Sam Adams Light
Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)

Sam Adams LightSam Adams Light
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From:
Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)
 
Massachusetts, United States
Style:
Light Lager
Ranked #51
ABV:
4%
Score:
75
Ranked #27,522
Avg:
3.26 | pDev: 18.4%
Reviews:
855
Ratings:
2,286
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jan 31, 2023
Added:
Sep 13, 2001
Wants:
  72
Gots:
  328
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Ratings by Darkmagus82:
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Reviewed by Darkmagus82 from Texas

3.41/5  rDev +4.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Poured from bottle into pint glass

Appearance – The beer pours an amber color with a one finger white head. The head fades relatively fast to leave only a light amount of lacing.

Smell – The aroma is heaviest of caramel and roasted malt mixed with lighter floral and citrus notes.

Taste – The taste starts out of caramel malt mixed with a corn like taste. As the taste advances some hints of hop flavor come to the tongue. The hop is of a more herbal and citrus in nature and in the end with the caramel flavor leave a mainly sweet kind of herbal like taste on the tongue.

Mouthfeel – The beer is on the thinner side with respects to body with a carbonation level that is on the slightly standard side. Both make for a rather refreshing taste and are appropriate for the style.

Overall – A tastier version of a light beer with more hop and malt characteristic for the “light” lager style. While nothing to pine over it is rather refreshing.
Feb 25, 2013
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.8 by Beergod420 from Michigan

Jan 31, 2023
 
Rated: 3.53 by TP2MSU from Michigan

Nov 06, 2022
 
Rated: 3.5 by LAM01833 from Massachusetts

Aug 01, 2022
 
Rated: 3.28 by LesDewitt4beer from Minnesota

Nov 19, 2021
 
Rated: 3.86 by AlltheBacon from Massachusetts

Jun 16, 2021
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Rated by rcgalis from New Jersey

4.93/5  rDev +51.2%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Love this beer. Crisp, Flavorful and not heavy. Goes great with almost any food. Sam Adams Light is my #1 beer.
Feb 06, 2021
 
Rated: 2.03 by duceswild from Heard & McDonald Islands

Jan 01, 2021
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Reviewed by Truegent2004 from Minnesota

2.28/5  rDev -30.1%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.25
I love the regular Sam Adams but when they convert it to a light beer, it was a total swing and miss. The iconic char taste is gone and there is nothing but sour water left.
Dec 26, 2020
 
Rated: 3.32 by chiefz1 from New York

Nov 25, 2020
 
Rated: 4 by JGormley from Rhode Island

Oct 13, 2020
 
Rated: 3 by RiceOwls27 from Texas

Jul 22, 2020
 
Rated: 3.25 by Velivolus1 from Vermont

Jul 20, 2020
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Reviewed by kryansutton

4.1/5  rDev +25.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Well between another light beer and this one, as my go-to, I have to say I like the yeast flavors and light lager tones, the smell is hoppy and blissful, when you pop the top and the swirl of Beer fog, protrudes up, you get lost in the malty bliss of a light beer. Usually, I enjoy my full-bodied flavors. But when I need to watch the old Dun lap and am among ladies I tend to go for a light beer until they get a bit tipsy then quickly switch back. As for the look, Same ole sam Adams label with a grey light beer Farce, The taste is like water to me with a hint of hops and yeast. almost bready, the feel of the bottle is 4.5 but a stine is a 5 . overall, This is in the top 3 for light beers. for me.
Mar 08, 2020
 
Rated: 3.25 by dubnation from Kansas

Feb 22, 2020
 
Rated: 2.77 by mamaraza from Texas

Jan 05, 2020
 
Rated: 3.34 by craigbelly from Iowa

Jul 27, 2019
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Reviewed by HoppingMadMonk from New Jersey

3.59/5  rDev +10.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Amber color with a medium light body. Around middle of the road carbonation.
The aroma is malt,not roasted but just malt. Some earthy grain as well
Taste is really similar to aroma with malt being forward but not cloying sweet
It's really one if the best light beers I've had by far,very far. Most are watered down versions of original and this was fairly flavorful
Jun 24, 2019
 
Rated: 3.25 by Velivolus from Vermont

Jun 19, 2019
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Rated by Azdirtmover from Arizona

4.4/5  rDev +35%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Not a big Sam Adams fan.I find this beer tastier than their regular lager.Good Job
Jun 15, 2019
Sam Adams Light from Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)
Beer rating: 75 out of 100 with 2286 ratings