Samuel Adams Boston Lager

Brewed by Boston Beer Company
Style: Premium Lager
Boston, Massachusetts USA

12 oz bottle-pours a light tan, rich head. Color is a clear gold, carbonation looks good. Taste is crisp, a nice blend of malt, hops, carbonation. Just a slight bitter finish.

Draught, Akkurat First things first, I have an excuse for having come thousands of kilometers away from the brewery which is actually not that far from my home, to one of the best bars in the world and to try one of the most commonly available beers in the craft beer world. The pint was given to me. There! So it is a clear light golden pour that íncludes a nice little white head that lasts. Clean and gentle malt profile, not far from a helles in its sweetish breadiness. Not very crisp, but biscuity moreso, creamy and doughie. Very light floral hoppiness to back it up. Fine drinking lager.

Outstanding session beer. Iv had alot of this recently and it is the one beer i seem to buy for just general drink than any other beer i can get localy. Nutty, chewy malts, with not overpowering, yet bold, citrus/grassy hops. Great.

Damn, I was obviously freakin' rocked when I rated this beer. My rating remains the same, but for God's sake, War and Peace was written in less time. I was obviously drunk off my ass. I don't even like Hendrix. I wonder if Jim Koche can play guitar?... This beer rocks. After stepping up onto my soapbox, I say...This beer is to American MicroBrews as Cal Ripken was to the current generation of tall, powerful shortstops... as Jimi Hendrix was to Eddie Van Halen and all that followed in his footsteps. This is the beer that started the American Craft-Brew Rennaisance that we are now lucky enough to be experiencing. Oh sure, today you can buy this beer at any supermarket or quickshop. However, I remember my early college days when the only beers available at the local spirit shop were flavorless, macro-brewed American Pilseners, a few flavorless, macro-brewed imports from Holland or Germany, and of course, the new kid on the block... Sam Adams Boston Lager. I remember how this lager's hearty, malty flavor ruined me for all other American beers. It cost a lot of money compared to all other domestics, but I would save my pennies just so I would no longer be forced to drink Coors or Genesee (my two favorites at the time)on the weekends. The commercial description above pretty much says it like it is; although, I personally don't detect anything 'sweet' within this beer. The nose is straightforward...malt and hops. The flavor is very well balanced, although I forgive it for being a bit on the malty side since I really dig malt. I mean, c'mon, your reading the words of a person who drank nothing as a kid except Ice Cream Malts and Malted milk. Now, back on my soapbox. I try not to take this extremely available lager for granted. I drink this beer at least once per month. This site wouldn't exist today if not for Samuel Adam's Boston Lager. All hail Cal Ripken, Jimi Hendrix and Jim Koche. BTW, my score, although not far from the way I see it, is inflated for sentimental reasons. Thanks for listening.

Paid $8 for a 24 oz of this at a Braves game. Looking back, it definitely wasn't worth it, but it was better than paying $7 for a BMC product. Nice copper color and good malt presence. Decent hop flavor from a macro. It's a step in the right direction for the mass-produced American beer market, but no where near the top.

re-rated 9-2009; courtesy of Ric Jackman - translucide and bright amber colour with a solid, creamy, persistent and slightly beige foam; a fair and charming flowery hoppiness with notes of oranges; a decent malt body and tart bitterness; subtle carbonation; long flowery finish with notes of caramel - should be used as a benchmark to judge all other lagers

Re-rate:a good beer to have when you can’t be bothered to think about what you’re drinking, coz it actually surprises you when you are in these types of moods, quite thin, yet flavourful, uninspiring, yet drinkable. different for a lager, OK.

Dark golden colour with fine dense white head. Aroma has some sweetness with hints of caramel, but also a nice hoppy touch. Flavor starts sweet, ends with a nice bitter hoppyness.