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

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rAvg: 3.73
pDev: 13.14%
Reviews: 1420
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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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ThisWangsChung

Maryland

3.75/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Woo, Fall seasonal sampler pack from Sam Adams! Time to try these babies out, starting with this mutha. Poured into a beer mug.

A: Okay, so it's not completely black (more of a very dark red), but who pays attention to such semantics like that? Very large, fizzy head that mostly dissipates quickly, but still leaves good lacing on the glass.

S: Rather nondescript, really. A few roasted malts here, a bit of caramel there. The weakest part of this beer.

T: Much bolder than the nose, but not overly so. Roasted malts and caramel are the dominant flavors, with chocolate and hops making their presence known as well.

M: Strongly carbonated, much like a soda (perhaps a bit too intensely), but heavier on the tongue...nowhere near stout standards mind you, but this isn't like drinking a generic soda, that's for sure.

O: Well, if I didn't know any better, I'd say this is the beer equivalent of cola. That's actually a compliment, as it still tastes like a proper beer at the end of the day. I'd definitely have it again.

Serving type: bottle

10-20-2011 05:35:47 | More by ThisWangsChung

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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