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Samuel Adams Boston Lager

Samuel Adams Boston Lager - Premium Lager

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 Percentile 
66
overall
Brewed by Boston Beer Company
Style: Premium Lager

Boston, Massachusetts USA

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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25873.2/5.03.2/5.04.9%96.3Lager glass
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Commercial Description:
Samuel Adams Boston Lager® is the best example of the fundamental characteristics of a great beer, offering a full, rich flavor that is both balanced and complex. It is brewed using a decoction mash, a time consuming, traditional four vessel brewing process discarded by many contemporary brewers. This process brings forth a rich sweetness from the malt that makes it well worth the effort. Samuel Adams Boston Lager® also uses only the finest of ingredients including two row barley, as well as German Noble aroma hops. The exclusive use of two row barley not only imparts a full, smooth body but also gives the beer a wide spectrum of malt flavor ranging from slightly sweet to caramel to slightly roasted. The Noble hops varieties, Hallertau Mittelfruh and Tettnang Tettnanger, add a wide range of floral, piney and citrus notes, which are present from the aroma, through the flavor, to the lingering smooth finish. We take great pride in the Noble hops used in our beers. They are hand selected by Jim Koch and our other brewers from the world's oldest hops growing area. Among the world's most expensive, they cost twenty times as much as other hops.
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 MJGG (398), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
May 2, 2009  
Bouteille de 24 oz. Arômes de malt légèrement sucré et de houblon floral. Robe cuivrée et claire, peu de mousse et effervescence moyenne. Moyennement ronde en bouche, un léger malt caramel est accompagné d’une touche de houblon floral créant une finale légèrement amère. Simple, mais bien fait.


 Defreni (993), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/512/20
May 1, 2009  
Flaske: Rødlig orange øl med et lille skumhoved. Frisk karbonering, med en forholdsvis blomstret smag, hvilket sjovt nok gør den mindre quenchable. Så på den led sætter den sig lidt imellem 2 stole, og er ikke rigtig god, men bestemt heller ikke skidt.


md09grad (4), Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
does not count click to see why this rating of Samuel Adams Boston Lager does not count
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Apr 30, 2009  
On tap at Charlotte Bobcats Arena. Nice flavor of blended malts and hops. Although for the money I paid, I’d expect there to be more to this beer, maybe more distinctive qualities that set it apart from other macro brews. All in all, a solid choice if the bar has it on tap.


 Blaze312 (129), Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/513/20
Apr 30, 2009  
On tap at PTI airport. Pours golden orange with light head. Smells mostly of hops. Same for taste with a slightly bitter finish. Decent.


 mbgrayson (141), Anaconda, Montana, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/513/20
Apr 28, 2009  
Probably the best beer that is widely available across the U.S. Well balanced with malt and hops, still smooth and quite refreshing. Beautiful coppery color with a nice head. A definite thumbs up.


 DWestrick (234), Ft Wayne, Indiana, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/55/103/510/20
Apr 25, 2009  
bottle. meh - another lame, average premium lager - they all taste the same. no strong features that make this a special beer like Sam Adams claims - it’s a macro beer


 yemenmocha (344), Glendale, Arizona, USA
4.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/105/519/20
Apr 23, 2009  
One of the most underappreciated beers out there. This bottled version pours an autumn gold color, very deep gold. Impressive white head that retains well. Aroma is on the floral hoppy side, but it doesn’t suggest that the beer is for hopheads, nor does it scare away the hop-newbies. This beer is about balance, and the aroma achieves this admirably. The hoppiness has a pleasant steel-y metallic aroma, along with fresh bread notes in the mix, maybe even biscuits. On a hot day this is one of the most appetizing beers I reach for. On the palate this beer welcomes you warmly with that vienna style maltiness, light caramel, but wait, the hops assert themselves to compliment the malty character... leaving you to focus on the oily hops, but then there’s the malt again... and so on. I detect a citrusy character as well, but more floral and pleasant metallic flavors. Medium to full bodied Vienna style lager. Good body, but still refreshing and drinkable. The best of both worlds. This is a beer you can savor and contemplate, but also enjoy regularly with good availability. This is probably the best domestic craft beer in the vienna lager category, hands down. Beer Snobs, please set aside your elitism and look at this beer for what it is, despite its near "macro" status today.


fobdragon (4), Stanton, California, USA
does not count click to see why this rating of Samuel Adams Boston Lager does not count
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/104/55/103/58/20
Apr 21, 2009  
i was not impressed. i thought it would be a full bodied beer, but it looked light, it was skunky in smell, and left a really bad bitter aftertaste... not the worst though... nady ice... haha



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