Utopias
Samuel Adams in Boston, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸
Strong Ale - American Special|
Score
8.09
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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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7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle share at DLD. Sweet boozy oaky aroma. Clear copper, no head. Syrupy sweet vinous dark fruit, woody, plum flavor with a light lemony finish. Smooth full, hot boozy body. Reminds me a lot of of a strong plum wine or a madeira. Was good, but not in a beer kind of way, and not worth the crazy price tag, in my opinion. Many thanks to the guy in line at DLD who was willing to share!
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Apr 2013
at 07:24
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
Big thanks to Peter for this, 2012. Maple syrup and lots of booze. I don’t even know how much of a beer this is, but it’s a knock on the head for sure. Maple syrup comes out in the way it pours down the side of the glass - the stuff literally oozes down the glass at a slow pace after a sip. Some of the drips never come all the way down. Too much alcohol in initial aroma - very syrupy. No carbonation, no head, no lacing. Just syrupy thickness that moves like the blob. Straight liquor that finishes sweet and bitter.
Tried
on 21 Apr 2013
at 21:42
9.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 10
Texture 8
Overall 9.5
One of a kind. Vet inte om detta går att definera som öl men fantastiskt gott var det. Kostar så smakar det. Smak och doft av vanilj, ekfat, russin, läder, portvin, sherry, cognac, brand. Len och god och att den ligger på 32% alkohol känns inte. Välbalanserad. En smakupplevelser utöver det vanliga. Får se när det finns pengar över för att åtnjuta denna öl nästa gång.
Tried
on 13 Apr 2013
at 03:49
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
What an unexpected surprise ! After getting some of my imported beers tonight, my friend Eric gave me a nice sample from his 10th anniversary bottle. Wow !! What a beauty ! More like a fine liqueur than a beer. Reminds me of a great sherry. Rich brown-red colour with no head, but the aromas and flavours that came out of this are beautiful. Plum, dates, raisins and caramel nose. Same dark fruits in the taste, but with a light coffee finish and the very mild vanilla coming out in the aftertaste (giving hints of coconut with the mix of spices). Notes of maple syrup are also found. A very nice treat and a great product to sip. A little at a time.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Mar 2013
at 17:37
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Sampled at EBF. I was truly excited to finally have the opportunity to sample this one. Pours a clear copper with no head. Looks like bourbon. Nose is all booze, plum, brandy, cognac, cherry, wood, heavy port. Flavor is all port, slightly sugar, ice cider, rum, brandy, cognac, a little windex. Full, hot, sticky finish. One of a kind.
Tried
on 24 Mar 2013
at 12:43
9/10
Tried
on 23 Jan 2013
at 19:06
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
From a 2007 bottle. Pours a hazy deep amber with very little head. Nice wine-like lacing down the side. Very boozy aroma. Flavors of raisins, dark cherries, vanilla, and hints of bananas and tropical fruits. Nice. With this who needs Port?
From a 2012 bottle. Pours a much deeper cola color, again with no head. Similar aroma and flavors but with a much more pronounced oak flavor. Superb!
From a 2012 bottle. Pours a much deeper cola color, again with no head. Similar aroma and flavors but with a much more pronounced oak flavor. Superb!
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jan 2013
at 18:24
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Sample from "bottle" at Baran, Bergen. Has a clear dark amber colour and no head. Powerful aroma of brown sugar, liqueur, heather, honey, oak, marzipan and some alcohol. The flavour is also very powerful and sweet, and I sence herbs, brown sugar, lots of oak and a liqueur touch. Feels also a bit sour. The mouthfeel is very rich and sticky. What a beer! Really one of a kind.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Dec 2012
at 02:55
10/10
Tried
on 18 Nov 2012
at 06:39
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
~ 2 oz pour courtesy of Ted. The pour is dead still, clear amber golden with not even a whisper of a head. Very much looks like a spirit in the glass. The aroma is strong cognac, sweet without being cloying. There is also dried fruit, raisins and a big blast of alcohol on the nose. The alcohol is nicely integrated with the sweetness, so again, very spirit-like. The taste softly sweet cognac booziness, nice caramel, the raisin is present. Just big, boozy and bold. Palate is heavy bodied, still, and mouth coating. Overall, this was very interesting to try. Certainly not a beer, and as a spirit it was quite nice as a 2 oz nip. Enjoyed the experience, thanks Ted.
Tried
on 19 Oct 2012
at 14:42