Samuel Adams Utopias

Utopias

 

Samuel Adams in Boston, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸

  Strong Ale - American Special
Score
8.08
ABV: 28.0% IBU: 45 Ticks: 167
Truly the epitome of brewing's two thousand year evolution, Samuel Adams Utopias® offers a flavor not just unlike any other beer but unlike any other beverage in the world. Each release is a blend of batches, some having been aged up to 16 years in the barrel room of our Boston Brewery, in a variety of woods. We aged a portion of the beer in hand-selected, single-use bourbon casks from the award-winning Buffalo Trace Distillery. Some of the latest batches also spent time in Portuguese muscatel finishing casks, as well as sherry, brandy and Cognac casks. This flavorful, slightly fruity brew has a sweet, malty flavor that is reminiscent of a deep, rich vintage port, fine cognac or aged sherry.
 

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6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

0,5l(?) bottle at home. Black color, no head. smells molasses, spices, whiskey, boozy, glue. Nice smell, boozy. full body, no carbonation. tastes molasses, bourbon, vanilla, boozy, glue, wood, cognac, booze. finishes very boozy with notes of cognac, glue and booze. Nice one, but very boozy (obviously), more a liqueur than a beer really

8, 7, 6.5, 7, 6.5

Tried from Bottle on 28 Dec 2025 at 13:48


8

Tried from Bottle on 14 Dec 2025 at 04:20


10

Tried on 10 Nov 2025 at 21:22


8.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Poured from 750mL bottle (2013 vintage). Clouded chestnut brown with no head. Smooth boozy bourbon with a feint cognac note. Excellent.

Tried from Bottle on 23 Mar 2025 at 06:48


8.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 9

Bottle. For my 2500 rating. It's the Utopia. Deep amber in color. Not much head. It's very complex taste. Fruit cake, cognac, a tad boozy but nice taste.

Tried from Bottle on 10 Mar 2025 at 05:02


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

bottle at the beer bistro.
thanks to Brian for giving me a bottle.
very dark brown pour, no head.
incredible aroma of molasses, dark ripe fruits, licorice, and some deep caramel. mouthfeel is viscous, and thick, with an oily finish. The flavor was intense. lots of alcohol, but it wasnt over the top burning, just subtle, and warming. Big caramel, and fruity finish. quite nice. i thoroughly enjoyed this!

Tried from Bottle on 28 Feb 2025 at 05:20


10

Tried on 13 Dec 2024 at 16:51


8

Heavy, massively malty and vinous with some prunes, figs, raisins, toffee, warming alcohol, barrel, booze and sherry notes. Intense.

Tried from Bottle on 31 Aug 2024 at 13:02


7.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Dark fruity aroma - Dark fruity flavours with alcohol heat - Dark fruit and alcohol goes into the finish - This was good

Tried on 21 Nov 2023 at 22:05


9.4
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 10 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9.5

(Bottle) (2021) (at Daniels) clear, fluorescent bright orange brown color with a small white head; aroma of dried figs, nuts, cognac; smooth palate; rich balanced flavor with a long, light bitter finish

Tried from Bottle on 04 Sep 2023 at 04:56