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Samuel Adams Maple Pecan Porter
Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)
- From:
- Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)
- Massachusetts, United States
- Style:
- American Porter
- ABV:
- 5.6%
- Score:
- 82
- Avg:
- 3.62 | pDev: 14.36%
- Reviews:
- 168
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Dec 22, 2018
- Added:
- Dec 28, 2012
- Wants:
- 47
- Gots:
- 63
No description / notes.
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Ratings by Zorro:
Reviewed by Zorro from California
3.27/5 rDev -9.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
3.27/5 rDev -9.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
Clear dark brown colored beer with a small tan colored head.
Smells sweet with a smoked malt aroma and a fair scent of smoke. Other scents are caramel and nut. Faint maple detected.
Starts out bittersweet with a very strong patent malt taste upfront. Strongly bittersweet. Maple and caramel flavors but I just can't detect all that much more from it except a burnt sugar flavor.
Mouthfeel is OK.
Overall just average. The bittersweet flavor just isn't balanced enough.
Jan 27, 2013Smells sweet with a smoked malt aroma and a fair scent of smoke. Other scents are caramel and nut. Faint maple detected.
Starts out bittersweet with a very strong patent malt taste upfront. Strongly bittersweet. Maple and caramel flavors but I just can't detect all that much more from it except a burnt sugar flavor.
Mouthfeel is OK.
Overall just average. The bittersweet flavor just isn't balanced enough.
More User Ratings:
Rated by NeilSilber1 from California
4.14/5 rDev +14.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.14/5 rDev +14.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Good porter with hints of pecan maple.
Feb 27, 2017Reviewed by q33jeff from New Jersey
3.25/5 rDev -10.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 3.5
3.25/5 rDev -10.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 3.5
**
06/08/14
Aroma: maple, beer.
Appearance: dark brown, thin white head.
Taste: malty, ash, honey, nut,
Feel: a little flat,
Ok...maple is just right, but pecan is muted. Maybe that’s for the better as too much pecan would bitter this too much. Not very bold for a porter, but tasty enough.
**
Feb 14, 201706/08/14
Aroma: maple, beer.
Appearance: dark brown, thin white head.
Taste: malty, ash, honey, nut,
Feel: a little flat,
Ok...maple is just right, but pecan is muted. Maybe that’s for the better as too much pecan would bitter this too much. Not very bold for a porter, but tasty enough.
**
Reviewed by Bierliebhaber3 from Massachusetts
3.83/5 rDev +5.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.83/5 rDev +5.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours a deep brown with a hint of red and a nice tan head. It is a little lighter colored than most porters. It has a rich, nutty scent. There is a complex blend of chocolate, coffee, nuts, and maple with hearty malt backbone in the initial taste of this porter. In the aftertaste the maple flavor really takes over. The maple is definitely strong, but to me it is not overwhelming, though I think some would disagree. It has a very sweet finish making it a nice dessert porter similar to a chocolate porter. It is a little bit light and a little over-carbonated for a porter, however, I actually really like this and I think it is one of the better Sam Adams beers that I’ve had. It has a similar appeal to their chocolate bock, which is also one of my favorites. I think the maple idea is a really unique and interesting one that I think could be used for other styles of beer as well.
Jun 11, 2016Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada
3.75/5 rDev +3.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev +3.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Light brown, amber, auburn, minimal head, yet a good amount of visibility with the color.
Aroma delivered in the maple realm. Toasty nuts.
Taste, good amount of maple to match the body. One of the more enjoyable SA beers. Mouthfeel is breakfast pancakes.
Dec 03, 2015Aroma delivered in the maple realm. Toasty nuts.
Taste, good amount of maple to match the body. One of the more enjoyable SA beers. Mouthfeel is breakfast pancakes.
Samuel Adams Maple Pecan Porter from Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)
Beer rating:
82 out of
100 with
851 ratings
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