8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 10
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Bottled. Reddish brown, thick, no head. Balsamic port like aroma. Very sweet and woody. Immensly malty and extremely rich. Warming and complex. Strong oak barrel character. More like cognac or madeira than beer, and even though I find it gimmicky and overly pricey I must admit that I really like it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Sep 2004
at 09:55
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Bottle. Slightly hazy light golden beer. Fresh wheat aroma, but not strong. Fruity, wheat flavor. Medium body. Bland in a bad way.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Sep 2004
at 19:33
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
This beer is a hazy yellowish orange color with a thin white head. Thin and quick lacing. The aroma is light citrus, along with wheat and a pinch of spice. Light-bodied and somewhat crisp with wheat, orange and hops flavors. As with many Sam Adams beers, the execution is very good in making a mediocre beer. Not complex, but well-made. The finish is refreshing and citrusy. Overall an easy to drink Hefe that doesn’t break any ground in the category.
Tried
on 10 Sep 2004
at 15:26
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Thanks to TheBeerCellar2 for this trade. Deep brown opaque color minimal tan head. Aroma of rich malt with a distinct chocolate touch. The chocolate in the flavor is unlike that of the chocolate flavor that roasted malt has. This doesn’t taste much like a Bock although it isn’t a bad brew. Somewhat of a novelty to be sure and if it were $2.50 a bottle instead of the $15+ that I have seen, it would be a worthwhile brew.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Aug 2004
at 06:12
4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3
There was enough fruit in the aroma to make me think it might taste like a hefeweizen. Appearance is good, orange and cloudy. Flavor is very lacking, a trace of wheat. Mostly bitter hops. Thin, highly carbonated. Change the name and you have a passable Pilsner.
Tried
on 25 Aug 2004
at 22:04
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
2004 bottle. Well it said it had some peat smoked malt and I was hoping for the best. Pours a ruddy brown, quite dark with dark mahogany tones when held to the light. Solid light beige head as well. Good so far. . .Aroma has some lightly smoky malt, like a hint of waffles with maple syrup on it. Also sneaking in there is some lightly bitter hops. A real bitter/oily character all around. Flavor starts out immediately with an apparent smokiness that is quite bold and more than I would expect form BBC. This is a beer worth drinking again and one that I would order again. The smokiness gives way to some dry roast, a hint of caramel sweetness and then a lingering bitterness on the finish from the hops and roast combined. Could use some more work on the body, which is only medium and not as balanced as it could be (needs much more sweet malt), a bit thin towards the end as usual from this brewery’s lower gravity beers. Still, the smoke was real and tasted great, so I will have to give them plenty of credit for that.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Aug 2004
at 20:45
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
2004 bottle. Pours a hazy, bottle conditioned golden-yellow, just the way I like an American wheat. Aroma is lightly citrusy (lemon and light orange), hints of spicy yeast and some mineralesque tasting flavors, probably coming from the yeast as well. Maybe a hint of banana. Flavor is of dry wheat and citrus mixed together, quite crisply, with a good spiciness coming from the hops. A very refreshing beer if nothing else. I seem to always say that Sam Adam’s beers lack any really exciting complexities and this one is no exception. Well-made and drinkable, but it just dosent hit the upper tier when compared to say, Oberon. No funky yeasty esters, no extra chewy, meaty body (the Sam has too much wateriness after it has warmed even a little). But then, it’s perfect for a light drink on a hot summer day. . .but so is Oberon. . . oh well.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Aug 2004
at 20:37
4.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 3.5
[At Fete de la Biere 2004, Lausanne] A clear orange beer with a small white head. The aroma is slight of wheat. The flavor is sour wheaty with notes of caramel. A boring flavor in a boring beer.
Tried
on 28 Jul 2004
at 17:45
8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
[At Fete de la Biere 2004, Lausanne] A dark brown almost black beer with a small lasting chocolate brown head. The aroma is sweet and roasted with notes of caramel - very nice. The flavor is roasted sweet with notes of coffee and a bitter end - a great flavor.
Tried
on 28 Jul 2004
at 09:23
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Pours a ruby red with a huge head. Aroma is malts and flavor is a smoky malt as the bottle says. Nothing really to put this over the top as a great beer but worth trying.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jul 2004
at 21:47