Served in the special Sam Adams glass. Nice fresh, slightly sweet smell. Great full malt flavor with a nice hop bite on the back end of it. Fades out slowly and leaves you with a clean grainy hop taste.
The only way to go with Sam Adams is on tap. Out of a bottle doesn’t do it justice. But beware- a lot of the time on tap it can be too sweet and without that fresh hop bite. Or maybe this custom glass really rocks!
5 out of 5 stars.
Dark sweet aroma with bourbon hints, but not overpowering at all. Sweet, dark, slight bourbon taste, very well balanced. Finishes with that dark sweet taste lingering a bit before being replaced by a dark malt taste. Delicious, but you have to be in the right mood. Perfect for today’s overcast weather. Bottled on 10/12/13, I drank it on 11/17/13. I’ve read about people cellaring this and such, but I must say it’s delicious one month after bottling.
5 out of 5 stars.
Nice fresh strong hop aroma. Grabs taste buds aggressively with a full mouth hop flavor. Hop flavor slowly fades out and lanes you with a slightly harsh but sweet hop flavor that fades ever so slowly… Until your taste buds demand another drink and the cycle starts again.
5 out of 5 stars.
Nice slightly sweet aroma with a slight hint of hops. Nice even flavor that is a little hoppy, but not strongly so. Good strong hop aftertaste that finishes off nicely.
5 out of 5 Stars.
No aroma. Very smooth, slightly sweet taste with a good hop taste. Very nice aftertaste that fades out smoothly with hoppiness.
5 out of 5 stars.
Sharp, sweet hop aroma. Great very strong hop taste that wages full assault on the taste buds. Hop taste fades our from being super strong to just regular strong and lingers from there. Very strong full-flavored hoppiness throughout that’s a pure joy.
5 out of 5 stars.
Delicious sweet fresh hop aroma. Very broad, “wet” taste of hops. Fairly strong hop flavor, but not crisp, so fades out smoothly and quickly, leaving a nice mild fresh hop flavor. Very nice. Feels like you’re drinking it fresh from a brewery out in a field of fresh growing hops. Date on bottle suggests to consume by 16-Dec-2012, drank it on 2-Sep-2012.
5 out of 5 stars.
Awesome sweet taste that’s smooth and delicious. Goes down nicely for such a strong beer. The bourbon barrel gives it a nice aroma, but not too strong. The red wax top had a cool look, but was horridly impractical- to the point of being dangerous. Having to cut that thing off while sober is a challenge. Having to do it with a beer our two in me, I’m surprised I didn’t walk away from it with a knife stuck in my hand.
5 out of 5 stars.
Sharp, hoppy, slightly sweet aroma. Full flavored, but not as much as the aroma would lead you to believe. Finishes smooth and sweet with a hint of hops. Very nice combination overall with a nice balance between hops and sweetness.
5 out of 5 stars.
Slight sweet smell. Great strong grainy hops taste. Finishes crisp with a clean biting hop aftertaste that slowly fades. Very nice. Had this one on draft at the brewery.
5 out of 5 stars.