Samuel Adams Black Lager

Brewed by Boston Beer Company
Style: Schwarzbier
Boston, Massachusetts USA

12oz. Bottle: Aroma of malts, light roasting, and light chocolate. Poured dark brown/deep amber/ruby in color with a large, rocky, creamy, tan head that diminished but lasted throughout. Clear. Sparkling. Excellent lacing. Flavor is lightly sweet. Tastes of malts, chocolate, slight bread, and some roasting. Medium body. Slightly dry texture. Soft to average carbonation. Malt, chocolate, brown bread finish is lightly dry.

From notes.. nice looking dark brown/black pour with small tan head. Aroma is some roast and smokiness. Flavor is sugary with some roast with a little saltiness, but relatively thin. Not bad at all, but not something I’ll likely buy again.

Bottle; thought I had rated this oone before, I have had a few times at least. Poured a dark brown with some auburn notes in the light. Not much khaki head. Aroma was quite nice with a lot of smoke and roasted malt; a bit of caramel and sweet malt as well. Flavor was alot like I remembered it; roasted malt, a nice tasting caramel, chocolate, molasses, with a general sweetness. Quite good overall, with a nice after taste. Definitely good for the style.

12 oz bottle. Sometimes Sam Adams lets me down (see Sam Adams Light, Boston Lager, Pale Ale, Winter Lager, Hefeweizen, etc.), other times they just blow me away. This is one of those instances. For a brewery this huge, I think it’s admirable they’re able to crank out quality like this. If this didn’t say lager on the bottle, I would totally say it’s a stout. It’s very reminiscent of English porters and stouts, like that which Samuel Smiths brews. I’ve had this beer many times before, but I guess I’d forgotten how good it actually is. Pours opaque black, revealing a reddish hue only when held close to a light source. Taste is of sweet (at first) maltiness, leading to a slight bitter aftertaste. Nice and creamy. Delicious.

Beautiful black beer. Light brown laced head. Very faint nose on this bottled version. maybe it’s just the glass shape. Some roasty malt notes, a sugary sweet smell too. Medium bodied, carbonation is very noticeable, very tame malty sweetness that leads into a somewhat "thin" finish. Very drinkable, as in you could really down several of these fast, but not extremely appetizing (you don’t crave the next sip). A very good evening session beer when you want that malty lager that will go down fast.

Well it’s black. No surprise there. Not much of a head. Lots of coffee flavor. Very roasted. Lighter than expected.

actually quite good, with this stouty note of roast and lagerish bitterness, very nice and refreshing, no bad word, medium bodied, head rather smal, body very deep brown/black, similat to some czech dunkels but not so sweet

Nice black colour that was good although the head was not great. Roasted aroma that was quite similar to stout. Beer was rather malty and roasted with very nice chocolate and caramel notes. Slightly bitter taste which was more noticeable in the finish. Was also lightly fizzy. Overall this looked very good even if the head was not fantastic. Nice aroma and a great taste which was very well balanced. Another fine brew from the Boston Beer Company. Also one of the few Schwarzbiers available in Ireland which was a big plus.