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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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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
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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 fishingnet (1045), Brandon, Florida, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Dec 31, 2008  
Bottle. Pours a clear copper with aone finger off-white head that leaves good lacing. Aroma of sweet malt, noble hops, and a touch of caramel. Taste is the same as aroma. Medium mouthfeel with a mild to moderate amount of bitterness. Good.


tsetlock (66), Livonia, Michigan, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/514/20
Dec 31, 2008  
Not my first time tasting. Really good lager, and most people are willing to drink it. Pour is a nice deep amber, with a nice mild hoppiness in the nose. Good head and lacing on this beer. Taste is crisp. Initially is slightly hoppy/sweet , then finishes a little bitter, and well balanced with the malt. Very good.


MishkinBeer (64), , New York, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/105/56/103/513/20
Dec 30, 2008  
The lager is clear with a light amber color. The aroma of hops is very slight. There is taste of grains and a good balance between sweet and bitter forces. Minor carbonation that just tickles the tongue. As the beer is swallowed, I found the texture to be somewhat watery. The aftertaste consists primarily of hops with a touch of orange peel. A solid lager, but nothing to write home about.


 JaBier (1130), Capital City, Ohio, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/512/20
Dec 28, 2008  
12oz bottle. Pours clear amber with a huge white head. Aroma of hops, lager yeast and malt. Lagery flavor with a good amount of malt and a hop finish. Pretty good for a lager.


 martin21 (156), Quebec city, Quebec, Canada
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Dec 28, 2008  
Surprenament bonne, biere facilement buvable. Beaucoup d aromes et de saveurs pour une premium lager. Surprisingly good, easy drinking beer. Lots of aromas and flavors for a premium lager.


 satan165 (541), River Grove, Illinois, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/102/57/102/515/20
Dec 27, 2008  
a revelation beer for me. very well hopped for a mainstream available wide distribution macro beer (and a lager at that). i remember so long ago when i didnt understand what that pine flavor was in this beer, and to be honest i didnt even like it back then. now it all makes sense. very fresh for a lager, well balanced and full bodied. sessionable and enjoyable.


 ROGUE (621), Newark, Delaware, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/512/20
Dec 26, 2008  
12oz bottle and on tap. Pours a clear, light, brown color. Small head with slight retention and little lacing. Smells mainly of hops. Fits the style. Tastes of bitter hops first, then the sweetness of some malt. It is a crisp, smooth, feel with a good blend of hops and malt. Average carbonation. Overall, easy drinking good lager and really smooth.


 killjoy966 (215), Washington, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/56/104/513/20
Dec 24, 2008  
Not all lagers have to taste like Bud. A nice bitterness gives this a beer a bite not found in most macro brews. Has a weird metal taste that I found a little disagreeable. I see why this is so popular, though.



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