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Samuel Adams Pale Ale

Samuel Adams Pale Ale

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An English Pale Ale brewed by
Boston Beer Company

Boston, Massachusetts USA

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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6242.93/5.02.93/5.05.4%45.7English pint, Shaker P  Stats

Commercial Description:
This distinctive and refreshing American ale is brewed in the classic style, with traditional brewing, the finest English ale hops, and lightly roasted specialty malts. Hand-selected Fuggles and East Kent Goldings hops impart a crisp dry finish to this flavorful authentic ale. Jim Koch

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 jmuhops (657), Winchester, Virginia, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/511/20

Jun 1, 2008  
Pours orange with a one-finger head. Light caramel malt and decidedly English hops in the aroma. More of the same in the flavor. Not bad, but the Boston Lager is more flavorful, for some odd reason.

Whiskeyjack (10), , Massachusetts, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/515/20
Oct 3, 2008  
This is a tasty beer. It has a strong but not overpowering hop aroma. It holds a fair head and pours with a clear golden color. The hop flavor is strong and crisp yet not overpowering, Good summertime beer,


Fruitfly (53), , Pennsylvania, USA
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/54/102/510/20
Sep 30, 2008  
Light orange beer with an lasting head. Yeasty nose with some bright fruitiness. Little body. Slightly bitter finish. Not very impressive.


 Wulfstan (481), California, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/517/20
Sep 23, 2008  
This is a tasty beer, but not as good as the Boston Ale and, despite the categories given each beer here, this is more like a golden ale to me and much less like a real English pale ale. It is pale amber with a fairly big, off-white head, steadily shrinking to a thin top with some lace. The smell is bread, grain, leafy and citrusy hints, a little fruit, and pine. Overall, this is pretty nice. The taste is light grain, hay, citrus, bread, with hints of pine. It’s nice, clean, crisp, and verydrinkable.


beer_chugger (66), Colorado, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/55/102/510/20
Sep 18, 2008  
Pours a clear golden color with almost no head. Not much in the aromas and the flavors are rather tart and hoppy. Probably will never have this one again, at least not willingly. They could have done a much better job and blew it, I feel


 nqualls (420), Tennessee, USA
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/54/103/59/20
Sep 18, 2008  
Bottle. Bland aroma with a slight floral note. Flavor was weak with some malt and a slight earthy hop flavor.




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