Samuel Adams Black Lager

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

Black pour with a ruby tint, brown head that fades and nice lacing. Aroma of lightly roasted malts, some hop character and a touch of alcohol...odd for 4.9. Flavor is a coffee bitter. Medium bodied, good carbonation and clean. Refreshing, light and crisp...solid beer.

12oz bottle. Pours a deep brown, almost black body with tints of red. Inch thick, dense and creamy, slowly dissipating, beige head that leaves a good amount of heavy lacing. Aroma is somewhat sweet with a light smoke. Even amount of caramels and chocolates with a bit of fruit. Flavor is semi-sweet caramels and light roasts up front before some milky, dark chocolate and smoke come in. Finishes with a light fruit and roasty chocolate. Slowly dries with a rich chocolate and roasty aftertaste that lingers for a good amount of time. Palate is medium bodied with a very clean balance. Overall, this was another Sam Adams beer that I had low expectations for, but it ended up surprising me. Nice flavor and very drinkable.

say what you want about the brewery, they do make some good beer. this is one of those beers thats tases good, but you can only have a couple before you get sick of it.

Brown with a low head. Malty notes, roasted, wood and grass. The flavour is sweet and ends a bit dry.

Pours an opaque black with a foamy beige head. Well balanced. Moderate carbonation and medium body.

Aroma is of roasted malts, subtleties of chocolate and caramel. Brew is a lovely shade of brown-black, opaque with a frothy, light-brown head. Flavor has medium bitterness with sweet undertones. Has medium body with average carbonation and smooth, creamy finish. Overall, very good brew that is reminicent of Guinness, but a little lighter on flavor and body. As with all Samuel Adams, this brew is worth a try.

Catching up on older notes. Enjoyed at the Midwest Longshot Regionals in Lisle, IL., a few weeks ago. A hotel water goblet sufficed and the bottle pour was black/brown with a light tan, foamy head and modest, foamy lacing. The aroma was roasted malt, a touch of caramel, some dry mocha notes, nuttiness and a hint of smoke and wood. The flavor added a suitable, light bitterness. The body was medium to light and very quaffable. My "during the breaks" beer while it lasted.