USA - SEP 27, 2008
Great light beer. Doesnt have much taste but it is very smooth. Good beer to drink in mass quantities.

2.8
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
Butters (2841) - Richmond, Virginia, USA - SEP 12, 2008
Certainly reminds me of a regular boston lager. Crystal clear light amber body with quickfading head. Nice balanced hop flavor. Some butter. Slick on the tongue. Not too bad for a light beer.

2.1
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 8/20
Blizzer34 (25) - New Jersey, USA - SEP 7, 2008
stick with the boston lager..this beer is just that but a watered down version still good though nonetheless.

2.3
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 8/20
bsm80 (144) - Massapequa, New York, USA - SEP 7, 2008
Distinctly delicious SA flavor is watered down, not bad for a light beer not a rice light, obviously pours a much more clear light amber, watering down a wonderful thing, what can I say

2.8
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 10/20
hoplover (166) - Corpus Christi, Texas, USA - SEP 5, 2008
For a light beer this is one of the best. Compared to the other sIv’e had it’s way better. But I’m not into light beers.

2.3
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 9/20
Beerman6686 (2384) - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA - SEP 3, 2008
Pours a light light amber color with a white head. Aroma was very subdued, mainly just malts and maybe some caramel. Flavor was basically just watered down Boston Lager, no other way to explain it.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
SuIIy (1828) - Natick, Massachusetts, USA - AUG 29, 2008
One of the better "light" beers. Pours a light caramel color with a thin fizzy head. Nose is light hops, some caramel notes, very light and airy. Flavor is similar with a nice fizzyness.


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