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

Darkmagus82

Montana

3.73/5  rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Poured from bottle into pint glass

Appearance - A nice dark brew with a slightly tan head. This gives way very quickly to give little lacing.

Smell - Roasted malt mixed with a bit of roasted nut meet a chocolate aroma. hidden at first, but developing as time goes on is a bit of sweet caramel aroma

Taste - Sweeter malts and roasted coffee flavor first meet the tongue. the cocoa flavor then takes control, but slowly fades to some of the bitter hop and a bitter roast taste. The initial flavors are quite pleasant, but the bitterness at the end sorta lingers, not in a very good way.
(note - I let the beer warm a bit and some of the bitterness seemed to diminish which gave the brew a very nice flavor profile actually)

Mouthfeel - A nice body with a good level of carbonation. Creamy and smooth.

Overall - If it wasn't for the very bitter aftertaste it would be one quite tasty beer. If you are a fan of roasted bitter though, this may be for you.

Serving type: bottle

01-16-2012 01:44:03 | More by Darkmagus82

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