Samuel Adams Hazel Brown - Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)

Lordquackingstic

New York

3.98/5  rDev +8.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

12oz bottle poured into a snifter.

A: Dark mahogany brown with a half a finger of white head. Lacing is minimal and carbonation is medium by the looks of it.

S: Freshly brewed hazelnut coffee with a slightly spicy side to it. They definitely hit the nail on the head with the aroma for this one, it smells awesome.

T: The hazelnuts hit the palette first followed by a dark coffee roast flavor. Slightly sweet malts play backup and don't overpower the brew. Just enough hop bitterness to keep it interesting. Not picking up the spiciness that I got on the nose, but I'm not deducting points for that. This is pretty solid.

M: Medium carbonation with a long and lingering hazelnut coffee finish.

O: I've always had a problem with SA, but I'm starting to respect them more in recent times. This is definitely the best one I've ever had by them (followed by Norse Legend, which is also very solid) and I would love to see six packs or bombers of this, but that's probably not going to happen. The one gripe I have with SA is that I HATE buying their variety packs just to get two beers of a style I want to try. Fucking take out the Boston Lager and the other year round and keep it to the seasonal varieties!

Serving type: bottle

08-26-2012 17:55:14 | More by Lordquackingstic

erialbill

New Jersey

4/5  rDev +9.3%

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russwilliam

New York

3.25/5  rDev -11.2%

05-15-2013 03:16:00 | More by russwilliam

lucasj82

Indiana

3.5/5  rDev -4.4%

05-15-2013 01:43:31 | More by lucasj82

tommyguz

Pennsylvania

2.25/5  rDev -38.5%

05-09-2013 02:24:55 | More by tommyguz

ssimpson89

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -4.4%

05-06-2013 01:48:37 | More by ssimpson89

ZEB89

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +9.3%

05-04-2013 20:11:43 | More by ZEB89

FliryVorru

Alabama

3.75/5  rDev +2.5%

04-29-2013 17:28:48 | More by FliryVorru

TomG2751

Maryland

2.5/5  rDev -31.7%

04-11-2013 16:46:40 | More by TomG2751

Celtics76

Rhode Island

3.75/5  rDev +2.5%

03-18-2013 18:00:41 | More by Celtics76

beertardis

Rhode Island

3/5  rDev -18%

03-18-2013 12:24:43 | More by beertardis

beerme411

California

3.5/5  rDev -4.4%

03-17-2013 16:35:58 | More by beerme411

four91

Minnesota

3.75/5  rDev +2.5%

03-14-2013 18:43:22 | More by four91

Zachtheporter

Wisconsin

4/5  rDev +9.3%

03-12-2013 19:48:06 | More by Zachtheporter

spycow

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -4.4%

03-09-2013 22:51:12 | More by spycow

kingmaker

Louisiana

3.75/5  rDev +2.5%

03-08-2013 06:02:30 | More by kingmaker

Hopmeplease

Ohio

4/5  rDev +9.3%

03-06-2013 01:27:37 | More by Hopmeplease

nzerbe

New York

3.75/5  rDev +2.5%

03-05-2013 02:10:50 | More by nzerbe

OregonGrown7

Nebraska

3.75/5  rDev +2.5%

03-03-2013 17:42:28 | More by OregonGrown7

GFG

North Dakota

3.25/5  rDev -11.2%

03-02-2013 16:11:00 | More by GFG

UnderPressure

South Carolina

4.08/5  rDev +11.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Dark brown beer. Rocky white head. Nice lacing.

I'm getting a lot of chocolate in the aroma. Very sweet. Some malt. Very chocolately.

The hazelnut must be what I'm describing as "chocolate" because the flavor is reminiscent of Nutella, which is very chocolatey.

A medium bodied dry, grainy mouthfeel. A momentary sweet finish.

This beer is really sweet. And even though it hits the spot right now, I don't think I would want to drink more than one or two of these. With that being said, I really enjoyed it.

Serving type: bottle

02-26-2013 14:00:19 | More by UnderPressure

boudreaux

Alabama

3.25/5  rDev -11.2%

02-21-2013 02:02:07 | More by boudreaux

bluckbeyes

Oregon

3.5/5  rDev -4.4%

02-14-2013 04:20:01 | More by bluckbeyes

Tjvan2

Iowa

3.75/5  rDev +2.5%

02-12-2013 18:39:20 | More by Tjvan2

bismarksays

Iowa

3.5/5  rDev -4.4%

01-31-2013 23:19:28 | More by bismarksays