Samuel Adams Winter Lager

Northfield, MA. Dark brown colour with quick-receding tan head. Sweet and malty nose. Quite prickly with little flavour at first part of sip. Warms up, with some malt, toffee and brown sugar in the finish. Smooth. Nicely done.

Medium amber body. Aroma of subtle cinnamon and maple. Brown sugar, vanilla, oak, and spices combine for a smooth, appropriately bitter, malty finish. For the money, availability, and value, I buy it almost weekly (in season).

Super beer for the winter, or anytime you want a good beer. This one mixes spices and toffee perfectly. It pours a medium brown with a medium head. It smells good, looks good, and tastes great. The finish is as good as the start. Highly recommended.

This is an excellent winter beer. A dark bock with plenty of spices, malt, and toffee flavor. At the top of the list for seasonal brews.

I’m a huge fan of Sam’s Lager and also their stronger specialty offerings. The multitudes of other beers they offer don’t excite me all that much This is one of those others.

A dark wheat Bock beer. This lager is smooth with plenty of carbination and medium texture. A slight taste of spices, orange and lemon peel, dried plum, coriander, hibiscus, rose hips, tamarind, and vanilla. A nice malty flavor from malted wheat and malted barley. A delight to drink from top to bottom.

Certainly one of the better winter beers on the market these days. It has a nice complex taste with a good balance of spices. A robust yet drinkable beer that helps take the bite out of another harsh Northeast winter.

On tap at Gandy Dancer in Ann Arbor. Pours dark, deep amber color. Nice deep white head, lasts throughout. Wonder sweet malt flavor throughout. Nice spice taste to oppose the sweetness. Full bodied finish.