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Samuel Adams Traditional Ginger Honey Ale

Samuel Adams Traditional Ginger Honey Ale

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A Spice/Herb/Vegetable brewed by
Boston Beer Company

Boston, Massachusetts USA

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2502.99/5.02.99/5.0Special5.5%47.4 Lager glass, Tumbler P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Traditional Ginger Honey Ale is an authentic brew that can be traced back to the ginger brews of the late 1700s. In fact, records show that Thomas Jefferson and his wife brewed 15 gallons of ginger beer with fresh lemons and honey every two weeks for daily consumption. Following that tradition, Samuel Adams Traditional Ginger Honey Ale is a highly effervescent beer that is brewed with authentic ingredients from the colonial era, such as fresh ginger puree, lemon peel and wildflower honey. Pale golden in color, the brew has a subtle maltiness with a floral, sweet honey finish. The sweetness of the Traditional Ginger Honey Ale is the perfect partner for sweet and spicy foods alike. We recommend pairing it with a glazed honey ham, Chinese spareribs, or baklava.

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 Cable (285), SE, Oklahoma, USA
2.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/54/103/58/20

Aug 3, 2006  
Sampled frm bottle. Pours cloudy dark yellow with a creamy white head. Its aroma strong lemon. Too strong - almost like a household cleaner. Flavor resembles a lemon-honey cough drop. Not nice. Interesting, but still a must pass.

 markwise (257), Orlando, Florida, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/102/56/103/512/20
Aug 18, 2008  
This was a decent beer, but man it was ugly. Lots of gloppy mess with yeast sediment and what I thought were ginger pieces. It has a strong ginger aroma with a taste like slightly fizzy ginger tea. Sweet in flavor and finish. Lots of sweet ginger. Respectable beer.


Sandman2222 (34), Florida, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Jul 25, 2008  
Ginger, honey, and lemon, a real nice tasting brew. Really well balanced, especially for being nearly 2 years out of date. Unfortunately out of production as it was a limited edition.


 BlackDonald (1040), North Carolina, USA
2.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/55/102/58/20
Apr 22, 2008  
This was just too much for me to handle. This had an aroma of lemon balm tea, slightly like a cough syrup would have. Overspiced, and imbalanced, this is almost undrinkable.


 punkrkr27 (342), Clawson, Michigan, USA
1.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/54/101/56/20
Feb 4, 2008  
Honey and ginger aroma with some type of adjunct coming through. Flavor is strong honey up front with some lemon fading to slight ginger and more adjunct and a little lingering lemon flavor. Clear light gold pour with a small white head and some sediment. Body is thin and watery.


 Cryotek (206), Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/55/103/511/20
Jan 21, 2008  
(thx 2 Rick) 13 month old bottle - "Muddy pale amber, brief head, lots of sediment. Light ginger aroma. Fairly sweet with rounded, oily mouthfeel. Besides the ginger and honey there is not a whole lot going on. Finishes with low bitterness and a slight ginger taste."




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