
Samuel Adams Boston Lager
Family Amber Lager Style American Amber Lager
Country USA (MA)
ABV 4.9%
Producer Boston Beer Company
Price $$
Packaging 12oz/355ml bottle
Characteristics Refreshing
Overview Launched in 1985, this beer was a
tweak of a family recipe that
founder Jim Koch updated with
help from Miller Lite creator
Joseph Owades. Today, it’s the
flagship beer of the largest
American-owned brewery.
Flavors and aromas This amber
lager is somewhat more full-bodied
than most of the pale
lagers we tasted; it also contains
flavor hops and perceptible
bitterness, which give it a crisp,
snappy finish. Good carbonation
leaves a lingering head, and
caramel fills out the palate. One
taster thought the body was too
heavy for the flavor profile, but
almost all thought this was pretty
good.