Dark Depths - Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)

Luigi

North Carolina

4.03/5  rDev +8.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pours out a deep rich brown color with some highlights. Massive light tan head, with lacing all over the glass. Retention is near perfect as it keeps a thick blanket of foam on top of the ale.

The aroma is rich with roasted malts, some dark chocolate, as well as a floral hop bitterness.

The taste is about the same as the aroma... only a bit more intense. Deep roasted malt matched with a dry bitter hop makes one confused style of beer.

Medium to full bodied

I do not know what to think of some of these mixed styles. Baltic Porter or Black IPA. Either way Sam Adams did a great job at blending both.

Serving type: bottle

04-23-2012 05:40:19 | More by Luigi

jroberts8811

Missouri

3.5/5  rDev -5.7%

05-23-2013 20:52:33 | More by jroberts8811

cfitterer

Arizona

4/5  rDev +7.8%

05-21-2013 02:43:52 | More by cfitterer

xseanprimex

South Carolina

3/5  rDev -19.1%

05-20-2013 18:48:02 | More by xseanprimex

AgentMunky

Alabama

3.98/5  rDev +7.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 4

Poured from a 22 ounce bottle into a DFH signature glass.

A: Four fingers of head rise and fall quickly. The beer is dark and near black.

S: It smells great!! Fruity, round, and pleasant. Chocolate, papaya, and musty old ale style yeast.

T: Delicious! Light roast, light body, heavy dark fruit (currants, blueberries, blackberries). Quite sweet. The aftertaste is a little weird. Lager yeast is...sourish? Maybe this is the citric hops (Zeus and Simcoe), actually. Odd.

M: Light and smooth.

O: This was really interesting! Worthwhile. My biggest criticism is that is gets less good the more I drink.

Serving type: bottle

05-19-2013 04:16:12 | More by AgentMunky

jbarletto

Massachusetts

3.25/5  rDev -12.4%

05-18-2013 14:36:05 | More by jbarletto

Ajlvt

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +7.8%

05-18-2013 11:47:13 | More by Ajlvt

Beefytits4

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev +1.1%

05-18-2013 05:51:37 | More by Beefytits4

jharris0624

Missouri

4.25/5  rDev +14.6%

05-16-2013 05:24:09 | More by jharris0624

Zbeetleman

California

3/5  rDev -19.1%

05-16-2013 03:07:27 | More by Zbeetleman

KShophead

Kansas

4.25/5  rDev +14.6%

05-15-2013 03:19:39 | More by KShophead

harpus

Alabama

1.5/5  rDev -59.6%

05-11-2013 05:21:33 | More by harpus

eulerthegrape

California

3/5  rDev -19.1%

05-10-2013 15:51:52 | More by eulerthegrape

twenty5

Pennsylvania

3.25/5  rDev -12.4%

05-10-2013 15:03:33 | More by twenty5

tommyguz

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -19.1%

05-09-2013 02:22:53 | More by tommyguz

davemathews68

Ohio

3.5/5  rDev -5.7%

05-09-2013 01:57:09 | More by davemathews68

terence

California

2.5/5  rDev -32.6%

05-08-2013 20:33:43 | More by terence

dalepryor

Kentucky

3.5/5  rDev -5.7%

05-07-2013 20:39:29 | More by dalepryor

tubeyes

Texas

3.75/5  rDev +1.1%

05-06-2013 04:19:52 | More by tubeyes

yesyouam

New York

4.03/5  rDev +8.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Samuel Adams Dark Depths is a very dark, reddish brown beer with a thick, lumpy, beige head that decorates the glass with lacing. It smells dark, roasty and kind of smokey. There's a lighter, semi-sweet malt aroma that almost smells like sorghum. There may be a hint of lemon peel. It's smooth, soft and pretty full bodied. It has a pretty neat finish and leaves the teeth a little gritty. It's a bit sweet, but less so than I'd expect from a Baltic porter. The bitterness balances it out well and hints at grass, wood and fruit. There are notes of prunes and coffee. There are a quite a few flavors going on. I'm a fan of both Baltic porters and IPAs, but this is a very strange mash up. That said, they pulled this off better than I would have imagined possible.

Serving type: bottle

05-06-2013 02:04:20 | More by yesyouam

jenray

Texas

2.5/5  rDev -32.6%

05-03-2013 14:02:16 | More by jenray

ALLMUCH

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev +1.1%

05-01-2013 04:24:21 | More by ALLMUCH

TonyTalon

Wisconsin

3.25/5  rDev -12.4%

04-30-2013 23:07:13 | More by TonyTalon

largadeer

California

2.75/5  rDev -25.9%

04-30-2013 22:42:03 | More by largadeer

rhoadsrage

Illinois

4.1/5  rDev +10.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

(Served in a Nonic)
Batch #1
A- This beer pours a dense opaque black body with tiny bubbles trailing up the glass to a light tan creamy head with a second head of big bubbles

S- The green dark grassy aroma has some Noble hop aromas with it and a pine note in the finish.

T- The earthy pungent hops flavor has a slight juicy quality to it followed by a light smoky black roasted malt flavor and a softer black malt finish that doesn’t have any bitterness. The aftertaste is some black roasted malt with woody hops and some Noble hop characters mixed in aswell.

M- The creamy texture has a medium mouthfeel and a gentle fizz that compliments the beer nicely.

O- The nice blend leads heavy toward the hops with good depth and a very nice mellow dark roasted malt with no bitterness at all.

Serving type: bottle

04-30-2013 16:37:14 | More by rhoadsrage