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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
jw0406 (258) - atlanta, Georgia, USA - AUG 14, 2011
12 oz bottle pours a golden amber color with a medium white head. Light aroma of hops and caramel malt, a good light beer

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 12/20
artmcd8 (132) - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA - AUG 12, 2011
This is one of the most flavorful light beers I have had. Sam Adams did a good job with this one.

2.8
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
bnoel09 (218) - Elk Grove, California, USA - AUG 10, 2011
Poured into a Sam Adams glass. Color is light copper with a fast fading off white head. Aroma is sweet and malty with just a hint of hops. Flavor is mostly comprised of light malt flavors: a touch of caramel, some cereal and bread. No real hop flavors noted, just a touch of bitterness on the finish. Palate is light bodied with crisp carbonation. Overall a very mild beer without a lot of flavor, but still 100x better than most any other light beer!

3.2
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
skoll (340) - Traverse City, Michigan, USA - AUG 4, 2011
For a light beer all aroun good drinking beer, I glad about that I have 5 more to drink.

3
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 15/20
Ret12 (207) - Maryland, USA - AUG 2, 2011
Decent Light beer that has alot of the usual Sam Adams characteristics, Overall not a bad light beer choice

2.8
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
jkwood04 (1207) - Connecticut, USA - JUL 30, 2011
12oz bottle. Aroma of light malts and floral hops. Flavor the same. Average texture. An alright beer.

3
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
dbarnold (574) - Bethesda, Maryland, USA - JUL 27, 2011
For a light beer it’s got a lot of taste and overall decent beer. Finish is clean and refreshing enough. Palate a little bland, but often enough it’s the best commercially available choice.

2.6
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
22415brewery (220) - redmond, Washington, USA - JUL 26, 2011
Dude, got it in a variety pack. Yup. So I drank it, just like you did. The result? Better than any other light or "lite" beer out there, more flavor, better color, and better aroma. It’s like a mini-me version of Boston Lager, but much much lighter in body and flavor. So think of a Vienna Lager style beer...just much much lighter...and fairly gutless so to speak. It’s drinkable...which is a lot more than you could say about Busch Lite.


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