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Samuel Adams New Albion Ale
Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)
- From:
- Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)
- Massachusetts, United States
- Style:
- American Pale Ale
- ABV:
- 6%
- Score:
- 77
- Avg:
- 3.36 | pDev: 14.58%
- Reviews:
- 180
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- May 28, 2019
- Added:
- Jul 23, 2007
- Wants:
- 7
- Gots:
- 23
No description / notes.
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Ratings by sinstaineddemon:
Reviewed by sinstaineddemon from Connecticut
3.5/5 rDev +4.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev +4.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
A - light pale yellow brew that wells up nearly a full finger of white head that lowers quickly, a thick ring sticks to the side of the glass,a swirl and a thin head rises, it's easy to see the massive amounts of carbonation
S - ah, that classic pale ale aroma, the opiate of the masses. Though even a quick inhale tells you that this is no rice adjunct lager, a decent hop profile and a mild malt backbone makes this a sessionable brew, which I gather was the goal of this brew
T - wow, the taste of this brew is far better than the aroma indicated. The hops strengthen and the malts become slightly smokey, earthy, creating a balanced flavorful beer, perhaps leaning slightly towards the sweet end of the spectrum
M&D&O - balanced, highly sessionable, quality, refreshing, a fine homage, a finer beer
Jan 28, 2013S - ah, that classic pale ale aroma, the opiate of the masses. Though even a quick inhale tells you that this is no rice adjunct lager, a decent hop profile and a mild malt backbone makes this a sessionable brew, which I gather was the goal of this brew
T - wow, the taste of this brew is far better than the aroma indicated. The hops strengthen and the malts become slightly smokey, earthy, creating a balanced flavorful beer, perhaps leaning slightly towards the sweet end of the spectrum
M&D&O - balanced, highly sessionable, quality, refreshing, a fine homage, a finer beer
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois
3/5 rDev -10.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3/5 rDev -10.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
From old, undated notes. Poured from a bottle.
Clear yellow color.
Bright white head; spotty lace.
Light clove & banana bread nose; not much there.
Medium thin mouthfeel.
Slight bread flavor; boring maltiness.
Bud Light flavor minus the corn. Not good.
May 28, 2019Clear yellow color.
Bright white head; spotty lace.
Light clove & banana bread nose; not much there.
Medium thin mouthfeel.
Slight bread flavor; boring maltiness.
Bud Light flavor minus the corn. Not good.
Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada
2.89/5 rDev -14%
look: 3.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
2.89/5 rDev -14%
look: 3.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Substantial clarity for this pale ale, yellow, full inch of head, white on top. Aroma was toasted cereal grains, not much in the way of hopping.
Taste, bud ale. Coors ale. Along those lines. Fractionally hopped, but prolly the high end of back in the day. This is just more expensive bmc ale type of stuff for me. Neat idea to bring it back, but its a dinosaur.
Dec 20, 2015Taste, bud ale. Coors ale. Along those lines. Fractionally hopped, but prolly the high end of back in the day. This is just more expensive bmc ale type of stuff for me. Neat idea to bring it back, but its a dinosaur.
Reviewed by pat61 from Minnesota
3.75/5 rDev +11.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev +11.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
L: Pours brilliant gold under a clingy 1” white foam collar.
S: white bread, light malts.
T: Malt driven bread to biscuit with a moderate bitter hop accent on the finish.
F: Very creamy, medium body and carbonation.
O: A very drinkable classic that is somewhat run of the mill by today’s standards.
Jul 27, 2015S: white bread, light malts.
T: Malt driven bread to biscuit with a moderate bitter hop accent on the finish.
F: Very creamy, medium body and carbonation.
O: A very drinkable classic that is somewhat run of the mill by today’s standards.
Rated by JGam115 from New York
3.73/5 rDev +11%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.73/5 rDev +11%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Golden yellow, clean. Straw, very mild citrus, pale malt. Maltier than most pales, bright and clean.
Jan 11, 2015
Samuel Adams New Albion Ale from Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)
Beer rating:
77 out of
100 with
627 ratings
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