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Sam Adams Light

Sam Adams Light

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A Premium Lager brewed by
Boston Beer Company

Boston, Massachusetts USA

bottled
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8492.53/5.02.53/5.04.05%46.2Lager glass P  Stats

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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 VitaminR (281), Colorado, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/103/54/104/513/20

Jun 10, 2008  
Slight fruity nose, some metallic notes. Light orange color decent medium head, but dissipated quickly. Watery caramel sweetness, some malt, mild flowery bitterness. Really nice carbonation--just right--body is light medium, finish is abrupt, but pleasant. In the light beer realm, this is a breath of fresh air, solid low calorie choice.

UriahHeep (40), Georgia, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/513/20
Oct 7, 2008  
An amber colored light beer. This one was quite impressive. The side of the 6-pack reads, "Complex roasted malts balanced by subtle citrus notes." This is an accurate description of the taste you will get out of this Sam Adams. The ingredients are high quality from the Spalt Spalter Noble hops to the two-row malted barley. Subtle taste of mango and apricot. At only 119 calories, this is both a light and delicious beer.


 ratman197 (2360), Arvada, Colorado, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/104/511/20
Oct 2, 2008  
Bottle poiured a clear light amber with a small disapating ivory head. Aromas of carmel, earthiness, light fruittiness and a hint of spice. Palate was light to medium bodied and crisp. Flavors of carmel, graininess, earthiness and light spice with a crisp malty finishj.


 Mirage52 (113), New Market, Maryland, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/515/20
Oct 2, 2008  
Leave it to Sam Adams to create a "light beer" with more flavor and character than any of the other macro regular beers. Sam Adams isn’t exactly a "lets get drunk!" kind of beer maker, but this could be. Very drinkable. Pours a light copper color, nice sized head with not many bubbles. Taste is smooth, with just a hint of the hop finish from regular Sam Adams Lager. Reminds me of a lighter version of Yuengling.


borgination (98), Lee, Massachusetts, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/512/20
Sep 27, 2008  
Great light beer. Doesnt have much taste but it is very smooth. Good beer to drink in mass quantities.


 Butters (422), Temporarily in Nashville, Tennessee, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/511/20
Sep 12, 2008  
Certainly reminds me of a regular boston lager. Crystal clear light amber body with quickfading head. Nice balanced hop flavor. Some butter. Slick on the tongue. Not too bad for a light beer.



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