Utopias
(has 6 batches)
Samuel Adams in Boston, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸
Strong Ale - American Special|
Score
8.10
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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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5.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 5
Getestet beim LCRBM Dieses Bier ist extrem schwer zu bewerten, es eindeutig zu alkoholreich. Dazu kommt eine Schärfe, die den Alkohgol noch hervorhebt. Die zwangsläufig auftretende Würze ist aber viel zu schwach, um etwas anrichten zu können. Im Nachgeschmack holt diese auf und passt sich der Alkoholstärke an. Die Süße scheint während des gesamten Tirnkvorgangs ins unendliche zu gehen. Interessant, aber kaum zu trinken! Test vom 10.9.2007, Gebinde: Glasflasche Noten: 10,10,1,4,-,8 - 6,78
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Sep 2007
at 22:00
9.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 10
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9.5
From Dum’s private reserve; eye: cognac, no head; nose: alcohol, cognac, whisky, almond, nutty, rhum; mouth: velvely, cognac, almond, alcohol warmth, scotch, rhum, full bdoy, sirupy and creamy texture; overall: very good FRANÇAIS De la réserve de Dum; oeil : cognac, pas de mousse; nez : alcool, cognac, whisky, amande, noisette, rhum; bouche : velouté, cognac, amande, liquoreux, alcool chaleureux, scotch, rhum, corsé, texture sirupeuse et crémeuse; en résumé : très bonne
Tried
on 03 Nov 2006
at 15:00
9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 10
Texture 10
Overall 9
First ratingInitial Rating Date: 10/18/2006Bottle at Oliver Twist, Stockholm.4 cl bought. Shady brown muddy color, no head. Mix of pear brandy and alcohol scent. Very very sweet taste. Wierd licorice and smokey sweet aftertaste. Not recommended! How can anyone say they like this? Even worse than their crappy Tripple Bock! I love the brewery and a lot of their beers, but bury this one fast! 5/1/2/1/3 = 1.2RerateSampled at The Rover, Göteborg. Clear copper color, no head. Madeira and raisin, sweet scent and taste. Thick full mouthfeel, medium bitterness. Too sweet, too much, but better than last time. 6/3/6/3/13=3.1RerateOriginal bottle, 2005 version. On October 30, 2009, thanks to Baresi!Clear dark brown to copper color, very small head, a few bubbles only. Apple, alcohol, cognac, wood, raisins, madeira, port wine scent. Apple, alcohol, port wine, raisins, sweet taste. Long sweet and wood aftertaste. Thick mouthfeel, medium bitterness.6/2/7/4/13=3.2RerateAs "Samuel Adams Utopias 10th Anniversary".From original black copper kettle looking bottle, thanks to Joah K (not on ratebeer), sampled on May 18, 2013.Clear brown color, no head. Sweet, raisin, alcohol scent. Sweet, alcohol, raisin, sugar, prunes, Salubrin (light touch) taste. Raisin aftertaste. Smooth mouthfeel, low bitterness.9/4/9/5/18=4.5RerateFrom the original bottle, opened this evening. As "Samuel Adams Utopias 10th Anniversary" thanks to Dunbar72!Sampled on Feb 22, 2014.Clear dark reddish brown color, no head at all, though plenty of thick legs on the glass. Loads of alcohol in the scent at first, then raisins and solvents. Sweet, raisin, smooth taste. A bit salty aftertaste. Smooth mouthfeel, low bitterness.Scent threw me off a bit, taste is excellent though! A very nice one for slowly sipping on it.7/5/10/5/18=4.5
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Oct 2006
at 16:09
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
200th rater. Thanks for the heads up on this to PilsnerPeter, also went to the Downtown Bar and Grill just to try a shot of this. And I believe the shot ($15) may have been too much as well. Color is dark copper but clear. Aroma is very very strong, as strong as cheap cognac. Pretty much all hard liquer strength alcohol in the plum/raison barleywine way. Think Thomas Hardy’s to the tenth degree. Taste is too strong, all alcohol, ridiculous burn in the throat. This is as much hard liquer as it is beer. Way too much burn. I give it points for being original but I take away points for being almost undrinkable as a beer.
Tried
on 25 Jul 2006
at 15:07