Samuel Adams Boston Lager

A pleasant, non-offensive, politically-correct beer that’ll do in a casual situation where high-quality beer is not available. A little more hoppy than others in this style, and that is a pleasant surprise. Bitter too for a lager, also a plus. Other than that, nothing groundbreaking here, nothing out of the ordinary. Just drinkable, that’s all.

This is pretty much a lager version of Sierra Nevada’s pale ale, but without the citrus aroma and flavors. Pours a nice light orange color, with a decent white head that leaves some good lacing. Aroma is all carmalized malt and a hint of noble hops. Flavor starts of with sweet caramalized malts that ends with just enough hop bitterness. These flavors makes this beer stand out from all the more common American Lagers. Mouthfeel is a step-up from most American Lagers that seem more like water compared to this beer. Very solid beer that can be found pretty much anywhere.

America’s saving grace. We put up with a lot of crap because of our beer, but I think Samuel Adams takes that edge off.

Poured to a fairly thin white head and a dark golden color. Hoppy caramel aroma. Great malty flavor. Very smooth with just the right amount of carbonation. Great tasting beer.

Golden color with a nice thick foamy white head that clings to the glass as it recedes. Nice hop nose and pale and caramel malts. Great flavor hints at the caramel with a noticeable but not overdone hop finish. A great beer for a borderline macrobrew. Although I prefer this in the bottle to the tap for whatever reason my tap experiences have been far harsher on the tongue, overly bitter and unpleasant.