Samuel Adams Winter Lager

This is a pretty hearty beer with a chewy caramel malt background. This was hearty enough to back up a rib eye and baked potato at some corporate steakhouse, that this was the only decent draft choice. Really light on the spices, with a somewhat sweet caramel maltiness. Pretty well balanced, but slightly one dimensional.

Pours a clear copper color with a white head. Aroma is malty, caramel, cinnamon, nutmeg, and some earthy hops. Flavor is malty, caramel, spicy, and a bitter spicy finish.

(From old notes, bottle on 2008-01-09) Quite a normal bock. Some sweetness, perhaps too much. form malts.

Good beer, better than average. Something to drink in Winter no less, but nothing more. Would spend my money on a more complex beer if I had the option. Could be smoother, and heavier given its label.

Bottle: some yeasty notes, some malty notes, some caramel and honey like sweetness, weak bitterness, faint roasted notes the spices are really mild, the flavor itself is a bit too mild as well, very short finish with almost no aftertaste, nice beer but somewhat lacking in charecter.

i was disappointed in this one, was a bit of a let down. heard many good things but it just wasn’t for me. bit on the sweet side

Brown bottle, gift from Jean Hamilton received on March 31 2008, savoured on April 9 2008; eye: copper with a reddish hue, clear, light effervescence, creamy beige head, lacing; nose: malt, caramel; mouth: light, malt, caramel, creamy, a bit of hops, finale in caramel malt, mildly sweet, medium body, sticky texture, not much carbonation; overall: fine FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, cadeau de Jean Hamilton reçu le 31 mars 2008, savourée le 9 avril 2008; œil : cuivrée avec une teinte rougeâtre, claire, légère effervescence, mousse beige crémeuse, dentelle; nez : malt, caramel; bouche : léger, malt caramel, crémeux, un peu de houblon, finale en malt caramel, moyennement sucrée, corps moyen, texture collante, peu carbonatée; en résumé : bien

Dark amber in color with the spices that make it a good seasonal beer. I still prefer the Sam Adams Lager or the Boston Ale over this one, even in the winter. Spicy, malty aroma, medium tan head and a pretty good amount of lacing. This is a little more hearty than their standard lager. Malty and spicy with some sugar notes in the taste. A sour finish and aftertaste. A decent seasonal selection from Sam Adams.