Samuel Adams Whitewater IPA - Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)

SkeeterHawk

Texas

3.68/5  rDev +4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 4

I picked this beer up as part of a Brewmasters Select pack from the Cutten and 1960 Spec's. Let's see what this one has to offer.

Appearance: Pours a cloudy yellow orange color with a small off white head that was only about 1/8" high after a pretty aggressive pour. The head faded to a small ring within about 30 seconds. There was already some pretty decent lace left just from the pour.

Aroma: The aroma was definitely IPA if not DIPA in that it had a pretty oily hop presence like that you find in DFH 90...but not the complexity in the hops...just that it is oily. Lots of citrus fruit in here with grapefruit and a mild tangerine being the most prominent, but there is a bit of an odd floral thing going on in the aroma as well.

Taste: The flavor is very hoppy with only a mild toasty note and some even milder sweet caramel notes coming out from the hops. Otherwise the citrus is the hey player. The hops are in charge of the finish as well, so the bittering is the main thing going on. A little bit of the oily resin feeling is left on the back of the throat after the sip,and I think that this proves that there was some pretty mild water that went into this beer. The carbonation is adequate to maybe a little low, but it is definitely a player giving you even a touch more dryness in the finish.

Opinion: Well,this is a bit like a DIPA-light if there was such a thing that wasn't an IPA. It has more of the character of the DIPA in the hop department, but is "light in the britches" for an IPA...so this big hop thing gets a bit muddled in this beer. It's a decent beer if you are a hop-head, and definitely one of the hoppier ones to come from the BBC. If you love hops, don't miss it while it is here. If you are a malt-guy like myself...it may be good to try this sometime if it is convenient as it isn't a bad beer at all.

Serving type: bottle

02-03-2012 23:06:54 | More by SkeeterHawk

Kam

North Dakota

3.5/5  rDev -1.1%

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tenacioustomato

Rhode Island

3.5/5  rDev -1.1%

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CreightonSM

New Jersey

3.25/5  rDev -8.2%

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Falcone

North Carolina

3.75/5  rDev +5.9%

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Erice78

Florida

3.75/5  rDev +5.9%

05-22-2013 01:53:02 | More by Erice78

cfitterer

Arizona

3.5/5  rDev -1.1%

05-21-2013 02:45:24 | More by cfitterer

touchmeimsac

Pennsylvania

3.25/5  rDev -8.2%

05-20-2013 14:20:58 | More by touchmeimsac

Slay40

Michigan

3.5/5  rDev -1.1%

05-20-2013 00:45:28 | More by Slay40

HiWire

Florida

4.25/5  rDev +20.1%

05-19-2013 06:55:50 | More by HiWire

bzach

Indiana

3.25/5  rDev -8.2%

05-18-2013 22:29:40 | More by bzach

jbarletto

Massachusetts

3.25/5  rDev -8.2%

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SocalKicks

California

3.5/5  rDev -1.1%

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jburd19

Ohio

3.25/5  rDev -8.2%

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JG-90

New Jersey

3.63/5  rDev +2.5%
look: 5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

Pours a hazy golden-straw color with very heavy lacing and an extreme amount of floaters. Smells of yeast, piney hops, white bread, and citrusy hops. Complex smell that combines the amerianc IPA and belgium IPA but seems a little muted, though.

Tasts starts with piney hops, then lemon and orange, with a piney-bready-yeasty finish. Definitely taste the spices throughout as long with a hint of apricot. Not as much hop aroma or flavor as I would hope for though. Mouthfeel is light with moderate-heavy carbonation. A nice mix of Belguim & American IPA's, this is one of the better BBC beer i've tried so far.

Serving type: bottle

05-16-2013 23:58:32 | More by JG-90

JoshFrierson86

Arkansas

3.75/5  rDev +5.9%

05-16-2013 12:42:12 | More by JoshFrierson86

Zbeetleman

California

3.25/5  rDev -8.2%

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lucasj82

Indiana

3/5  rDev -15.3%

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ZombiesAteMyDog

Indiana

3.5/5  rDev -1.1%

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HinghamRick

Massachusetts

3.5/5  rDev -1.1%

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IPAFan521

Illinois

3/5  rDev -15.3%

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MRAnderson

Indiana

3/5  rDev -15.3%

05-12-2013 21:17:48 | More by MRAnderson

JamesStreet

Louisiana

3.5/5  rDev -1.1%

05-12-2013 16:27:42 | More by JamesStreet

Jabartheljr

South Dakota

3.5/5  rDev -1.1%

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phishdaly

New York

3.75/5  rDev +5.9%

05-10-2013 22:17:31 | More by phishdaly