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Samuel Adams Brown Ale 3.03 718

Samuel Adams Brown Ale

Percentile
49
overall

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
7183.03/5.03.03/5.0Special5.35%46Dimpled mug
Commercial Description:
The Brown Ale is a traditional beer related to the first beers ever brewed commercially. Brewed with an interesting blend of malts, including pale two-row Harrington, Metcalfe, and Maris Otter malt, Caramel, Munich, and roasted Carafa malts, the Brown Ale shines with a deep mahogany luster. The malt flavor is complex and deep as well, with notes of biscuit, nut, and caramel. With moderate hop bitterness, a deep malt body, and a fruity ale fermentation character, the Samuel Adams Brown Ale satisfies the soul and doesn’t overwhelm the tongue.
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 ElGaucho (1730), Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/56/104/512/20
May 14, 2006  
Bottle at Beer on the Pier, Chicago. Dry malt aroma. Clear mohagany body with an off-white head and no visible carbonation. Excellent lace. Dry and basic flavor. Not bad though. Malty. Too bland and lower in alchol.


 ross (1709), weddington, South Carolina, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/513/20
Jun 24, 2006  
I had always refused to buy a six pack of this when I saw it in the grocery store because I am not sure that Sam Adams can make a beer better than Boston Ale/Lager but upon seeing this in a single bottle, I snatched it up. Brown color, malty and rich smelling as well as tasting. Pretty interesting, very easy to drink, not worth a six pack purchase, but its worth trying, and certianly drinkable. You wouldnt catch me turning down bottles of this if it was offered. Not bad.


 BuckeyeBoy (1699), Boise, Idaho, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/512/20
May 15, 2007  
12oz Bottle Pours out a dark amber topped with a small head. A little nut on this but nothing to great.


 jimhilt (1695), Bow, New Hampshire, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Feb 14, 2007  
Pours with a four-finger light tan head that fades slowly leaving a good lace. Clear amber color. Light-medium carbonation and medium bodied. Malty, nutty nose. Flavor starts as roasted nuts with a more bitter/hoppy finish. 12oz bottle from $6.99 6-pak Shaw’s Supermarket Concord, NH.


 hayduke (1692), Eureka, California, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Dec 14, 2009  
Boston Brewing makes a lot of different beers and they are all remarkably average. Not great, but not bad. This is right in there with the rest. From a 12 oz bottle this pours a medium brown color with a big foamy beige head and light lacing. The nose is of caramel malts with a hints of chocolate, nuttiness, light roastiness. The flavor is medium sweet, and again showing the nuts, caramel, an d some chocolate. Light to medium body and mildly sticky. OK, drinkable, and average.


 Butters (1689), Virginia, USA
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/54/103/57/20
Mar 12, 2009  
Pours a clear dark amber brown with decent light tan head. Malty and caramel and sweet. Flavor has some metallic notes, and hints of old vegetables. But not entirely unpleasant.


 GG (1689), NorCal, California, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Nov 17, 2006  
Doing a side by side tasting of another brown ale (Downtown Brown) Sam Adams was signifigantly better in all catergories. The aroma was much toastier, reminded me a little of roasted nuts and definite caramel. Appearance was a clear, dirt brown color, fairly clear color with decent carbonation. Mouthfeel was very nice, not really bad or good. Flavor is a little nutty, slightly sweet with a decent bitter kick to it. Overall a nice beer that I will follow-up with again!


 Odeed (1682), Bakersfield, California, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/54/102/511/20
Aug 17, 2006  
(bottle from my s.s. kraggie97)clear crimson red with a nice white head.brown sugar,caramel malt,and metal made up the aroma and flavor.



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