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Samuel Adams Black Lager 3.38 1404

Samuel Adams Black Lager

Percentile
81
overall

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
14043.39/5.03.38/5.0Special4.9%88.2Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Stein
Commercial Description:
This traditional lager is medium in body with a deep roasted character. Its dark color and rich malty flavor come from specially roasted caramel and chocolate malts. This brew is lightly hopped with Noble Bavarian hops for a soft spiciness and a smooth clean finish. Cheers!
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 arondee (176), Tucson, Arizona, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/512/20
Oct 28, 2008  
One of my favorites from Sam Adams. Pours a dark black and smells all of malts and coffee. Taste is roasted malt, dark chocolate and coffee. Not an amazing beer by any means but it’s better than most.


 gary07734 (408), Tyne & Wear, England
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/55/104/58/20
Oct 26, 2008  
Nice looking black pour with a decent head, good thick mouthfeel. Smell is burnt malt and sweet, taste is an unusual mix of burnt malt and lager, not unpleasant but odd, a little cloying on the finish. Not convinced by this one but interesting.


 rcasta (489), El Salvador
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Oct 24, 2008  
en atl con raul mas o menos impresiona la birria porque en olor es interesante, en apariencia oscura, en sabor ahumado


 theisti (1689), Leawood, Kansas, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/102/512/20
Oct 23, 2008  
12 oz bottle purchased as part of a mix a six at Lukas Liquors in Overland Park, Kansas. Pour is ruby accented deep brown black with a nice tan two inch head. Falls with popping carbonation bubbles and hardly any lacing. Aroma of smoky maltiness, rounded sweetness. Taste is the roasted malt initially, with some dark chocolate and milkiness right behind that. A touch of tobacco in the longer finish. Palate is thin, its drinkable for certain, but perhaps somewhat watery. Overall a decent beer.


Dango (26), Snekkersten, Denmark
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/514/20
Oct 22, 2008  
Beautiful dark beer with a creamy head. Smokey aroma. Taste also smokey with bread and chocolate tones. I liked it a lot.


 smjohnst (203), , Pennsylvania, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/513/20
Oct 21, 2008  
This will probably be my highest rated sam adams by FAR. Not a big fan of their products but this was good. It didn’t have that weird finish that the rest of their beers seem to have. Tasted like more of a porter than a lager to me.


 Beardface (1036), Eugene, Oregon, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/513/20
Oct 20, 2008  
Very smoky and enticing aroma and taste both, slightly too malty to drink often but one of the better Sam Adams I’ve ever had.


 joebudzjoe (232), Connecticut, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Oct 19, 2008  
Not a big Sam Adams fan, but this one was pretty good. Pitch black body with smooth palate, smoky malts and slight chocolate taste.



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