Samuel Adams Black Lager - Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)

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rAvg: 3.73
pDev: 13.14%
Reviews: 1420
Hads: 758

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Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)

Massachusetts, United States

Style | ABV
Schwarzbier | 4.90% ABV

Availability: Year-round. bottle (1415), on-tap (5).

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Reviews by Atlas1:

Atlas1

Texas

4.25/5 rDev +13.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

One of the three beers included in the Brewmaster's Collection six pack that I bought last week. I've had this before but have never reviewed it.

Poured into, what else, a Sam Adams fancy glass. Beautiful dark brown color with reddish-orange tint at the edges of the glass. Rich mahogany color when held up to natural light. The head is thoroughly impressive; a two-finger dark tan foam that settles down but has incredible longevity. Good lacing. The nose is okay, but not too impressive. Malty chocolate with a bit of licorice and coffee. A hint of smoke. Taste is quite good, though, and multi-layered. Among the assorted flavors I detect here are dark cherry, baker's chocolate, coffee, plum, banana bread. A hoppy bitter finish. Mouthfeel is firm but not overly thick.

A really well-done beer by SA in my opinion. I've been impressed by the Brewmaster's Collection so far; the Irish Red ale was also quite tasty. At just 4.90% ABV, this is a totally sessionable beer, and one that I would happily revisit in the future. Superior to the handful of other American craft black lagers I've had in the past.

Serving type: bottle

05-07-2009 23:07:08 | More by Atlas1

More User Reviews:

dpage27

Ohio

3.75/5 rDev +0.5%

05-22-2013 03:37:07 | More by dpage27

InspectorBob

New Jersey

3.75/5 rDev +0.5%

05-21-2013 20:14:28 | More by InspectorBob

johntfox

Florida

3.75/5 rDev +0.5%

05-21-2013 17:59:58 | More by johntfox

Lucoli

New York

2.75/5 rDev -26.3%

05-21-2013 01:09:37 | More by Lucoli

seplo

Connecticut

3.25/5 rDev -12.9%

05-21-2013 00:16:41 | More by seplo

bark

Sweden

3.33/5 rDev -10.7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

The colour is deep dark brown (70 EBC), the liquid clear. The finger-thick head is brown.

The smell is fresh with a sour touch, some chocolate bar, light clean sweet flavours and a balancing touch of bitterness.

The taste is at first a bit earthy. Roasted sweet notes. It got lots of flavours, but it doesn’t get heavy. Bitterness in the background. Medium body. Chocolate and some roasted malts in the aftertaste as well as passing notes of soap and salty hints. Some cookies in the finish.

The carbonation is medium to light, the small bubbles short-lived. The liquid is somewhat dry.

Not a bad beer at all, although I didn’t like the soapy flavours.

Serving type: bottle

05-19-2013 12:04:04 | More by bark