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RATINGS: 1780   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.37   SEASONAL: Special   EST. CALORIES: 147   ABV: 4.9%
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This traditional lager is medium in body with a deep roasted character. Its dark color and rich malty flavor come from specially roasted caramel and chocolate malts. This brew is lightly hopped with Noble Bavarian hops for a soft spiciness and a smooth clean finish. Cheers!


tangentrider's rating

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
tangentrider (144) - USA - AUG 28, 2008
Dark brown beer with a tan head. Aroma is caramel and roast. Flavor is roasted malt, coffee, and hoppy bitterness. Finish is faint malt and fading bitterness. Very nice beer.


most recent ratings

3.7
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
Cool_Bond (474) - Eskilstuna, SWEDEN - MAY 17, 2013
A real gem of this beer. Good taste and aroma of roasted malt makes this beer a pleasure. Good taste also.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
matt7215 (1928) - Cambridge, Ontario, CANADA - MAY 6, 2013
355 ml bottle from a publix in Kissimmee Florida. Black with a tan head. Nice roasty nose. Nice complexity in the flavour. Highly drinkable. FLVC2 #7

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
DrSilverworm (2702) - Cincinnati, Ohio, USA - MAY 6, 2013
12oz bottle, from Party Source. Date notcher kind of missed, but it looks like "May 2013" is barely nicked. Very dark brown / red color, still clear. Thin khaki head. Little dots of lace. Medium body. Smooth, more crisp lighter carbonation. Nice chocolate aroma. Toasted malts, some caramel. Earthy, spicy hops. Light sweet, light bitter. Solid schwarzbier.

2
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 8/20
Jorn69 (41) - Ängelholm, SWEDEN - MAY 3, 2013
@ Havregatan. Flaska från Systembolaget (17:-). Mörkbrun, Smakar inte speciellt mycket, eftersmaken är bättre, lite lakrits, kaffe och soja. För lite kolsyra, åtminstone i mitt exemplar.

4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 18/20
mjpeterson812 (11) - Ohio, USA - MAY 2, 2013
Poured from bottle. Large long lasting tan head. Lots of lacing all the way down glass. Aroma is bread, malt, coffee, chocolate, leather, smoke. Black but rich brown when held to light. Very smooth feel on tongue and palate. Taste is good balance of bitter, sweet, roast, smoke. Body is full, almost stout-like. Creamy thick texture. Soft carbonation. Not much of a finish to speak of. Really good and a much appreciated after my last Samuel Adams (Cream Stout) which was a disappointment.

2.9
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
wildbeercat (118) - Tucson, Arizona, USA - APR 21, 2013
12 fl oz / 355mL bottle into a pint glass. Served cold. Aroma: Roasted malt. Nothing much else really. Pretty mild aroma. Not much going on. Appearance: Translucent very dark ruby with a creamy/soapy off-white head. Moderate lacing. Taste: A little milk chocolate, but mostly just some roasty malts. Pretty sweet. Palate: Medium body, kind of creamy. Flavors linger a little bit, but are quickly gone. Overall: Maybe it’s my lack of experience with black lagers, but this beer seemed pretty......eh. Average. Nothing offensive at all, but nothing that really declares "Hi, I am Samuel Adams’ Black Lager and here is my CHARACTER!!!". Ok beer, but not really memorable : /

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Desverger (405) - Copenhagen, DENMARK - APR 13, 2013
Bottle from Irma in Copenhagen - Almost Black in colour with a healthy beige head. Strong caramel malts with interesting hop profile which gives a slight spiciness on the palate. Pretty good, almost a Black IPA in taste. Pretty decent.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Gorgosh (151) - - APR 5, 2013
Halleluja! En mörk lager som smakar nåt annat än hafsverk. I en kategori som är mer eller mindre hopplös är herr Adams en ljusglimt. Vad en sån nu har i en mörk lager att göra. Alla frågetecken är inte uträtade.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
VictorStr (311) - Helsingborg, SWEDEN - APR 4, 2013
Kolsvart med lite skum som snabbt lägger sig. Dov rostad aroma. Lite söta nyanser i smaken. Rätt tunn.

3.2
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
Garbageman (353) - Lexington, South Carolina, USA - MAR 29, 2013
From bottle. Pours black with thin tan head. Aroma was toffee and cough syrup. Taste followed. Couldn’t shake the cough syrup taste.


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