Wow, a Sam Adams beer that actually tastes like a craft beer! Initially, I was worried about the aroma because of a whole lot of nothing going on other than a faint sweet smell. The taste has a good hop flavor with a nice raw/grainy taste to it. A little bit of hop aftertaste. All in all, very nice other than the aroma.
4 out of 5 Stars.
Nice sharp aroma. Fairly significant bite on the taste buds with first drink. Taste is a little bit sweet with nice hoppy bite aftertaste.
4 out of 5 Stars.
Kind of yucky aroma like body odor, taste starts a bit harsh, but is immediately followed by a nice malt taste. Amazing after all that up front that there’s very little aftertaste. In the end, I’m not sure what to think. After a few more tastes, the malty aftertaste starts to be pretty nice.
4 out of 5 Stars.
IPA, but a bit harsh- very non-smooth. Not a real strong hop aroma either.
3.5 out of 5 Stars.
Usually pretty reliable as a good strong flavored IPA. A bit wet and smooth going down with a harsh hoppy aftertaste. On good bottles the aftertaste is nice, on average ones it leaves you a bit raw.
4 out of 5 Stars.
