Samuel Adams Oak Aged Porter - Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)

rgille2

Ohio

2.75/5  rDev -28.4%

03-11-2013 22:13:44 | More by rgille2

JohnK17

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -2.3%

04-24-2013 14:34:32 | More by JohnK17

YourOnlyMan

4/5  rDev +4.2%

01-27-2013 22:49:28 | More by YourOnlyMan

AnitaBrewski

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +4.2%

01-24-2013 13:56:09 | More by AnitaBrewski

KickbacksSteve

Florida

4.7/5  rDev +22.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.75

On tap at Kickbacks in Jax. Poured into a snifter. Beige head, moderate retention on a pretty much black body, clear lacing. Aroma includes notes of coffee, vanilla, nilla wafers, roasted malt. Taste includes coffee and a cookie like sweetness, some chocolate and vanilla. Nice mouthfeel, very, very tasty and very easy to drink. I must say I'm blown away by how tasty this beer is.

Serving type: on-tap

01-15-2013 04:39:56 | More by KickbacksSteve

cornpone

New York

2.5/5  rDev -34.9%

01-12-2013 20:35:55 | More by cornpone

jucifer1818

Florida

4.5/5  rDev +17.2%

11-30-2012 03:53:06 | More by jucifer1818

Milkysunshine

New York

4/5  rDev +4.2%

11-14-2012 02:35:21 | More by Milkysunshine

PEIhop

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +4.2%

10-07-2012 12:18:14 | More by PEIhop

braican

Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev +10.7%

09-26-2012 01:48:56 | More by braican

meghmmm

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +4.2%

09-09-2012 22:28:04 | More by meghmmm

t0rin0

California

3.75/5  rDev -2.3%

08-26-2012 19:53:02 | More by t0rin0

jbaker67

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +4.2%

07-06-2012 22:57:07 | More by jbaker67

TheDinger

South Carolina

3.53/5  rDev -8.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Poured from growler into pint glass. Nice brown/amber pour with a small 1 finger head and poor retention. Smell is a bit of chocolate, vanilla and oak/charcoal/wood. Taste was surprising as it was a good blend of malts and a nice subtle hop finish. Didn't get the over the top oak, but it did have a burnt note to it which was a little distracting. Some dark fruits and chocolate/vanilla as well, much like the nose. Feels was a bit thin for a porter, was wanting a bit more thickness. Carbonation was average. Overall- An interesting take on the Porter. Fairly complex and a good effort from SA. Liked the blend of flavors, but was wanting more of the oak/wood character. Would drink it again but not shaking the trees for it-

Serving type: growler

06-06-2012 23:59:50 | More by TheDinger

Ralphs66

New York

3.5/5  rDev -8.9%

05-28-2012 20:50:26 | More by Ralphs66

jpd7374

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -8.9%

05-18-2012 23:04:16 | More by jpd7374

Stinkypuss

Pennsylvania

2.8/5  rDev -27.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Samuel Adams Oak Aged Porter

LOOK: Deep brown in color, mostly clear. Small short livid slight off white head forms.

SMELL: Roasted malt mainly, with a real small vanilla/oak note.

TASTE: Roasted malts upfront, and like the nose, a small note of oak. Earthy, oaky, mild vanilla and a small sour tang. Slightly oxidized in the barrel, and the listed ABV was 5.2% .

FEEL: Light to medium bodied, low carbonation but still OK.

OVERALL: An interesting choice for an oaked ale, I would have loved to see something a bit stronger hit the barrel. Still, this was interesting.

Serving type: on-tap

04-29-2012 17:23:55 | More by Stinkypuss

jmbraxton

Alabama

4/5  rDev +4.2%

04-03-2012 02:56:40 | More by jmbraxton

nh2032

New York

4/5  rDev +4.2%

11-25-2011 13:58:41 | More by nh2032

liverdamage

New Jersey

5/5  rDev +30.2%

11-21-2011 23:03:37 | More by liverdamage

Hophead717

Pennsylvania

2.65/5  rDev -31%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5

Enjoyed a 5 ounce taste on tap.

A: A dark brown, which shines ruby red when held up to the light. There's a 1 finger foamy head that sticks around for a bit, with decent lacing.

S: A very sweet chocolate scent with very forward oak notes.

T: Here's where the beer began to disappoint. A little chocolate flavor, but stronger oak notes. The oak was somewhat sour and didn't work very well with the porter...at all.

M: Highly carbonated, but also really thin. Too thin in my opinion.

O: Disappointing, but not terrible. Not good, either. I definitely would not order again and probably would not recommend.

Serving type: on-tap

11-19-2011 07:28:48 | More by Hophead717

nmann08

Maryland

5/5  rDev +30.2%

11-15-2011 21:47:15 | More by nmann08

Duhast500

Massachusetts

4.35/5  rDev +13.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Poured from a 12oz. bottle into a dimpled mug.

The color is a deep orange/gold with a finger of foamy brownish head and some thick lacing left on the glass.

The smell is oaky with some sweet malt flavor that is right behind that nice woody aroma that is right in the nose first. There is a spicy bit of aroma as well and it has a slight caramel flavor.

The taste is big butterscotch and is almost like candy as it comes down. There is some nice sweet honey flavor as well that seems to lay down on the tongue and helps the oak flavor slide down and makes this taste just delicious.

This beer has such a smooth feel that is goes down easy even thought there is a bit of a punch that was not expected. A real jem from Boston Beer.

Serving type: bottle

10-25-2011 03:20:43 | More by Duhast500

womencantsail

California

3.35/5  rDev -12.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

On-tap at Blue Palms

A: The beer pours a mahogany color with a finger of khaki colored head.

S: Definitely has some oak and vanilla notes to it. Light charred oak aromas as well as plenty of roast. There is quite a bit of sweet toffee and some mild fruitiness. A weird ash-like note on the back end.

T: Medium levels of sweetness, mostly in the form of toffee. The oak flavor is quite strong, but there is a bit of acidity to the beer and a weird flavor I cannot quite describe, perhaps spoiled chocolate?

M: Medium bodied with medium carbonation.

O: Not a bad aroma on this, but the flavor was a bit off. Wouldn't have this one again.

Serving type: on-tap

08-18-2011 16:08:50 | More by womencantsail

tempest

Pennsylvania

3.43/5  rDev -10.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

Found this on tap at the Batdorf in Annville, PA. While I thought the beer had a good balance of cocoa malts and vanilla oak character, the whole beer felt muted. A 7% (according to the menu) porter should be far more robust, while this had a lighter taste to it.

Serving type: on-tap

08-13-2011 14:53:48 | More by tempest