Samuel Adams Old Fezziwig Ale

Brewed by Boston Beer Company
Style: Spice/Herb/Vegetable
Boston, Massachusetts USA

bread, nuts, golden, clear, tan foam, lightly bitter, light body, average carbonation,

Pours a brownish ruby red with a short lived soapy head.The aroma is a funky, spicy, orange.The flavor is an overly bitter spice.The body is a little watery and bitter.Overall an ok beer.

Dark Brown slightly hazy with a thin tan head.... Very spicy aroma, wintery, nutmeg, cinnamon, orange peel apparently... Flavor is dominated by the same spices with notes of ginger coming through as well, not hoppy... Very similar to Harpoon winter warmer... Medium bodied, a touch boozy, quite lively....

Aroma is sweet roasted malts, cinnamon, and some orange peel. Pours a copper orange color with some brown swirls, has a good off-white head and decent lacing. Flavors are similar to the aroma -- definitely malty and less spicy, though. A bit tart with some bitterness on the finish. Overcarbonated, in my opinion. I was expecting a bit more than I got from this beer - I personally would prefer a more bold version, though this is an approachable brew for being a non-American style. I’d prefer the real deal.

12 oz. bottle from the Sam Adams Holiday Sampler pack. Pours a dark amber color with a small tan head. Aroma of dark sweet roasted malts, cinnamon and winter spices, hops, and chocolate. Flavor of dark sweet roasted malts, chocolate, spices, caramel, cherries, and toast. Light-medium bodied, with a ton of carbonation that along with the spices makes for a sharp, biting palate. Not bad.

The Aroma is sweet and fruity. It mostly smells of cherries and malt. Taste is not overly malty, there is cherry and dark chocolate in the taste but it’s not sweet at all. Overall a little boring.

Easily my favorite beer of the Samuel Adams Holiday Sampler pack. The beer pours a dark amber to medium brown color, with a moderate light tan head in a whiskey snifter. Notes of Crystal 60 and 80 come through in the nose, along with perhaps a touch of CaraStan. As with too many Sam Adams products, the carbonation is a touch too high for the style, and muzzles the full power of the malty palate. Still, caramel and hard toffee flavors are noticeable, along with a subtle but balancing hop bitterness. The finish is semi-sweet but otherwise fairly clean. Overall, a beer that one can give to his non-craft beer addicted friends, and can enjoy himself during the holiday season.

Appearance: Thin, tan head with a dark brown/amber color. Aroma: Strong scents of chocolate and some cinnamon as well Palate: Creamy and thick and very fizzy with a finish thats not too noteworthy Flavor: Bittersweet dark chocolate, interesting lingering on the finish, very lightly better.