Porch Rocker
Samuel Adams in Boston, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸
Radler / Shandy Summer|
Score
5.60
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Perfect for any summer day, Samuel Adams® Porch Rocker was inspired by traditional Bavarian Radlers that mix beer with German-style lemonade. For our bright and citrusy Radler, we blended a Helles beer with lemon for a fresh-squeezed lemon taste, effervescent sweetness, and slightly tart, refreshing finish. A light malt character and hint of hops balance out this summer brew.
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5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Bottle on a balcony: hot sunny day in Orange County. 7th July 2014. This golden refreshing brew had a thin white head after 20 seconds. It started off with a good deep looking covering but faded very quickly. Loads of lemon esters in both the nose and taste. Not my usual sort of tipple, but it did the job on the day. Pleased I had one, but we didn’t become lifelong friends and we both moved on.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Aug 2014
at 02:01
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Bottle. Pours yellow gold with white head. Nose/taste of lemon and light white sugar. Not much else going on. Light bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jun 2014
at 22:04
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
12oz bottle from Wegman’s, Buffalo, NY. Pale amber with a ring of white head; grainy aroma; lemony taste with a grainy body; and a clean finish. Just what a Radler is supposed to taste like - light and refreshing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 May 2014
at 15:13
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 5
I got this in the 12 bottle Summer pack. There’s a best by date of August 2014.
I poured both bottles into a pint glass.
The appearance was a super clear yellow color with bubbles clinging to the sides of the bottle and a carbonation that shoots up like shooting stars to feed the head. The head starts at/about 2 fingers and rapidly dissipates to a foamy bubbly-ness with some foamy lacing kinda going all over the place.
The smell, was I think Sam Adams was going for the German Radler. Did they do that here? I’m pretty sure as it definitely smells like true lemonade with beer. Now, what style of beer, well, that seems to be up for grabs.
The taste is sweet refreshing lemonade. There isn’t any aftertaste but there is definitely a watery finish.
On the palate, this one sits extremely light and shows a definite refreshing sessionability running about my mouth and tongue. The carbonation is refreshing and crisp.
Overall, well, its a Radler by style, but in my opinion, there’s too much lemonade and not enough of the beer. I probably wouldn’t have it again. But if you like the fruitier Radlers, go for it.
I poured both bottles into a pint glass.
The appearance was a super clear yellow color with bubbles clinging to the sides of the bottle and a carbonation that shoots up like shooting stars to feed the head. The head starts at/about 2 fingers and rapidly dissipates to a foamy bubbly-ness with some foamy lacing kinda going all over the place.
The smell, was I think Sam Adams was going for the German Radler. Did they do that here? I’m pretty sure as it definitely smells like true lemonade with beer. Now, what style of beer, well, that seems to be up for grabs.
The taste is sweet refreshing lemonade. There isn’t any aftertaste but there is definitely a watery finish.
On the palate, this one sits extremely light and shows a definite refreshing sessionability running about my mouth and tongue. The carbonation is refreshing and crisp.
Overall, well, its a Radler by style, but in my opinion, there’s too much lemonade and not enough of the beer. I probably wouldn’t have it again. But if you like the fruitier Radlers, go for it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 May 2014
at 16:18
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Golden yellow with small foamy white head, lemon aroma, high carbonation, tasting lemon and a hint of hops, longish finish with lemon zest aftertaste. Would be good in the heat of the summer, especially if it’s ice cold.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 May 2014
at 11:48
8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Bottle. A- Lemons, grains, corn. A- Golden color, clear liquid, white head. T- Lemonade, sweet. P- Light body, average texture, average carbonation, sweet finish. O- A nice shandy. Probably one of the better one out there. Very refreshing and not too sweet or tart. A solid beer that’s not too overbearing or artificial tasting.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 May 2014
at 07:29
3.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
At a 1 year old’s birthday party: Pours golden with white head. Aroma is lemon and sugar. Taste is beer attenuated with lemonade and sugar. At first, I thought it was tolerable, but it took real effort to get to the bottom of this one. I could have lived without this beer entering into my life.
Tried
on 19 Apr 2014
at 14:52
4.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4
bottle at Ft Wayne tasting Sep 14 2013 - Pours clear gold and smells like lemon hard candy. The flavor is like lemon candy and some light malt. It’s bubbly, light bodied, and kind of watery. The aftertaste is still sweet. This... is not good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Feb 2014
at 13:08
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Bottle: Poured a golden color ale with a medium size foamy head with OK retention and some lacing. Aroma of light lemon notes with lightly sweet malt. Taste is also dominated by lightly sweet lemon notes with some lightly sweet malt notes. Body is light with average carbonation. Bland shandy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Aug 2013
at 11:46
3.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 6
Overall 1.5
Bottle 355ml @ Motel Room, Motel 6, Kingman, AZ
Pours clear golden with a white head. Aroma has notes of lime and citrus lemonade. Taste is light to medium sweet and light bitter. Body is light, texture is thin, carbonation is soft.
Pours clear golden with a white head. Aroma has notes of lime and citrus lemonade. Taste is light to medium sweet and light bitter. Body is light, texture is thin, carbonation is soft.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Aug 2013
at 18:12