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Samuel Adams Winter Lager

Samuel Adams Winter Lager - Weizen Bock

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A Weizen Bock brewed by
Boston Beer Company

Boston, Massachusetts USA

bottled
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Broad Distribution
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15243.23/5.03.23/5.0Winter5.8%42.2Dimpled mug, Stein, Weizen P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Winter Lager is a weizenbock, a dark bock brewed with generous quantities of malted wheat, a style that is usually enjoyed as a warming drink from late fall through to spring.
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nerdrocker101 (57), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/512/20
Jun 18, 2009  
Hazy amber with medium tan head. A light yet sweet malty aroma with a hint of citrus and pine. A malty backbone with some spice notes. Nothing spectacular.


 zvikar (269), Tel-Aviv, Israel
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/513/20
Jun 16, 2009  
Deep amber with nice beige head, aroma of grapefruit some cherries and some cheese, flavor of malt, grapefruit bitterness,some spices like corriander, balanced medium to full bodied and probably has something to do with the winter.


 Vertical Bacon Strips (581), Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/512/20
Jun 13, 2009  
Amber / copper brew that is not clear. Produced a small light tan cap with minor retension and zero lacing. Aroma is mild and sweet. I haven’t decided if the weak aroma (especially when cooler) is a nice relief or a big letdown...I’ll go with a relief. There is some pine mixed in with something like rum and butter ice cream, raisins and some caramel malts. Taste is nice and mild with a weak spicy bitterness, tasty roasted malts, sweetness, pine, pepper and possibly raisins. Very drinkable especially on tap. Light bodied. Mouthfeel is smooth with a biting herbal aftertaste.


 Cirrhosis (550), Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/58/104/515/20
Jun 8, 2009  
Brew pours a dark copper with a slight haze throughout, a one inch rocky head caped off the beer but is going fast and now is gone. Mild aroma consisting of cream cheese icing, roasted malts and that all I can pick up its way to mild smelling, it doesn’t smell bad by any stretch of the imagination but it almost smells of nothing. So very malty tasting the goodness of this malt can’t be put into words, a mild spiciness is coming through but it’s very mild, and once again in one of these winter lager a can taste cream cheese icing! Why? What is this causing the taste? I don’t mind it, it actually taste very good to me I just want to know what it is. There is a slight bitterness in the taste that lingers after every sip, this medium bodied brew coats the mouth in smoothness and feels very smooth. I’m loving this mild Christmas spiciness in the taste mixed with the great dark malt character of the brew. This is something I highly enjoy but don’t think I would want more than a sixer of this pure year or I could see me getting sick of it."


 Rciesla (2800), Exit 15W, New Jersey, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/105/55/103/510/20
May 27, 2009  
Bottle. Pours a dark brown amber body with an off white head. Some light caramel and toasted malt character. A hint of cherry and grain notes. Eh not a fan.


brewcrew2002 (42), USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/517/20
May 10, 2009  
Another good one from sam adams, smooth drinking and full of flavor. nice amber apperance.


zer0crew (36), Duluth, Minnesota, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
May 1, 2009  
Bottle. Pours brown with a little head. A good winter lager. Nothing too much to say about it.


gilkesjm (3), Virginia, USA
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3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/512/20
Apr 25, 2009  
herbs, ginger, brown, tan foam, hazy, very bitter, medium sweetness, Cinnamon, medium body, slick feel, lively, long finish,



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