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

semihobo

Michigan

3.3/5  rDev -6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

12oz notched Dec 2007.

Head leaves a 1/8 inch thick layer on top after settling, with great foam curtains dripping down the sides of the glass. Color is a fairly dark brown, slightly darker than the label.

Scent is of toasted nuts and slightly minty hops with a touch of coffee. Pretty faint.

Exceedingly smooth and gently sweet. Very little bitterness. Taste is very friendly and mild. Good or bad? Depends how you feel about sweet and tame. Not watery, though.

Mouthfeel is light, slightly creamy and aerated.

Very drinkable, goes down super fast. Might get tired of the sweetness if I tried to drink a 12 pack, but with 2 in the mixed box, it was enjoyable. Nothing fantastic, nothing wrong, which I imagine is just what they were aiming for.

Serving type: bottle

10-14-2007 02:53:34 | More by semihobo

FliryVorru

Alabama

3.75/5  rDev +6.8%

04-29-2013 17:20:14 | More by FliryVorru

vfgccp

New York

3.5/5  rDev -0.3%

03-22-2013 21:26:47 | More by vfgccp

beertardis

Rhode Island

2.75/5  rDev -21.7%

03-18-2013 12:20:48 | More by beertardis

matjack85

Illinois

3/5  rDev -14.5%

02-11-2013 22:50:06 | More by matjack85

ShippinUpToBoston

3.5/5  rDev -0.3%

01-30-2013 00:36:28 | More by ShippinUpToBoston

bigbeers84

Minnesota

3.75/5  rDev +6.8%

01-08-2013 10:11:01 | More by bigbeers84

harpus

Alabama

3/5  rDev -14.5%

01-03-2013 19:47:23 | More by harpus

cliff1066

Virginia

3.5/5  rDev -0.3%

12-11-2012 03:33:29 | More by cliff1066

t0rin0

California

3.5/5  rDev -0.3%

11-10-2012 14:24:26 | More by t0rin0

bzach

Indiana

3.25/5  rDev -7.4%

10-16-2012 05:36:46 | More by bzach

awaer

3/5  rDev -14.5%

08-27-2012 01:38:52 | More by awaer

Huntingtonbasser

Indiana

3.25/5  rDev -7.4%

08-21-2012 20:59:23 | More by Huntingtonbasser

kobeer

Texas

3.75/5  rDev +6.8%

07-30-2012 14:58:39 | More by kobeer

rolltide8425

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -0.3%

07-24-2012 15:38:04 | More by rolltide8425

ssjkyle

Nebraska

4/5  rDev +14%

07-14-2012 03:21:05 | More by ssjkyle

Jason_Quad

3.5/5  rDev -0.3%

07-10-2012 19:11:16 | More by Jason_Quad

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

swinyeju

New Hampshire

3.75/5  rDev +6.8%

06-13-2012 14:39:51 | More by swinyeju

Wally1912

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev +6.8%

06-07-2012 15:24:26 | More by Wally1912

cowboy83

New York

2.75/5  rDev -21.7%

06-06-2012 16:09:17 | More by cowboy83

baconman91

Ohio

3.75/5  rDev +6.8%

06-01-2012 14:20:26 | More by baconman91

UncleJon206

Massachusetts

1/5  rDev -71.5%

05-31-2012 14:46:39 | More by UncleJon206

bluerabbit

Massachusetts

3.5/5  rDev -0.3%

05-31-2012 02:19:17 | More by bluerabbit

40451

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +14%

05-19-2012 01:07:10 | More by 40451