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Samuel Adams Winter Lager

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
15763.23/5.03.23/5.0Winter5.8%45.4Dimpled mug, Stein, Weizen
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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 DarkSong (105), Dacula, Georgia, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/102/510/20
Jan 8, 2009  
12 oz bottle. Had a small head that quickly vanished. It’s color was a nice coppery brown. It tasted of honey and toffee with a slight hop bitterness.


 BigBeer45 (686), Troy, Michigan, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/59/20
Jan 7, 2009  
Pours a clear dark gold with some amber and bronze, has a small creamy white head, also, this beer has a small constant effervescence, looks nice but this is not cloudy like all of the other Weizenbocks I have tried, no sediment in the bottle either, light flavor of dark fruit, malt, bread and some sweetness, appears to have a carbonation bite and a bit of citrus bite on the palate at the finish, some malt flavor and sweetness trails after the finish, the mouth feel of this beer is not full like a weizenbock, this is ok but disappointing, does not stack up in aroma, flavor and mouth feel to the other weizenbocks I have sampled.


 drjay44 (772), Salida, Colorado, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/55/103/511/20
Jan 6, 2009  
12 oz. bottle. Pours a thin lasting head, with some lacing, over a lush amber clear body.....nose of yeast, bread and malts, not much fruit, bit of honey.....tastes of malts, bit of bitterness on the finish....mouth feel is light. This is my first weizenbock and although a pleasant beer, I don’t think it really meets the style. Normally spices are not added, and the ABV is too low.


 Dredd (488), Ormond, Australia
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/512/20
Jan 5, 2009  
Sweet honey aroma with a deep amber body. Flavour has hints of honey and herbal notes that finishes with some nice bittering. It does get quite syrupy though towards the end.


 Magjayran (1379), Durham, North Carolina, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/102/512/20
Jan 3, 2009  
I don’t know. Weizen Bock’s ain’t supposed to have spices in them and they are supposed to be fairly strong ABV-wise. Well this is a buttery spicy beer with a decent amount of flavor but it just doesn’t really work for me. I don’t get any of that good banana wheat taste and I don’t get any of that buzz inducing booziness either. Boo!


edect (8), Imperial, Missouri, USA
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3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/512/20
Jan 2, 2009  
Draft/Ameristar Casino Oyster Bar, St. Charles, MO-Bitter and very malty. I prefer my food spicy, not my beer, so this isn’t exactly my cup of tea (or glass of beer), but judging it by its class, not a bad lager. Kudos to anyone that can down a 6 of these (or 2, even) in one evening. One the whole, though, if you’re having just one, very full bodied, nice finish.


 Mirage52 (123), New Market, Maryland, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/57/104/514/20
Jan 2, 2009  
Pours a copper-brown color with a tan head and lots of carbination. Taste is malty with caramel and nuts. Finish is slightly dry, bitter. A good one.


 Cybercat (784), Georgia, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/515/20
Jan 1, 2009  
Color is a nice clear coppery amber with a decent head. Aroma is fairly strong, malty with a firm undertone of spice and a hint of caramel. Flavor matches the aroma, malty and spicy with caramel and nutty hints. Texture is lively and jazzy, leaving a pleasing finish.



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