Samuel Adams - Cranberry Lambic

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Samuel Adams - Cranberry Lambic

The Boston Beer Company

Boston, Ma.

5.90% ABV

C. Cloudy

H. Redish – Almost like the red tide

N. Cranberry…yep that’s about it

Este Amigo; Fruit flavored beers have never been award winners in my book and this cranberry ale deserves to be on the last page. It slightly reminds me of the flavor that come from mixing sour apple juice and warm cranberries, and I usually enjoy a nice glass of cran in the morning. The best part about this beer is that the bitter after taste doesn’t last long enough to remember….. Like I said before, I think fruit beers aren’t very good and this one flat out BLOWS!!

Score: .954

Ferm; Alright well Este Amigo said this color reminds him of the red tide…yep and growing up on the Gulf Coast, Red Tide is never a good thing. THIS IS THE SAME. THANK YOU BABY JESUS THIS IS A SEASONAL OFFERING! The attack is strong cranberry then it almost taste like a smoothie with other spoiled berries, and it isn’t very appealing. Leave this one on the shelf even if you find it on sale (like I did). NO THANK YOU!

Score:1.025

Overall: 0.9895

Samuel Adams; Cream Stout

Boston Beer Company
Boston, MA
4.69 ABV

C. Clear enough, for a darky

H. Dark Brown

N. Would you like some Malt with that…..straight malt hints of coffee and chocolate

Fermentation: Go figure the 1^st beer I go to do a solo review on is the Sam Adams Cream Stout, and we all know how much of a fan I am of stouts and porters! Off initial pour we have a nice foamy tan head. The beer is amazingly clear (which is to be expected from S.A.) for a dark beer. 1^st taste and I feel like I am chewing on a nice chocolate and coffee flavored toffee. This is a pretty thick and chunky beer if I say so myself. She is pretty and quite refreshing to the palate, easy to drink, and like a good girl….I mean beer she invites you back for more. The flavor does sort-a change a tad at the end, leaving hints of alcohol fluttering around but dies out quickly. Not the most complex stout that I have had, but I would say it is a great entry beer for someone that might want to adventure over to the “dark side.” Worth a try, just as any of the Samuel Adams are….

Score; 3.599999

Overall = 3.60 (I’ll round up since I know Dos would have given it a higher score)

Sam Adams Imperial Series; Double Bock

Boston Beer Company
Boston, MA (USA)
9.5 ABV

**Aged about a year**

C. Pretty clear, especially for a bock

H. Brown

N. Hints of brown sugar, and some rye bread

Dos: So, I’m half and half on the aging of this beer. I think the taste got a little blandish with age, but a good thing is that it kept. Still has the nose, and the taste isn’t flat or anything, but it just doesn’t seem as tasty as it was the first time. I almost like it better as I am going in for the sip than the actual sip itself. I mean like I say a lot, the Dogfish and Sam Adams are my two favorites, so yes yes they may get a little higher rating than they possibly should have, but whatever, it’s my review! I mean this is a very good beer don’t get me wrong, but I liked it better the first time, just like the chick I picked up at laser tag last week, than the second time when I could actually know what I was doing, I mean drinking. Score = 4.221

Fermentation: Ok, ever seen that movie Brown Sugar? Yah, well Mos Def’s role was better than what this beer’s role was in my night. I don’t think aging did this beer any justice, infact sorta like the movie Brown Sugar. I would say buy and it and drink it, don’t cellar this one. This Lager was strong in the sweetness level (once again not my cup of tea or beer for that matter). Keep the malt for someone else and hand me a hoppy beer. Still good job to Jim Koch a crew. DRINK IT NOWWWW Score = 3.024

Overall = 3.6225

Sam Adams Imperial Series; Imperial White

Boston Beer Company
Boston, MA (USA)
10.3 ABV

**Aged about a year**

C. Very very cloudy.

H. Top is yellow, bottom is dark orange

N. Very strong, clove, banana.

Dos: Well, this beer definitely settled down with age I can say that. This is my second experience with it because I bought two of all of the Imperial Series beers when they first came out, and drank one of each pretty much immediately. I figured I would see what happens to them with age. Well the nose was still there, if not stronger, but the taste was a lot smoother the second time around. Just like the first time with that new really hot chick. The first time was like whoaaa awesome, k I’m done. But the second time around seemed a little longer (talking about beer you guys geez) and it was also a little easier. ;-) Score = 4.32

Fermentation: Well lets see here we tried these about a year ago (same batch), I can honestly say quite like women; this one got better with age. Boy oh boy that intial alcohol bite is gone the nose opened up a bit more. This beer became a little easier to drink. Sweet and still has a pleasant odor from the yeast. I’ll give you a tip, buy a four pack and sit on this for a year. Cellar it well! Good Job Jim Koch and team worth the wait! Score = 3.94

Overall = 4.13