Samuel Adams Octoberfest - Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)

Kegatron

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -5.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

12 oz bottle into a mug.

Pours a crystal clear copper, with 3-4 fingers of foamy off-white head. This eventually peters down into a thin ½ finger layer of creaminess, leaving back a slowly creeping downward cascade of spotty lacing. The aroma smells sweet and doughy, with a notes of citrus, spice and lightly buttered toast mixed in.

The taste has more of a push to it from that green leafy citrus character but the sweetness finishes this out with a mix of light toffee and toasted bread. Dry and bitter on the backend. The mouthfeel is medium bodied; with a smooth and creamy feel as this spreads out and some light crispness that prickles the tongue a bit. This flows pretty decently across the palate.

This was decent but nothing overly special, with profiles that leaned to the sweeter side but there was just enough crispness to keep this mostly accessible and drinkable feeling. I tend to like this one a bit more on draft, which is how I’ve usually had it over the years.

Serving type: bottle

10-04-2012 19:29:22 | More by Kegatron

Kmat10

Alberta (Canada)

3.75/5  rDev +1.6%

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Slay40

Michigan

3.5/5  rDev -5.1%

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ClayO

Arizona

3.5/5  rDev -5.1%

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NessaHilling

West Virginia

3.5/5  rDev -5.1%

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Ceballonegro

Ohio

3.75/5  rDev +1.6%

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Srive009

Florida

4.5/5  rDev +22%

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Photekut

Azerbaijan

3.25/5  rDev -11.9%

05-18-2013 22:43:53 | More by Photekut

jbarletto

Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev +15.2%

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jburd19

Ohio

4.25/5  rDev +15.2%

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Iamstryker

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev -5.1%

05-16-2013 22:16:54 | More by Iamstryker

ajtorres311

Florida

3.75/5  rDev +1.6%

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JoshFrierson86

Arkansas

4/5  rDev +8.4%

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Zbeetleman

California

3.25/5  rDev -11.9%

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Tavo2311

New Jersey

4/5  rDev +8.4%

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Matt73

New York

3.25/5  rDev -11.9%

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lucasj82

Indiana

3.75/5  rDev +1.6%

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carterbt

Virginia

3.5/5  rDev -5.1%

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erialbill

New Jersey

4/5  rDev +8.4%

05-13-2013 22:53:25 | More by erialbill

russwilliam

New York

4/5  rDev +8.4%

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jokulhaps

Virginia

3.75/5  rDev +1.6%

05-13-2013 02:44:39 | More by jokulhaps

BeerForMuscle

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev +1.6%

05-12-2013 20:19:07 | More by BeerForMuscle

xip

Indiana

4.5/5  rDev +22%

05-12-2013 19:37:55 | More by xip

mikeburd1128

New Jersey

3.25/5  rDev -11.9%

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JamesStreet

Louisiana

3.25/5  rDev -11.9%

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