7.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
A muddy orange-brown beer with no head, but instead it laces the glass when swirled. The aroma is of wood, yeast, alcohol, and oranges - it reminds me of Sabra (Israeli Orange liquor) - though without the chocolate. The flavor is very sweet and very powerful - with lots of alcohol, but also extremely complex - a few of the notes I pick up are oranges, and spices as well as hints of chocolate.
Tried
on 05 May 2005
at 07:17
7.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
This a rather hit or miss company for me. It amazes me though that I have never gotten around to trying the Boston Ale before when I have had the Boston Lager countless times. Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer pours a chestnut color with a large creamy light tan head. The aroma is sweet caramel and nut. The flavor is nutty caramel with some light sour tang on the finish. The caramel lingers on the tongue. This beer was surprisingly tasty. I will have to come back to it again.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 May 2005
at 14:46
3.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 3
Bright amber colour. Slight citrus note, with florals as well. Spicy - nutmeg, marmalade. Kind of bizarre - a bit of a trainwreck really, with no particular focus and nowhere near enough malt or body to back up those spices.
Tried
on 26 Apr 2005
at 13:51
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Pour is a deep red out of the bottle with a small white head. Aroma is cherry with a hint of chocolate malts. Flavor is very sweet and very malty. MIddle of the road for the style.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Apr 2005
at 21:31
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Pour is cloudy honey color with a nice white head. Aroma is malty and zesty with some lemon in there. Flavor is nice and pleasant. Citrus with some vanilla extract in there. Very tasty and smooth and a nice example of the style.
Tried
on 17 Apr 2005
at 13:19
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Pours a brownish-black color with a medium thin light tan head and thin lacing. Aroma of chocolate and coffee as well as a hint of nuts. Medium-bodied with a sweet malt and chocolate flavor. Trace amounts of coffee and hops are present too. The finish is smooth and dry but not too flavorful. As with many of Sam Adams’ one-offs, this is above average.
Tried
on 14 Apr 2005
at 23:13
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Nice and refreshing summer wheat type brew. Citrus smells up front that turn into the first taste that develops and then gives way to a wheat like aftertaste that is a bit too dominant in my opinion and holds this beer back from being a great beer. Still, it is good enough that I wouldn’t hesitate to replenish my supply when this runs out.
Tried
on 13 Apr 2005
at 21:53
4.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Bottled. Finally sampled this beer in an interesting circumstance: at our homebrew club’s homebrew competition, this was used as the "calibration beer," with the judges being told only that this was a Classic American Pilsener. They rated it an average of 31.7 out of 50; pretty high, methinks. Then again, our Best of Show was a CAP, too.
Frankly, I think they did judge a bit high. It had a pleasant pour, yes, and it had the same pilsener gold of the regular Sam. Taste had some good malt character, but then there was the same off-flavor I get with other Lights, an almost metallic tang that suggests some strange manufacturing process. It shouldn’t be in a Sam’s I know, but there it is, cutting out any hop profile. I guess this would rate higher if RB had it in a Light beer category, but there you are.
Frankly, I think they did judge a bit high. It had a pleasant pour, yes, and it had the same pilsener gold of the regular Sam. Taste had some good malt character, but then there was the same off-flavor I get with other Lights, an almost metallic tang that suggests some strange manufacturing process. It shouldn’t be in a Sam’s I know, but there it is, cutting out any hop profile. I guess this would rate higher if RB had it in a Light beer category, but there you are.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Apr 2005
at 11:09
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle Pours a hazy golden honey color with a very thick lasting white head. Aromas of apricots and mildly of its belgian inspiration. Light malts and wheat. Flavors are slightly spicy, very mild malt and mainly unfiltered wheat. Slight fuity hits as well. B\Very low on the bir\tterness and hops. Easy to drink and only that slightly chalky unfiltered aftertaste. Tasty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Apr 2005
at 17:01
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Deep red copper ale with a thick light moka head. More marked caramel aroma, light maderization. Good whiskey malt roasted taste with nuttyness very present, and good hops lingering on. The bitterness comes more from the roasted malts. No much alcohol though. If it was a brwon ale, it would be great but looses points for style.
Tried
on 01 Apr 2005
at 18:07