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

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rAvg: 3.5
pDev: 15.14%
Reviews: 942
Hads: 845

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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 sraimondi:

sraimondi

Connecticut

3.73/5 rDev +6.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Best by July 2008. From Brew Masters 12er.

Poured into a pint glass with a 2 finger ivory head which shrinks to a film head. Nice spot lacing. Nice medium ruby color, very attractive.

Malt sweetness dominates smell, no hops readily apparent. On style.

Very bready taste, with some definite sweetness. Searching for hops, just a hint in the very finish.

Feel is medium full and quite balanced.

A very drinkable beer. Nothing special but a really sessionable brew. I like it and will bury a bunch of these.

Serving type: bottle

02-03-2008 23:11:05 | More by sraimondi

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Georgia

3.25/5 rDev -7.1%

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4/5 rDev +14.3%

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3.75/5 rDev +7.1%

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Massachusetts

3/5 rDev -14.3%

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Maryland

3.25/5 rDev -7.1%

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RoamingGnome

Wisconsin

3.95/5 rDev +12.9%
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