Samuel Adams White Christmas - Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)

Darkmagus82

Montana

3.88/5  rDev +9.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured from bottle into pint glass

Appearance – The beer pours a yellow-amber color with a decent haziness. The head formed upon pouring is quite nice with it fading relatively quickly to leave a moderate level of lacing.

Smell – The nose is biggest of a citrus and wheat nature mixed with winter spice aromas of cinnamon and nutmeg. Mixed with these aromas are some lighter notes of an earthy hop aroma.

Taste – The taste begins with flavors of citrus and wheat upfront with lighter notes of coriander along the lines of a traditional wit. As the taste advances however, more spice flavors of cinnamon and nutmeg come to the tongue. These spice flavors, when mixed with more bready flavors as well as a more citrus start modifying the flavor from the normal wit. In the end it deviates even more as some more spice and some light herbal and earthy hop flavors come to the tongue. These meld with the other flavors to give a rather interesting lightly hopped and winter spiced wheat and citrus flavor on the tongue.

Mouthfeel – The body of the beer was on the slightly lighter side with a carbonation level that was above average. Good for the wit like characteristics of the brew and not bad for the added spice flavors as well.

Overall – A delicious and flavorful brew. A nice winter style twist of a classic wit. Sam Adams dose it again.

Serving type: bottle

12-03-2012 02:44:11 | More by Darkmagus82

louiebianchi

New York

3.5/5  rDev -0.8%

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Wally

Ohio

4/5  rDev +13.3%

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Rdc67

Kentucky

3/5  rDev -15%

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Erice78

Florida

3.5/5  rDev -0.8%

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Lucoli

New York

2.75/5  rDev -22.1%

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MilkManX

Arizona

3.5/5  rDev -0.8%

05-20-2013 18:22:33 | More by MilkManX

Slay40

Michigan

4/5  rDev +13.3%

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IPAchris

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev +6.2%

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ClayO

Arizona

3.75/5  rDev +6.2%

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NessaHilling

West Virginia

3.5/5  rDev -0.8%

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Ceballonegro

Ohio

3.25/5  rDev -7.9%

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claytri

Maryland

4.69/5  rDev +32.9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.75

The beer pours a nice light gold with a crisp white head that has real staying power. The aroma is pretty much aniseed, but at a very pleasant level and character. Since that's what I expected (and what I liked about it) it works for this beer. They really did a great job with the taste on this one. It has a nice light malty character with good fruitiness, and then the Aniseed at just the right level to be all over it, but still allow the other tastes there rightful place. A home run Wit in my opinion. The feel is light and a bit oily. This was one of the best efforts for a Wit I've had in a while. Great job with the spicing.

Serving type: bottle

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erialbill

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev -0.8%

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Artjsantos

Ohio

3.5/5  rDev -0.8%

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bluckbeyes

Oregon

3.25/5  rDev -7.9%

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rph97

Texas

3.25/5  rDev -7.9%

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FliryVorru

Alabama

3.25/5  rDev -7.9%

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Kelp

New Hampshire

3.25/5  rDev -7.9%

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J_Dub

Texas

3.5/5  rDev -0.8%

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indy14jonesy

Massachusetts

2.75/5  rDev -22.1%

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GRE680

Michigan

3/5  rDev -15%

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alex_hart

Massachusetts

3.25/5  rDev -7.9%

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HardyA

Michigan

3.75/5  rDev +6.2%

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Jetfan247

New Jersey

4/5  rDev +13.3%

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