Boston Brewing CompanyBoston, Massachusetts
APPEARANCE: 2.5/3
Orange-copper color. Crisp and clean. Decent white head with fine bubbles. Pretty.
AROMA: 3.25/4
Clean, crisp, fruity nose. Slight citrus and pineapple. Apple juice notes. Sweet and malty. No hop aroma.
TASTE: 6.75/10
Hop/Malt Balance: 2.5/4: No hop, very malty. Sweet. Did they go with only one hop pellet?
Aftertaste: 2/3: Citrus sour, slightly nutty/woody. Slight bubble gum at close. Maybe pineapple.
Mouth-Feel: 2.75/3: Slightly bitter notes at end-very bright. Malty. A clean lager.
OVERALL: 2/3: A clean, bright, malty, crisp Fall beer. Like a bright Fall day.
TOTAL: 14.5/20–I'll Try A Pint
NOTES:
Matt: The best thing on tap at Houlihan's for what it's worth. Lacks the signature "Sam Adams spice" I hate so much. Not bad, but not great.
Ben: A "craft" beer for the masses. But for a Sam Adam's product, one of their better offerings.
Aftertaste: 2/3: Citrus sour, slightly nutty/woody. Slight bubble gum at close. Maybe pineapple.
Mouth-Feel: 2.75/3: Slightly bitter notes at end-very bright. Malty. A clean lager.
OVERALL: 2/3: A clean, bright, malty, crisp Fall beer. Like a bright Fall day.
TOTAL: 14.5/20–I'll Try A Pint
NOTES:
Matt: The best thing on tap at Houlihan's for what it's worth. Lacks the signature "Sam Adams spice" I hate so much. Not bad, but not great.
Ben: A "craft" beer for the masses. But for a Sam Adam's product, one of their better offerings.
Ben and Matt - couldn't agree more. Sam Adams regular stuff is DEEEESGUSTING! Octoberfest is fine, but out of all the fall beers available, I have about 10 on my list I'd rather try instead of this.
ReplyDeleteI'd like to see that list! We gave Shiner's Oktoberfest a pretty good score—check that one out if you haven't already.
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