Samuel Adams Black Lager 3.38 1403

Samuel Adams Black Lager

	Percentile
	81
	overall

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

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

Broad Distribution
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Ratings	Average	Score	Seasonal	ABV	Style Pctl	Serve in
1403	3.39/5.0	3.38/5.0	Special	4.9%	87.9	Dimpled 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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mwsmith (12), , Alabama, USA

4.1	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.1	8/10	5/5	8/10	4/5	16/20

Jul 14, 2008

A block of dark chocolate jammed into a bottle and fermented. Delicious. It is, of my experience thus far, my favorite of the Sam Adams line.

944play (66), Santa Rosa, California, USA

2.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.3	6/10	3/5	4/10	2/5	8/20

Jul 13, 2008

Nice thick tan head. Sweet malt aroma. Taste is more amber ale than black lager to my palate. Not what I was expecting. My model schwarzbier is Moonlight Death & Taxes, which is much cleaner and darker, as the qualifiers "Black" and "Lager" would suggest. Meh.

lithy (1750), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3	6/10	3/5	6/10	3/5	12/20

Jul 13, 2008

Nice black color with a tan head. Great retention and lacing. Roasty nose, smooth and not too heavy dark malt roasted taste. I don’t get any of the supposed chocolate malt but this is nice and drinkable.

GMUcrew7 (365), Mason, Ohio, USA

3.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.3	6/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	14/20

Jul 12, 2008

Pours dark brown/ruby with a tan head. Roasted malt aroma. Has a very similar roasted chocolate malt flavor. Has a nice sweet chocolate and light bitter hop balance. The best of the 3 style 6 pack.

Brewmaster1 (9), Westchester, USA
does not count

3.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.2	5/10	5/5	6/10	3/5	13/20

Jul 10, 2008

Very easy to drink. Could use a little more flavor considering it’sa dark lager. Reminds me of a guinness with less flavor to it. But VERY smooth.

gameface23 (131), Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA

1.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
1.7	5/10	2/5	2/10	3/5	5/20

Jul 8, 2008

I did not enjoy this. I typically prefer ales to lagers, so I was biased going into it. Too much malt for my taste.

mar (1916), Dallas, Texas, USA

3.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.3	6/10	4/5	6/10	3/5	14/20

Jul 3, 2008

black pour with a khaki almost 3 finger head. thick roasted malts and chocolate on the nose. rather thin on the palate but i guess that’s a schwarzbier for ya. the flavor definitely makes up for it though. roasted malts and a finish of nice sweet dark chocolate.

Oakes (8114), gone rambling, Cambodia

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	7/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	14/20

Jul 2, 2008

Very dark brown with nice chestnut highlights. Killer head that’s both creamy and rocky. Earthy, caramelly, lightly chocolatey aroma. Toasty, chocolatey palate is smooth and sweetish. Almost sticky in the finish.

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