Samuel Adams Brown Ale - Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)

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664 Ratings

rAvg: 3.51
pDev: 12.25%
Reviews: 563
Hads: 101

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Brewed by:
Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)

Massachusetts, United States

Style | ABV
English Brown Ale | 5.35% ABV

Availability: Rotating. bottle (563).

Notes:
This beer is retired; no longer brewed.

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Reviews by NiceGuyMike:

NiceGuyMike

New Jersey

3.53/5 rDev +0.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

This is one that simply lacks depth. It is all on the surface. As soon as the flavors suside, that's it. Very dark with decent head and some lacing. Smells of sulfer (which seems to be not too uncommon with SA) with some fruity malts. Initial tastes is bland, almost none existant. As it warms up, you get a nice flavor of fruity esters along with some mild malty sweetness. I find it odd that the flavor then disappears not to return. This is a light bodied drink yet very drinkable by not being too strong and having some flavor.

So far I've had this on it's own which I rate by. However, I have had some crackers and a grilled cheese sammich (using some specs of aged cheddar) and found it very nice. Overall it is a week beer. SA could make it so much better. I'm have no idea how they could make it better, but surely there is room for improvement.

Serving type: bottle

03-05-2006 16:38:21 | More by NiceGuyMike

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Cavanaghty

Maine

3.78/5 rDev +7.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Stumbled onto my old notebook of which I used to track beer and when I had tried them and what I thought. So, this review is not at all how I study and revieqw a beer, but seeing that this beer is since retired, seems like a good place to start coping down my old notes.

Drank straight from the bottle, tasted on October 21, 2007, came from one of the Sams Adams varity packs.

This beer was ok, it was heavy for what I thought an ale would be.

Yes folks that is all I wrote down, but I was new to the beer scene then. I do recall it having a dark brown color and what I thought then as a strong smell. Thanks for one of my first reviews, I have learned some much since then.

Serving type: bottle

07-08-2012 19:52:50 | More by Cavanaghty