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Samuel Adams Boston Lager

Samuel Adams Boston Lager - Premium Lager

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A Premium Lager brewed by
Boston Beer Company

Boston, Massachusetts USA

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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24903.2/5.03.2/5.04.9%95.7Lager glass P  Stats

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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 JB175 (1642), Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20

Dec 23, 2006  
Copper color with medium head. Malty aroma and a solid lager taste to match. Surprised that I hadn’t rated this one, and I have to say this stuff still holds up. Its not flashy and you can get it anywhere, but like many other people, Sam Lager was one of my first craft beers and its still pretty good.

 osu97gp (133), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/512/20
Jul 2, 2009  
Pours a clear golden color with a white head. Very slight aroma of malts and some citrus. Flavor is very sweet with a slight hint of floral hops. Okay beer.


 monkeychugg55 (112), Joliet, Illinois, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Jul 1, 2009  
Pours a clear copper with a small white head that doesn’t last long, but leaves a little lacing. Aroma of sweet, toasted, biscuit and cereal malts and a slight citrus note. Aroma is similar, more malty than hoppy. Good finish, decent drink.


beerfest5 (83), Simsbury, Connecticut, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/514/20
Jun 30, 2009  
a classic in new england. easy to drink, easy to enjoy, like the commercial says, always a good idea.


 Tejas (650), Dallas, Texas, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/56/103/513/20
Jun 27, 2009  
i haven’t entered this? wow. oh well. i just remember when i first drank this years ago and it was super fresh on draught, i really liked it. i’ve had it since but mainly in bottles and it’s very avg but drinkable. probably won’t drink again though uinless there’s nothing else around now that my palate is where it is.


 Vertical Bacon Strips (581), Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/514/20
Jun 27, 2009  
Poured out a disappointingly small white head but I know in the past the pour has been better. Clear light amber brew with slippery lacing. Aromas of slight caramel and toasted malts, mixed citrus and a touch of cooked vegetables - comes across quite fresh. Taste is decent and mild with some caramel and maybe bread, citrus and a touch of peppery spice. It’s all just one big mashed up flavour. More cooked vegetables. The main difference between the taste and the aroma is the aroma is sweeter and the taste has a larger hop presence. Mouth feel is quite light and airy with a big carbonated swish and light to medium light bodied. Finishes dull with a bit of lingering bitterness.


 Lagunitasfan (322), San Diego, California, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Jun 26, 2009  
12 oz bottle after working in the yard. Golden amber and big head. Thick. Sweet floral, sugar, fruity, and hops. Was just fine on a hot afternoon.


DeadGuyPerez (9), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
does not count click to see why this rating of Samuel Adams Boston Lager does not count
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/516/20
Jun 25, 2009  
Strong but pleasant aroma, great hoppy flavor and bitter finish. Very robust.


 CanIHave4Beers (561), Des Moines, Iowa, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/514/20
Jun 23, 2009    Updated: Jun 24, 2009
Really? I haven’t rated Boston lager yet? Huh? Pours a deep gold with a nice effervescence and a big fluffy white head. Aroma is really good, fruity and hoppy, some mild malt graininess, in a good way. Flavor has that nice fruity hoppiness, plenty of bitterness, once again a bright almost grainy maltiness. Mild roasty and caramel characteristics are playing around in the background, but from day one the hoppiness of this beer has always been what dominates the flavor, I really enjoy this one from time to time.



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