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Samuel Adams Utopias

Samuel Adams Utopias

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A Barley Wine brewed by
Boston Beer Company

Boston, Massachusetts USA

bottled
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3523.91/5.03.9/5.027%88.6 Snifter P  Stats

Commercial Description:
To create Utopias, the brewers at Sam Adams used traditional brewing ingredients including all four types of Noble hops, which add a slightly earthy, herbal taste. The spiciness of the hops really comes alive. In fact, Utopias MMII has even been described by some as almost "fiery" -- a fitting description for the strongest beer in history. Beyond the special brand of hops, Utopias features ingredients that truly set it apart from other varieties of beer. Utopias MMII contains caramel and Vienna malts for its rich amber color and several different types of yeast including a variety found in champagne. $100 a bottle and it's limited to 3000 bottles, which look like copper brew kettles.

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 daknole (644), Plantation, Florida, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/518/20

Mar 16, 2008  
Well this beer(if you want to call it that) Yes it has been brewed, but it really isn’t a beer. I have a 2007 bottle that I enjoy an ounce at a time in a brandy snifter. No carbonation at all. Sweet wtih vaniila, caramel, honey, maple, molasses and roasted nut flavor. Unique and worth seeking out a taste if not a whole bottle.

 Tmoney99 (3503), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Aug 9, 2008  
Bottle 2002. Pours a cloudy brown color with a minimal creamy off-white head that diminished and produced minimal lacing. Heavy complex aroma of roasted malt , maple sugar. Medium to full body with a thick texture. Good flavor with heavy complex bittersweet and heavy complex sweet finish of long duration with a nice alcohol burn. Great brew.


 zeke626 (208), Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Jul 31, 2008  
Bottle, 2007 vintage labeled 09231. Pours a dark brown body with no head. Strong alcohol and maple syrup nose with hints of raisin and vanilla. Thick, syrupy mouthfeel. Flavor of maple syrup, vanilla, and maybe some butterscotch beyond the alcohol. Alcohol burn throughout the palate and finish. Interesting beer, but not really very drinkable.


 Vas19 (211), Maryland, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
Jul 31, 2008  
Reviewing this from memory at a friends place. Pours amber/brown with no head. Aroma similar to cognac or brandy. A lot of caramel and alcohol, with a few intracacies of coffee and maple syrup. Good, but I felt it was trying to hard.


 winkle (440), Brisbane, Australia
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/518/20
Jul 20, 2008  
Was gifted a very small sample at the Brewers Day Piss-up at the Grand Central Hotel in Brisbane. A rich amber to red colour with a rich sugary alcoholic nose. Very complex flavours dominated by maple syrup, vanilla and port/sherry notes. Quite sticky mouthfeel with a brandyesque finish. Very nice indeed. If anyone feels the need to donate more to me, feel free!


 tgncc (225), Bellmore, New York, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/104/514/20
Jul 20, 2008  
I had this at the beer festival. Intriguing aroma of spicyness and alcohol. Had a sharp quality, like a marinade, almost. The appeance was a nice golden/red color, like a brandy. The flavor was spicy, hoppy, and sticky sweet, with notes of molasses. The alcohol warms the palate on the finish, also like a brandy. It was intriguing, but I wouldn’t make a habit of drinking this (especially not at $200/bottle!!)




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