Samuel Adams Double Agent IPL - Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)

RblWthACoz

Pennsylvania

3.98/5  rDev +5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25

So this is just a quite hop forward lager? Okay cool, I can dig that. Good earthy influence on there with a strong malt sweetness (that I could do with a little less of honestly). Feel is pretty good. Carbonation strikes a bit firmly. For the beer nerds, this is a good one to go for. With the less experienced and those looking for standard lager type beers, this might strike as too heavy and abrasive.

Serving type: bottle

02-12-2013 01:12:00 | More by RblWthACoz

Lucoli

New York

3.25/5  rDev -14.2%

05-21-2013 01:10:53 | More by Lucoli

squeakmeister

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +5.5%

05-20-2013 21:49:59 | More by squeakmeister

azdback

Arizona

3.75/5  rDev -1.1%

05-20-2013 07:27:26 | More by azdback

jesus808

California

3.5/5  rDev -7.7%

05-20-2013 07:26:24 | More by jesus808

redleg64

Michigan

3.75/5  rDev -1.1%

05-20-2013 02:33:06 | More by redleg64

Slay40

Michigan

4/5  rDev +5.5%

05-20-2013 00:48:04 | More by Slay40

PeteRiz

Connecticut

3/5  rDev -20.8%

05-20-2013 00:20:36 | More by PeteRiz

northyorksammy

Ontario (Canada)

3.8/5  rDev +0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

The best I have had to date of these hoppy agers. Floral hops. Thanks Americo for sharing the growler. Herbal, somewhat A nice mouthfeel. lacy and creamy head on a golden body, a dry and hoppy finish. Citrus, good drinkability. A good hoppiness, great for the summer.

Serving type: growler

05-20-2013 00:13:46 | More by northyorksammy

ClayO

Arizona

3.75/5  rDev -1.1%

05-19-2013 22:17:05 | More by ClayO

PJK

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +5.5%

05-19-2013 22:15:35 | More by PJK

WhitmansNiece

Massachusetts

3.25/5  rDev -14.2%

05-19-2013 22:03:36 | More by WhitmansNiece

morimech

Minnesota

4.2/5  rDev +10.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Clear golden color with one finger of head that faded to a thin cap. Some spotty lacing is left down the glass.

Hoppy aroma of citrus and pine. It delivers the West Coast hops like its label claims. Also pick up some earthiness and floral elements. Nice hop aromas.

I really enjoy the flavor of this beer. Mostly hop flavor. More pine and earth than citrus. Moderately bitter with just a little bready malt to add some sweetness. Nothing much getting in the way of the hop flavor.

Feels lighter in body than an IPA. Not surprising considering its modest ABV. Very nicely carbonated.

A successful beer to this drinker. I enjoyed this one more than any other Sam Adams beer I have had, and I have had quite a few. Wish more brewers would do hoppy lagers. Not enough of them on the market.

Serving type: bottle

05-19-2013 18:34:52 | More by morimech

Proclarush

Rhode Island

4/5  rDev +5.5%

05-19-2013 17:17:00 | More by Proclarush

InspectorBob

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev -1.1%

05-19-2013 15:25:35 | More by InspectorBob

dkline72

New York

4.25/5  rDev +12.1%

05-19-2013 13:27:32 | More by dkline72

Ceballonegro

Ohio

3.5/5  rDev -7.7%

05-19-2013 03:45:37 | More by Ceballonegro

LeahM

New York

4.75/5  rDev +25.3%

05-19-2013 03:21:08 | More by LeahM

SpongeRuiner

Michigan

3.5/5  rDev -7.7%

05-18-2013 21:55:28 | More by SpongeRuiner

SaCkErZ9

Florida

3.79/5  rDev 0%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

Pours from a 12 oz bottle into a pint glass. The color is a light, lemon tea color with a medium sized white head. Some lacing is present and the head retention is quite nice.

Aroma is pretty hoppy. Slight citrus but way more floral aromas. Some mango, pineapple, fresh hop aroma.

Nice taste. To tell the truth, this one tastes a lot like the Noble Pils beer from SA. Nice hop flavor with some bitterness, but not IPA bitterness. More mango and pineapple with some slight orange flavors. Nice bitterness. Solid malt backbone, but not much character on the malt end. Slightly bready. Medium bodied.

A decent beer. Not much different than other SA beers but a nice change of pace from a traditional pale lager.

Serving type: bottle

05-18-2013 18:14:14 | More by SaCkErZ9

jbarletto

Massachusetts

3.5/5  rDev -7.7%

05-18-2013 14:41:00 | More by jbarletto

chasmandocharles

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -1.1%

05-17-2013 22:02:09 | More by chasmandocharles

brenty0man

California

3.75/5  rDev -1.1%

05-17-2013 05:33:41 | More by brenty0man

smakawhat

Maryland

4.13/5  rDev +9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

Poured from the bottle into a pokal glass.

A real nice bronzed body, nearly crystal clear with nice rising pinhead carbonation in the middle, lemon hues at the bottom. Head is frothy white and three fingers with very good retention settling to a nice island and some swiss cheese like bubbles. Really nice looking beer here.

Nose is soft citrus lime and wonderful chewy zesty hop front. Hints of spritzy character, and a wonderful aromatic citrus of lemon lime and hinting tropical notes. Not much else though, but very enjoyable.

Palate hints with a noticeable thick sweetness of malts, but the lime hop bitterness comes in to balance it out. Still borderline syrupy and hinting towards fussel boozy character, but the beer feels bigger than it's five percent abv hints at. Sharp aftertaste on the finish with a hint of crispness as well, with the hop angle rolling along nicely on the palate.

This is a real enjoyable beer, glad I picked this up.

Serving type: bottle

05-16-2013 22:58:55 | More by smakawhat

JoshFrierson86

Arkansas

3.5/5  rDev -7.7%

05-16-2013 12:40:15 | More by JoshFrierson86