Samuel Adams Utopias - Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)

joshuaseresse

Minnesota

4.6/5  rDev +3.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

2011 vintage. Split with some people, but I had 8oz to myself. Poured a few ounces in a snifter:

A - Really rich brown, mahagoney, caramel color with amber hues and golden tints. No carbonation but a tiny amount of bubbles. Huge legs run along the side of the glass with a gentle sworl.

S - Amazing. According to the tag, this vintage was aged in bourbon, whiskey, port, sherry, brandy and cognac and rest assured, you can smell damn near every one of them. The booze stings the nostrails. Rich toffee, maple syrup, caramel and butterscotch, brown sugar, oak and earth. Really nice.

T - Taste follows the nose. Rich flavors with all the barrels representing themselves. Hot maple syrup. The toffee and rich caramel comes back. Oak and damp barrel are also there. Thick caramel green apples. Really, really nice flavors.

M - Sting from the booze and barrel, but that is expected. Really smooth and heavy, but not in a thick way. No carbonation, just a little sting. Come on, its 27%, what did you expect.

O - I think I'll make this a tradition and get a bottle of newer vintages when they come out. I've had this at a beer best before, but it was a really small amount and I guess I didn't fully appreciate it. To have a bit more of a serving is just wonderful to take in all the textures, flavors and aromas. This is great and I really enjoyed it. A true sipper though...

Serving type: bottle

05-23-2011 06:22:09 | More by joshuaseresse

dcloeren

Texas

4.75/5  rDev +6.7%

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Busker

Connecticut

5/5  rDev +12.4%

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CosmoHopHead

Kansas

4.5/5  rDev +1.1%

05-21-2013 04:24:09 | More by CosmoHopHead

TheBronze

Ohio

4.25/5  rDev -4.5%

05-19-2013 23:41:38 | More by TheBronze

ShawnMH

Indiana

4.5/5  rDev +1.1%

05-19-2013 15:14:39 | More by ShawnMH

haknort

Illinois

5/5  rDev +12.4%

05-19-2013 03:34:35 | More by haknort

sh00ky

Hawaii

5/5  rDev +12.4%

05-19-2013 00:26:37 | More by sh00ky

Photekut

Azerbaijan

4.5/5  rDev +1.1%

05-18-2013 21:01:41 | More by Photekut

eyeenjoybeer

Indiana

5/5  rDev +12.4%

05-18-2013 16:51:32 | More by eyeenjoybeer

hsaye

North Carolina

4.5/5  rDev +1.1%

05-17-2013 18:45:04 | More by hsaye

carlosega

Ohio

4.75/5  rDev +6.7%

05-16-2013 20:13:28 | More by carlosega

BigbROB

Illinois

3/5  rDev -32.6%

05-16-2013 17:58:25 | More by BigbROB

Zbeetleman

California

4.25/5  rDev -4.5%

05-16-2013 03:08:10 | More by Zbeetleman

scoot64

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev -21.3%

05-15-2013 23:34:58 | More by scoot64

inanity

Massachusetts

2/5  rDev -55.1%

05-15-2013 23:20:49 | More by inanity

carterbt

Virginia

5/5  rDev +12.4%

05-14-2013 03:21:13 | More by carterbt

woodchopper

Illinois

4.75/5  rDev +6.7%

05-13-2013 16:17:52 | More by woodchopper

jokulhaps

Virginia

4/5  rDev -10.1%

05-13-2013 02:23:29 | More by jokulhaps

pk18

Wisconsin

4.75/5  rDev +6.7%

05-13-2013 01:52:13 | More by pk18

everettsbeerguy

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev -4.5%

05-12-2013 20:11:19 | More by everettsbeerguy

lpayette

Vermont

3.75/5  rDev -15.7%

05-12-2013 19:58:21 | More by lpayette

Lorianneb

New Jersey

5/5  rDev +12.4%

05-12-2013 18:18:25 | More by Lorianneb

mikecharley

Pennsylvania

4.5/5  rDev +1.1%

05-12-2013 17:52:29 | More by mikecharley

Hopbully

Virginia

4.5/5  rDev +1.1%

05-12-2013 16:34:35 | More by Hopbully