Sam Adams Tasting
June 11, 2010 by Kathryn Oakes, Marketing Manager Anheuser-Busch InBev Division, Dayton
Recently I attended a casual beer tasting at a friend's house and Sam Adams beers were on the tasting menu. I was pretty excited to try these beers as they are out of my comfort zone a little. I usually like to stay around light beers such as Michelob Ultra and these beers definitely offered more bite (but in a good way).
The first beer we tried was Sam Adams Boston Lager. This was definitely one full tasting beer. You can tell right away that lots of hops were used in the brewing process. I though Boston Lager was bold and left a rich after-taste of full flavor. After a couple drinks, I could taste more caramel notes under the hop flavor. After this first beer, I was definitely interested in trying the other beers we had lined up.
Our next beer was Sam Adams Summer Ale. Summer Ale is the seasonal that comes out in March and is around all summer long. While we were trying this beer many friends were raving about the other Sam Adams seasonals! It seemed like the most popular seasonal was the Sam Adams Winter Lager...I will need to try this once December rolls around. This Summer Ale had definite tastes of lemon. I am not a huge wheat beer fan, but Summer Ale was subtle. It had a nice balance of the lemon citrus and the hop spice.
Our beer tasting concluded with Sam Adams Light. This was like no other light beer I had ever tried. The color was a rich amber color which was the first difference I noticed. I expected a light golden color typical of other light lagers. The taste of Sam Adams Light was very good. It still had the hop flavor of the Boston Lager just a little more toned down. To me, this beer still had the caramel flavors but it was slightly sweeter. I think this was my favorite beer of the entire sampling, so it was great that I saved the best for last.
Have you tried these Sam Adams beers? Are there any other beers in the Sam Adams line you have tried? Let me and other HeidelBLOGGERS know.
6 Comments on “Sam Adams Tasting”
Kathryn Oakes
July 15, 2010
John- I am sorry you are distrurbed with the Sam Adams tasting and article. It seems like you enjoy craft beers, so keep enjoying and trying different beers. Cheers!
John N
June 29, 2010
This is a joke right? You people can't be serious. It's 2010 and you are having a beer tasting of the Sam Adams line. Need we even discuss the fact that this woman's favorite beer is Michelob Ultra. There is something deeply, deeply disturbing about all of this.
Kathryn
June 21, 2010
Kari- thanks for the suggestion! I have heard lots of great things regarding Cherry Wheat...that will be next on my list. Keep enjoying beer! Mike- thanks for the advice...good suggestions too!
Kari Gladney
June 15, 2010
I would suggest that you try Samuel Adams Cherry Wheat on Draught. It is a great beer. If your feeling crazy try half Guinness and half Cherry Wheat.
Mike M
June 14, 2010
I remember my first Sam Adams Lager. As it warmed a little toward the bottom of the bottle, it just got better and better. So don't drink it too cold. I like their IPA and Winter lager a lot, too.
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Mike S
October 20, 2010
I am fine with the fact that she likes ultra. To have her as the person that writes the BeerBlog, however, that is a little odd. Its like having your wine blogger say that Charles Shaw is their staple wine.... find someone who likes good beer to write about good beer.