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Sam Adams Light 2.53 973

Sam Adams Light

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bottled
common

on tap
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9732.53/5.02.53/5.04.05%43.7Lager glass
Commercial Description:
It took 2 years of brewing, tasting and testing to come up with the final recipe for Sam Adams Light. We focused on brewing a flavorful, high quality beer with a light-bodied taste and fewer calories. Sam Adams Light is a unique beer, it's not a lighter version of our Boston Lager. Sam Adams Light is the only light beer that uses no adjuncts and a traditional brewing process to ensure a balance of flavor and light-bodied taste. No other domestic light beer uses only the four classic ingredients of beer: pure water, lager yeast, Noble hops and barley malt. The quality ingredients that make up Sam Adams Light include two-row malt and some of the most expensive hops in the world, Spalt Spalter Noble hops. At 128 calories, Sam Adams Light features a clean finish and no aftertaste.
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 bubbleflubber (903), Collinsville, Virginia, USA
2.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/54/102/58/20
Feb 18, 2007  
Nice amber pour with a diminished head and decent soapy lace. The aroma is hard to pick up, but if anything, I note a tropical banana nose. This is where the brew lost me. Overcarbonated and seltzery, there does appear some banana overtones in the flavor, but I can’t detect any real malt or hops of any significance to weigh in on. Unfortunate, really.... very disappointing. I wish there was more to write about.


uhlerja (24), USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/104/58/104/519/20
Feb 16, 2007  
This beer has a surprising dark taste for a labeled "light" beer. One of the best light beers I have tasted. Sam Adams has a good thing going.


mantishead (12), charlotte, North Carolina, USA
2.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/53/102/58/20
Feb 13, 2007  
Overall, a disappointment from sam adams. Not what i was hoping for after all the advertising.


 graham515 (435), Houston, Texas, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/57/103/515/20
Feb 11, 2007  
Definately a bit watered down when compared to the boston lager, but this is one of the best light beers i’ve ever had. I wish it was a little bit cheaper cause I could tear through a 6 of this pretty fast


 mrdeath5493 (108), Arkansas, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/103/55/103/510/20
Feb 10, 2007  
Although it is an American Lager, it has a little more puch than would be expected.


 mynameisjonas (206), Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/510/20
Feb 7, 2007  
this is probally the best light beer that i have every had. not too hoppy and is very satisfying


 troyc (1175), Lubbock, Texas, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/57/103/512/20
Feb 3, 2007  
(Bottle) Pours golen with a small white head. Not much in the way of aroma, but smooth and balanced, with a medium mouthfeel. Light hoppy notes give this one a dry, yet satisfying finish. When comparing this to other light beers, there is virtually no comparison.


 strangaj (229), West Chester, Ohio, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Jan 28, 2007  
This is the best light beer going. I’d prefer this over a lot of other micro-brews I’ve had. There is nothing special, but aroma has a crisp balance of hops and malt as does the taste. In addition, this beer finishes smooth. It has a medium body, which is unheard of with light beers. I could drink this casually or hit it all night. Best in its class by far. Love it!



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