Samuel Adams Third Voyage
Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)

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From:
Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)
 
Massachusetts, United States
Style:
Imperial IPA
ABV:
8%
Score:
82
Avg:
3.64 | pDev: 14.01%
Reviews:
338
Ratings:
1,017
Status:
Active
Rated:
Oct 24, 2019
Added:
Oct 26, 2011
Wants:
  17
Gots:
  70
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Ratings by adamette:
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Reviewed by adamette from Ohio

2.7/5  rDev -25.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5
Live Review. Poured from the 1 pint, 6 fl. oz. bottle that I bought at World Wines & Liquor a few weeks ago into a clean, clear pint glass. No observed "best by" date but "batch 1" stamped on the label.

A Nice translucent dark caramel body under a generous light brown head that can be difficult to control so watch that pour! This is a good look for a beer in the style although I expected the abundant head. 4.0

S Floral and Piney hops hit me first but it is over a nice, medium roast sweet malt. This is a double IPA that is going to demand your attention. 4.0

T The hops are there but they are a bit more muted than I would have expected/desired. The medium roast malt is there too but there is an annoying grainy barley husk taste that leaves a lingering bitterness (on second thought maybe it is a certain variety of hops that causes the lingering bitterness) and I am not liking that. Honestly I really have never appreciated that taste in a beer and this one certainly has it. The taste is to style but I really don.t care for that lingering bitterness (it still lingers even thought I typed this entire paragraph). 2.0

M Big, bodacious and that gravely bitterness certainly increases the feel of the beer. That is, of course to style but the feel is part of what I do not like about the beer (that lingering bitterness like a burlap bag on the back of my tongue....I feel like I need to take a sip of ice water.... 2.0

D Not that good honestly because of the bitterness and burlap bag feel. Maybe average for the style which is not particularly drinkable as it is. Overall the beer loses points for that off putting bitterness. 2.5
Nov 18, 2011
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -3.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
From old, undated notes; poured from the bottle.

Dark orange color; murky.

Huge white head; frothy lacing.

Citrus hop competes with malt in the nose.

Medium mouthfeel.

A malt bomb of an IPA; we're approaching barleywine territory here. Still, not a bad brew.
Oct 24, 2019
 
Rated: 3.75 by dafla67 from Pennsylvania

Apr 12, 2019
 
Rated: 3.85 by SargeC from California

Aug 06, 2018
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Reviewed by q33jeff from New Jersey

2.6/5  rDev -28.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
**
05/03/13

Aroma is hops, flowers. Appearance: copper color, medium white head. Taste. Mostly nondescipt taste, a little pasty. A very nasty flavors late...mold/rotten vegetables? Or is it just flowers, which smell good but taste awful??? Feel: medium carbonation, medium body.

Nothing I would buy again.

**
Apr 21, 2018
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Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho

3.34/5  rDev -8.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Decent double from a 22oz. bomber. Hazy copper color with robust , creamy head, sides of glass are coated with head residue. Hops and malt vie equally for the aroma, and taste is sharply bitter, hints of citrus and caramel , and mouthfeel is velvety smooth. Way to go Sam!
Mar 09, 2018
 
Rated: 3.5 by jeffthepony from Georgia

Aug 11, 2017
 
Rated: 3.69 by kjkinsey from Texas

May 09, 2017
 
Rated: 4.39 by rjvanston from Pennsylvania

Sep 30, 2016
 
Rated: 3.59 by TheHopsman from Nebraska

Jul 22, 2016
 
Rated: 3.67 by TheDogHouse from Florida

Jul 10, 2016
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Rated by Boriqua445 from Texas

4.85/5  rDev +33.2%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Best Boston Beer Co IPA!
Feb 02, 2016
 
Rated: 3.52 by Brewfocker80 from Kentucky

Dec 26, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by BEER88 from North Carolina

Nov 06, 2015
 
Rated: 3.58 by hozersr from Pennsylvania

Oct 31, 2015
 
Rated: 3.46 by PJCarnell from Massachusetts

Sep 22, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by jpuetz from South Dakota

Aug 06, 2015
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Reviewed by pat61 from Minnesota

4.12/5  rDev +13.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
From tasting notes. L: Pours brilliant amber crowned by a 2” light tan tinted off-white foam collar with a very fine bead. Provides thick lace.
S: Moderate to big hop nose
T: Background clean malty sweetness carries the hop flavors, like putting some sugar in a really strong iced tea – it brings things into balance. Alcohol is smooth, not hot. Bitterness is moderately high.
F: Medium full bodied, medium carbonation.
O: Well balanced, crisp, refreshing and well made.
Jul 27, 2015
 
Rated: 3.56 by cnwillis31 from Vermont

Jun 23, 2015
 
Rated: 4.05 by connecticutpoet from Connecticut

Jun 05, 2015
Samuel Adams Third Voyage from Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)
Beer rating: 82 out of 100 with 1017 ratings