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Samuel Adams Boston Lager® is the best example of the fundamental characteristics of a great beer, offering a full, rich flavor that is both balanced and complex. It is brewed using a decoction mash, a time consuming, traditional four vessel brewing process discarded by many contemporary brewers. This process brings forth a rich sweetness from the malt that makes it well worth the effort. Samuel Adams Boston Lager® also uses only the finest of ingredients including two row barley, as well as German Noble aroma hops. The exclusive use of two row barley not only imparts a full, smooth body but also gives the beer a wide spectrum of malt flavor ranging from slightly sweet to caramel to slightly roasted. The Noble hops varieties, Hallertau Mittelfruh and Tettnang Tettnanger, add a wide range of floral, piney and citrus notes, which are present from the aroma, through the flavor, to the lingering smooth finish. We take great pride in the Noble hops used in our beers. They are hand selected by Jim Koch and our other brewers from the world’s oldest hops growing area. Among the world’s most expensive, they cost twenty times as much as other hops.


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2.2
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 7/20
MGDkilla (14) - williamsport, Pennsylvania, USA - DEC 4, 2003
UPDATED: DEC 5, 2003 the boston lager is decent but the cherry wheat of sam adams takes the pie. if it is sam adams night go for the wheat

2.2
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
Goodfella (60) - St. Louis, Missouri, USA - JUN 8, 2004
I just started drinking this stuff and it left me with a bad after taste. Overall I was not impressed by this beer. A bad bitter tasting lager, Crap!!

2.2
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 9/20
aenimopiate (176) - The United States of Texas, Texas, USA - NOV 4, 2005
I don’t understand what all the hype is about this beer. Yes, it is decent as an everyday beer, although more expensive than some of the alternatives. The flavor seems to be somewhat lacking, but that could be due to the fact that I tend more toward the stouts.

2.2
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 3/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 10/20
MartiniFiend (104) - Mount Horeb, Wisconsin, USA - JUL 26, 2008
Bottle.Darker gold color with a slight head. Weak hop aroma. Light to the palate. Flavor is a slightly sweet hop mix.

2.2
   AROMA 1/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
Travlr (7984) - Washington, Washington DC, USA - JUL 18, 2009
Plain, ordinary and boring. An average lager, some bitterness, but too thin. Not much finish. Forgettable.

2.2
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 10/20
Deu (395) - IRELAND - JUL 25, 2012
UPDATED: MAR 9, 2013 On tap at the l mulligan grocer . Better than the typical macro brewed lager. Not bad

2.2
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 8/20
Syzzer (449) - Oregon, USA - AUG 25, 2011
Blah blah blah description. This beer is Better than macro brews, better than Abita beer from Louisiana but not as good as the majority of microbrews or craftbrews.

2.2
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 9/20
BeerFunGuy (221) - California, USA - JUL 20, 2012
It's all bitter and no flavor. I have heard such good thing about this brewery. I'm a little disappointed. If you looking for a not so good beer have at. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

2.1
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 6/20
Sam10 (37) - Olympia, Washington, USA - SEP 17, 2005
Some malt aroma and flavor. Good apperance nice head. Little bitter at the finish. Some fizz to it which was nice.

2.1
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 8/20
DeweyDell (159) - Columbus, Ohio, USA - JUL 1, 2007
12 oz bottle. Pours clear amber color with a white head. Smells... malty. It has that vomit-like aroma that some beers have that I can’t really describe in any other way. Faint though. Tastes sweet, a little watery and fizzy. This is one of the best beers you can find on tap in a lot of places, but definitely not one of my favorites.


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