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RATINGS: 1587   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.14   EST. CALORIES: 153   ABV: 5.1%
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Samuel Adams® Boston Ale was first brewed to celebrate the opening of our Boston Brewery. Like Samuel Adams Boston Lager®, it was an old family recipe that was rescued by Jim Koch from his father’s attic. Samuel Adams® Boston Ale, a Stock Ale, has a complex, caramel malt character balanced with distinct spicy and herbal hop notes. Our proprietary ale yeast imparts a variety of fruit and ester notes in both the nose and flavor which are indicative of the style. Stock Ale, one of the few classic beer styles to have originated in the United States, has a strong New England heritage. The style draws its name from the cool "stock cellars" in which it was aged. This technique imparted a smoothness and body which became the hallmark of this style. Keeping with the Stock Ale style, Samuel Adams® Boston Ale is fermented at cooler almost lager like temperatures and conditioned much longer than most ales. It also is Krausened and dry hopped.


klas' rating

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
klas (111) - - AUG 10, 2012
A classic Samuel Adams beer. used to be a favurite. But it can’t really compete with more modern american ales.


most recent ratings

3
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 11/20
Bamsen78 (1038) - Sønderborg, DENMARK - JUN 18, 2013
Bottle. Pours slightly hazy amber with small white head. Clear aroma of ops with touches of malt and caramel. Mildly btter, hoppy flavour with touches of malt, caramel and an earthy note. Dryish aftertaste. Interesting.

2.9
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
Zingao (14) - SWEDEN - JUN 8, 2013
Poured into glass. Dark golden/brown appearance. Quite light body with a bit of an oily feel. A good beer, but I would have wished for a more powerful taste.

2.8
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Niller (118) - Hammel, DENMARK - JUN 3, 2013
Bottle from Brugsen, Hammel. Pours amber with an off-white head. Aroma is bread and notes of caramel. The taste is sweet and malty with notes of caramel and hops. A little bitterness in the finish.

2.9
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Cbuk1013 (150) - Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA - MAY 30, 2013
Pours a clear darker amber color with a moderate white head. Smells a little malty with some caramel but hops coming through. Taste is a little bitter, but an easy drinker

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Camons (3755) - Hasselager, DENMARK - MAY 26, 2013
Bottle @ Home. Pours golden amber with a creamy white head. Aroma of malt, caramel, little grassy hops. Flavor of malt, caramel, grass, light grapefruit. Medium body, soft carbonation, light bitter finish. 260513

3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 10/20
FetMule (21) - - MAY 25, 2013
Serverad i lagerglas. Guldaktig färg, ganska fint skum. Inte helt förtjust i hur ölen känns i munnen. En ok öl som jag kan tänka mig nån gång. Hade dock väntat mig mer. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

1.8
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 3/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 7/20
Cool_Bond (520) - Kung av Öl/King of Beer@Facebook, SWEDEN - MAY 19, 2013
UPDATED: MAY 25, 2013 Very strange beer. Almost no smell at all. The taste is too thin. But the aftertaste comes after a little while. However, it was a perfectly good beer to drink, I think. Follow me @ Kung av öl / King of Beer @ Facebook for more pictures and ratings.

3.2
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 12/20
Patrickctenchi (1837) - columbus, Indiana, USA - MAY 16, 2013
Amber-orange with a soft, light tan head. Aroma is caramel, malt. Taste is caramel, earthy hops, a bit of spice, herbal. Very good.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
GTAEgeek (809) - Atlanta, Georgia, USA - MAY 15, 2013
12 oz. bottle. Dark gold pour, with a small, beige head. Big notes of caramel and toffee, with some light resinous and earthy aromas. Very sweet and malty, with little to no bitterness. Medium to heavy body, chalky, and sticky. Overall, this is a surprisingly malty and aggressive beer.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
HULK777 (54) - - MAY 12, 2013
Sweet toffee aroma. Taste of dark caramel. Oily and sweet with some bitterness at the end.


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