Samuel Adams Winter Lager (2020 - )

Winter Lager (2020 - )

 

Samuel Adams in Boston, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸

  Bock - Heller Bock Winter
Score
6.51
ABV: 5.6% IBU: 22 Ticks: 28
For the first time in 31 years, we’re updating the classic Winter Lager recipe to make it crisper and brighter. It’s the same iconic beer, with a wintery remix. Crisp Bock with citrus and spices, lager brewed with orange peel, cinnamon, and ginger.
 

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6.9
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Draft at Gil's. Cloudy golden pour, thin skin of tight white foam. Savory aroma, pine cones, allspice. Taste is winter spice, orange peel, citrus. Tasty little number.

Tried from Draft on 08 Dec 2025 at 02:08


5.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Not nearly as good as the original. Poured red brown with a large foamy tan head that lingered. Yeasty and malty with faint caramel, fruit and astringency. Medium finish and body.

Tried from Can on 27 Nov 2025 at 18:54


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Clear amber pour. Thin foam around the rim. Sweet nutty malt with bread or biscuit underneath. Sweet nutty palate. Light bodied and light carbonation

Tried from Can on 27 Nov 2025 at 01:54


7.1
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle. Ladny machoniowy kolor, w smaku rodzynki, nieco wzmacnianego wina, ale alko, spoko nie wyczuwalne, karmelowa i lekko piernikowa nuta, ale bez czekolady, jest lekko wytrawnie i gorzkawo na samiuski koniec. Piana ladnie otula te bursztynowa czerwien.

Tried from Bottle on 12 Sep 2025 at 17:57


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Bottled. Poured a reddish color. Aroma was some floral and malty notes, taste was similar. Not very bockish, not bad for Sam though.

Tried from Bottle on 20 May 2025 at 00:49


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle. Aroma-malty, roasty. Apperance-clear dark orangeish brown color. Taste-malty, slightly sweet. Nice beer.

Tried from Bottle on 24 Mar 2025 at 05:11


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Upfront grassy hops, some sweet bready malts, and a touch of caramel. Flavor is a touch bitter with some light cereals. Im really not getting much wheat, i thought it was a dunkler bock before i looked it up.

Tried on 28 Feb 2025 at 05:16


7
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

(Bottle 35,5 cl) Light brown beer with a pretty limited head. Spices are not very prominent. But the nice aroma hops shines through. Sweetish, fullbodied beer with som bitterness on the palate. Good choice as a winter session beer. 3.5

Tried from Bottle on 11 Jan 2025 at 16:13


5.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5

Draft @ Gabby O‘Haras, NYC. Clear amber with a proper white head. Aroma of caramel and citrus fruits. Taste of malts, metal, citrus fruits, caramel and a general sense of spiciness though I couldn’t detect ginger nor cinnamon. Moderate bitterness. Medium carbonation. Ok but I can‘t fight the impression that this particular beer might have tasted better somewhere else (staff and atmosphere were very friendly, mind you).

Tried from Draft on 14 Dec 2024 at 13:29


7

Tried on 13 Dec 2024 at 16:49