Samuel Adams Irish Red - Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)

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rAvg: 3.51
pDev: 15.1%
Reviews: 942
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Brewed by:
Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)

Massachusetts, United States

Style | ABV
Irish Red Ale | 5.80% ABV

Availability: Year-round. bottle (939), on-tap (2), can (1).

Notes:
Pale and Caramel malts, and East Kent Goldings hops.

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Reviews by Utica_Brew_Review:

Utica_Brew_Review

New York

2.35/5 rDev -33%
look: 3 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.5

Light amber appearance with little head. Very little aroma, slightly fruity. Very bitter. Starts out yeasty with a hit of fruit. Then it hits you with ash and bitterness. Sweet alcoholic backdrop. Not too much flavor unfortunately but you can definitely sense the toasted caramel note becoming more noticeable especially in the aftertaste. Moderately carbonated. Finishes with less ash but with more of a sweet alcohol taste.

Compared to other Sam Adams and Irish Red beers this is a let down for us.

Serving type: bottle

02-24-2013 07:10:36 | More by Utica_Brew_Review

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RoamingGnome

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3.95/5 rDev +12.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Samuel Adams Irish Red

Poured from a 12 oz bottle into a shaker pint glass. Served chilled...

A) A nice vibrant red with a good finger slightly off-white head. Nice retention, ample lacing. Looks good...

S) Nice malty sweetness... A little caramel, bready, a bit of toast. Not much hops on the nose, but still very pleasant.

T) The tastes follows the nose. A malt forward brew, with a nice amount of grassy/floral hops presence in the flavor.

M) Medium body with lighter carbonation. This was soft on the palate. Smooth and easy drinking.

O) I've had quite a few different red ales and ambers recently. This was one of the more enjoyable for sure. As far as Samuel Adams goes, I put this right up there with Boston Lager, Oktoberfest, and Winter Lager, as one of my favorite offerings from their brewery.

Serving type: bottle

05-15-2013 22:28:46 | More by RoamingGnome