Sparkling Ale
Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)

Sparkling AleSparkling Ale
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From:
Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)
 
Massachusetts, United States
Style:
American Blonde Ale
ABV:
4.8%
Score:
78
Avg:
3.43 | pDev: 13.99%
Reviews:
95
Ratings:
333
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jan 25, 2019
Added:
Oct 24, 2015
Wants:
  3
Gots:
  80
Our Sparkling Ale is the brewers’ take on a rare historic Scottish style. Golden in color and effervescent it combines subtle notes of Noble hops with pale and acidulated malts to create a slightly floral character and a dry finish.
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Ratings by huysmans:
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Rated by huysmans from New Jersey

3.53/5  rDev +2.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Dec 30, 2015
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Reviewed by GratefulBeerGuy from New Hampshire

3.45/5  rDev +0.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3.25
A lightly cloudy golden color. Jazzy appearance with boisterous bubbles and foamy clumpness coverage.

A very bready malted aroma with honey sweetness. Freshly baked bread and a very old-world style hop aromatics of old spice, herbs and grainy earth tones.

The bready malt charecter in the flavor is actually pretty impressive, white bread, herbs and honey sweetness. The old-school style hops provide a strong base of earthy herbs and spicy hop effect.

I would expect a much more light and lively feel from a "Sparkling" ale. Light to medium bodied, medium and slick after the malty texture settles in. The finish is still malty but slightly dry. Just a bit too chewy for this style.

The malt and hop complexity is pretty high, but the feel and longer than normal malty slickness keeps it down. Overall, worth a shot if you like Golden Ale's.
Jan 25, 2019
 
Rated: 3.5 by DigitGrowler from Kentucky

May 20, 2018
 
Rated: 3.17 by dextr24 from Massachusetts

Feb 22, 2018
 
Rated: 2.5 by 1971bernat from Virginia

Dec 29, 2017
 
Rated: 3.69 by rsuarez1982 from Texas

Apr 26, 2017
 
Rated: 3.25 by harpus from Alabama

Apr 04, 2017
 
Rated: 3.39 by SMH_NWI from Texas

Mar 24, 2017
 
Rated: 3.44 by mmorris15 from Maine

Dec 20, 2016
 
Rated: 3.03 by RBorsato from Virginia

Oct 29, 2016
 
Rated: 3 by ArtZan from New Jersey

Oct 28, 2016
 
Rated: 3.75 by NickMunford from Wyoming

Oct 27, 2016
 
Rated: 2.75 by mikr from New Jersey

Oct 13, 2016
 
Rated: 3.97 by Ohiovania from Ohio

Aug 24, 2016
 
Rated: 2.43 by Johnct from New York

Jul 12, 2016
 
Rated: 3.53 by Bitterbill from Wyoming

Jul 10, 2016
 
Rated: 4.17 by mwar from Kentucky

Jul 03, 2016
 
Rated: 3 by connecticutpoet from Connecticut

Jun 13, 2016
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Reviewed by Bierliebhaber3 from Massachusetts

3.46/5  rDev +0.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
This American blond ale pours a medium golden color with a medium, white foamy head and a fairly large amount of carbonation. This is certainly sparkling and if not for the head it would look quite similar to champagne. The smell is mildly of florals, citrus, and yeast. The taste, like the scent, is of yeast with a little bit of citrus and floral tones. The finish is actually quite bitter and piney. Strangely enough the finish is both dry and also quite creamy. The body is on the light end of medium with some malts that stand up well to hops and yeast. Although this beer is well rounded, it just doesn’t seem to come together properly in my opinion, though that may have to do with my unfamiliarity with this uncommon beer style. Further, it seems a very strange choice for the winter variety pack, which is usually quite good and stocked with more robust beer styles. I think it would be more fitting in the spring variety pack, but honestly I wouldn’t be particularly excited to try it again.
Jun 11, 2016
 
Rated: 3.45 by forshamegetit from Florida

Jun 07, 2016
Sparkling Ale from Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)
Beer rating: 78 out of 100 with 333 ratings