Sam Adams Light

Brewed by Boston Beer Company
Style: Premium Lager
Boston, Massachusetts USA

The idea that these guys offer a light beer is comical, but I guess the market needs another one, so here goes... pours an orange-copper body that boasts a thick, two-finger head that does not look light.... sweet, malty bouquet; bright and a bit punchy, but still leaves a beer drinker a bit wanting.... body is sturdy, but not heavy--in fact, its lack of hops melows the mouthfeel to an actual light beer approximation--highly drinkable...the obvious absence of hops creates a vacuum--I know this isn;t supposed to be a less caloric version of the lager, but the malt doesn’t bite either... pleasant, with prerequisite thinness and smoothness... did Samuel Adams have to use the silver label as a joke or a jab? as a light, I’d defer to these guys on name alone... the beer is meant for sudsing whatever carbs and grilled proteins you’re eating anyway...

best light beer ever from smooth taste to appearance hard to believe it’s a light brew

Bottled:
The waiter didn’t give me a glass so really don’t know anything ’bout the appearance. I’m a bit surprised to see that other raters often describes it as "amber"; it sure didn’t taste amber. The flavor was thin, fizzy and tinny. Only a slight touch of caramel hinted that it wasn’t Miller Lite I was drinking.

Amber pour from a 12oz bottle. Malty aroma, good flavor of malt with a touch of hops in the finish. Good palate, especially for a light beer. At 128 calories per bottle, this is in the middle between a light beer (96 calories) and a regular beer (150 calories.) So – they achieve more but are less true to the light tradition. Good beer, stick with the Ultra is you want to keep your weight and carbs in check.

Bottle. Pours a pale golden body with a white head. Very subtle malt with a light floral earthy hoppiness. Thin body not much in the way of flavor or aroma.

this is the only light beer i would ever drink. this would be a good beer for the hot summer days. i like it

Bottle: Deep bronze with a creamy light tan head. Very mild aroma- diacetyl, caramel, and light sweet doughy pale malt notes. Light fluffy feel. Apparent diacetyl in the flavor. Butery and sweet all over with light caramel and papery pale malt. Not much bitterness or hop character to speak of. Eh.