Boston Brick Red
Samuel Adams in Boston, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸
Amber / Red Ale - Irish Rotating|
Score
6.53
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Boston has a long, rich history of brewing. By the late 1800s, over 30 breweries existed inside Boston's city limits, making it one of America's largest brewing hubs. Inspired by Boston's brewing glory days, Samuel Adams Boston Brick Red has a distinct caramel flavor from pale and caramel malts, and a deep red color reminiscent of the historic red brick at the Samuel Adams Boston brewery. This one of a kind beer has historically only been found on tap in Boston, making it impossible to take home this piece of the city's brewing history.... Until now. Cheers!
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6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
On tap at Sam Adam’s Downtown Boston, pours a clear amber with a small white head. Aroma has soft English bready malt, not much else. Flavour is true to style, with clean English bready malt and very subtle toffee notes. Nothing overly interesting but reasonably brewed.
Tried
from Draft
at
Sam Adams Downtown Boston Taproom
on 02 Aug 2026
at 03:02
7.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Clear chestnut colour, creamy ecru head; aroma and taste of dried fruity, rye bready, floral and some sunflower seeds notes; correct one
Tried
from Draft
at
Sam Adams Downtown Boston Taproom
on 19 Jul 2025
at 18:26
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at Union Oyster House. Amber red pour with a small beige head. Toasted malt aroma hints at toffee. Flavor is toasted malt and toffee with notes of spicy hops on the backend. Nice balance and complexity.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Aug 2023
at 19:55
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Sep 2022
at 15:59
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
16oz can-tight/retaining lt tan head-bright reddish. A-caramel/roasty med malt, slight earthy/fruity. T-follows, with the earthy hops flatness becoming dominant mid to late palate.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Aug 2020
at 23:06
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 8
Pours reddish, clear with an off-white bubbly head. Sharp aroma of malt base with an Irish whiskey hint. Taste has malty base, lemongrass, caramel. Palate has a continuation of nuts and floral elements. Surprisingly good, hearty.
Tried
on 09 Mar 2020
at 00:04
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
At Cheers Beacon Hill. Caramel, bit of butter, toasted malts, bit of red fruits.
Tried
on 30 Dec 2019
at 18:29
7/10
Eerste bier vd vakantie, onder het Cheers café
Tried
from Draft
at
Cheers Beacon Hill
on 08 May 2019
at 07:00
5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4
Draught at Sunset Grill, back in the day.
Pours a clear, cherry-tinged auburn with a dark beige head atop that is small and shows low retention.
Smells of specialty malt, stale bread, iced tea, lactic acid and simple sugar. Fruity cherry on the finish lends acidity, as well.
Tastes like most Cincinnati-brewed Sams; stale, lifeless, malt-forward, bready, fizzy and watery on the finish. AKA bad. This one in particular has more specialty malt than it should, lending an iced tea and brown bread quality. Weird acidity throughout with a very simple, sugary base malt, fizzy carbonation and not really anything interesting or positive to be found.
Pours a clear, cherry-tinged auburn with a dark beige head atop that is small and shows low retention.
Smells of specialty malt, stale bread, iced tea, lactic acid and simple sugar. Fruity cherry on the finish lends acidity, as well.
Tastes like most Cincinnati-brewed Sams; stale, lifeless, malt-forward, bready, fizzy and watery on the finish. AKA bad. This one in particular has more specialty malt than it should, lending an iced tea and brown bread quality. Weird acidity throughout with a very simple, sugary base malt, fizzy carbonation and not really anything interesting or positive to be found.
Tried
on 04 Dec 2018
at 17:09