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 nocheinsbitte:

nocheinsbitte

North Carolina

3.53/5 rDev -5.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

had this from a 12-oz bottle in a sample pack...first time having this bier.

A: pours a nice black color with a hint of caramel color added in. Good foam head that hangs around for 3+ minutes. Nice lacing.
S: roated nut/coffee smell; enjoyable.
T: follows the smell very well. moderate carbonation, good roasted taste.
M: no problems here.
D: could easily have a few of these without issue.

Overall, this is an enjoyable bier, one of the better sam adams products not named boston lager. I recommend it. Prosit.

Serving type: bottle

11-01-2009 19:34:04 | More by nocheinsbitte

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