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Samuel Adams Boston Ale

Samuel Adams Boston Ale

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An Amber Ale brewed by
Boston Beer Company

Boston, Massachusetts USA

bottled
common

on tap
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10953.16/5.03.16/5.00.525.1%73.9 English pint, Shaker P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Samuel Adams® Boston Ale was first brewed to celebrate the opening of our Boston Brewery. Like Samuel Adams Boston Lager®, it was an old family recipe that was rescued by Jim Koch from his father’s attic. Samuel Adams® Boston Ale, a Stock Ale, has a complex, caramel malt character balanced with distinct spicy and herbal hop notes. Our proprietary ale yeast imparts a variety of fruit and ester notes in both the nose and flavor which are indicative of the style. Stock Ale, one of the few classic beer styles to have originated in the United States, has a strong New England heritage. The style draws its name from the cool "stock cellars" in which it was aged. This technique imparted a smoothness and body which became the hallmark of this style. Keeping with the Stock Ale style, Samuel Adams® Boston Ale is fermented at cooler almost lager like temperatures and conditioned much longer than most ales. It also is Krausened and dry hopped.
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MFootball (10), USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
May 16, 2008  
Found it to be very similar to Sam Adam’s Boston Lager. Drank them in succession, although I was slightly intoxicated. This is a very drinkable beer, maybe a little less hoppy than the lager (which I also enjoy). Solid, but nothing spectacular.


Odyn (81), USA
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/59/105/519/20
May 16, 2008  
This is easily one of favorite of the Sam Adams line. It has good solid body just like the Boston lager, but without the hoppiness.


 rcasta (109), El Salvador
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/512/20
May 15, 2008  
no vale la pena mentir, la mayoria de cervezas huelen igual y el sabor es lo unico que las puede hacer sobresalir entre otras. samuel adams = overrated y + $ en anuncios


 CanIHave4Beers (101), Des Moines, Iowa, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/512/20
May 14, 2008  
A good dry ale. It has a good toasty nutty aroma. The color is a good light orange with a tight but small head. The flavor is toasty almost in the vein of an oktoberfest, but this is much more dry. The bitterness is fantasic, but the malt to hops ratio is very well balanced.


 blipp (451), Buffalo/Rochester, New York, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/512/20
May 14, 2008  
Bottle. Pours orange with an off white head. Sweet malt aroma with a bit of caramel. Medium body. Flavor is again sweet malt, caramel, a light roasted note a hint of grass and hops in the finish. Not bad, just a pretty typical amber ale.




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