Samuel Adams Winter Lager (2001-2019)
Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)

Samuel Adams Winter Lager (2001-2019)Samuel Adams Winter Lager (2001-2019)
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From:
Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)
 
Massachusetts, United States
Style:
Bock
ABV:
5.6%
Score:
81
Avg:
3.59 | pDev: 13.65%
Reviews:
2,084
Ratings:
6,315
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Mar 02, 2024
Added:
Jan 25, 2001
Wants:
  119
Gots:
  1,507
Festive Bock with Spices.

Winter Lager's rich malt notes and accents of cinnamon, ginger, and orange peel are just the right companion for decking the halls, your holiday table, your fridge, your hand... You get the picture, no matter what or how you celebrate, do it with a Winter Lager.
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Ratings by AustinBeerLvr:
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Reviewed by AustinBeerLvr from Texas

4.6/5  rDev +28.1%
Poured a 12 ounce bottle with a clearly marked freshness date into a pint style glass.

This beer still has the same great blend of nice sweet, somewhat chewy malt with a great, not overly done winter spices. However, I swear the mouthfeel of this beer has been toned down significantly since a few years ago when I first tried it. Still good and very highly drinkable, just a bit thin for the style.

That being said, as this beer warms, it seems to get a much fuller mouthfeel, and best of all, this brew is very sessionable, as the BBC does not overdo the spices and the mouthfeel is actually good a for a session winter brew.

***New note on the following day of trying this...I took the bottle out of the fridge and let it sit a full 15 minutes prior to pouring it. This beer is a good lesson to me in not drinking a beer too cold, especially a bock. The mouthfeel is actually good, the awesome warming taste comes through more, and this is just an all around awesome winter session beer assuming it's served at the right temperature.
Nov 06, 2007
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.68 by saymike32 from New Jersey

Mar 02, 2024
 
Rated: 3.68 by Mavigo from Michigan

Dec 15, 2023
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Reviewed by LagerMan_US from Maine

4.43/5  rDev +23.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
This is a superb brew from one of America's best lager producers; rich, malty, with additional complex seasonal flavors.
Excellent recipe - a great 'dark lager'. (assuming that term exists ? ! )
I wish there were more specialty American lagers that were this good.
Nov 22, 2023
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Reviewed by Deaconmark from Illinois

3.72/5  rDev +3.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
New for 2023 listed as smooth and festive. It pours an absolutely beautiful color dark but clear. It has a nice dense head that is small but very dense. The nose is a bit sweet but nothing that is too powerful. The initial taste is a bit tame and sweet. Notices of brown sugar and the malty sweetness, but not huge. A bit of a hop finish. Interesting I have this beer 2 tries before rating and clearly it is better if you let it sit in the glass and warm a bit. The flavor opens up. Certainly not a bad beer but nothing outstanding. I can drink it again but much more offerings need to be rated.
Nov 07, 2023
 
Rated: 3.91 by AndyGG from California

Oct 02, 2023
 
Rated: 3.84 by travelguy from Ohio

Jan 10, 2023
 
Rated: 3.48 by JimKochFan from New Jersey

Dec 31, 2022
 
Rated: 3.73 by mamaraza from Texas

Nov 27, 2022
 
Rated: 4.14 by 12ozfan from Illinois

Nov 19, 2022
 
Rated: 3.3 by Spencer96 from Ohio

Feb 16, 2022
 
Rated: 3.61 by Klister from Maine

Jan 23, 2022
 
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Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway

2.94/5  rDev -18.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
355 ml bottle, Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV is 5.5%. Chestnut-coloured beer, moderate off-white head. The aroma has some caramel, dust and grass. Fizzy mouthfeel. The flavour has plenty of caramel but is not too sweet, also notes of brown bread, the spice addition (cinnamon, ginger, orange peel) is fairly moderate and quite mild. The bitterness is low. Certainly drinkable, but not really great.
May 16, 2021
 
Rated: 3.75 by Burg from New Hampshire

May 05, 2021
 
Rated: 3.62 by MGibbons from Maryland

Apr 10, 2021
 
Rated: 3.44 by KT3418 from Colorado

Mar 19, 2021
 
Rated: 3.82 by Rubezahl from Pennsylvania

Mar 01, 2021
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Reviewed by RyanK252 from California

3.77/5  rDev +5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Bottle poured into a Sam Adams perfect pint glass

A: Pours copper amber with a frothy light khaki head that settles to a thin layer and leaves a little light lacing.

S: Toasty, bready, solid hit of spice, dark fruit, slightly earthy, and some toffee sweetness.

T: Follows the nose, leads with big toasty bready malt, spice comes right out, cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg, orange peel is more subtle, dark fruit, plum and fig, a bit earthy, rounded out with toffee sweetness.

M: On the fuller side of medium body, moderate carbonation, slight creaminess. More body than you'd expect for a 5.6% lager.

O: It's been quite a while since I've had this one. I can understand some people not being super into how heavily spiced it is, but on a cold festive night it hits the spot.
Feb 22, 2021
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Rated by TheRougeBastard from North Carolina

3.5/5  rDev -2.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Christmas in a bottle!
Feb 14, 2021
Samuel Adams Winter Lager (2001-2019) from Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)
Beer rating: 81 out of 100 with 6315 ratings