Samuel Adams New Albion Ale
Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)

Samuel Adams New Albion AleSamuel Adams New Albion Ale
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From:
Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)
 
Massachusetts, United States
Style:
American Pale Ale
ABV:
6%
Score:
77
Avg:
3.36 | pDev: 14.58%
Reviews:
180
Ratings:
627
Status:
Retired
Rated:
May 28, 2019
Added:
Jul 23, 2007
Wants:
  7
Gots:
  23
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Ratings by dogfishandi:
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Reviewed by dogfishandi from New York

2.94/5  rDev -12.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
12 oz bottle at fridge temp poured into a snifter. Best Before JUL 2013

Pours out a very clear golden to light golden color with 1-2 fingers worth of fluffy white head. Pretty good head retention and lace.

Not much to the aroma, almost lager like in a way. Light cereal grains, some fruity esters, and pretty much no hops detectable

Again, not full of flavor, but it sure is drinkable and refreshing. Definatly nothing off about it. A lightly sweet lager like cereal grain with just a hint of citrus from the hops, hops are once again nearly undetectable. Just a bit of fruity ester. Doesnt have much of a finish to it.

Very light in body, but not at all watery.

This is not really a beer I'd ever come back to, but everyone should try this considering its pretty much the first craft beer ever made in America. Its crazy to think that this 30 years ago was considering new and extreme.
Apr 15, 2013
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois

3/5  rDev -10.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
From old, undated notes. Poured from a bottle.

Clear yellow color.

Bright white head; spotty lace.

Light clove & banana bread nose; not much there.

Medium thin mouthfeel.

Slight bread flavor; boring maltiness.

Bud Light flavor minus the corn. Not good.
May 28, 2019
 
Rated: 2.73 by TheCrowsEye from California

May 03, 2018
 
Rated: 2 by 1971bernat from Virginia

Dec 29, 2017
 
Rated: 3.75 by mojohawk21 from Missouri

Jan 16, 2016
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Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada

2.89/5  rDev -14%
look: 3.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Substantial clarity for this pale ale, yellow, full inch of head, white on top. Aroma was toasted cereal grains, not much in the way of hopping.

Taste, bud ale. Coors ale. Along those lines. Fractionally hopped, but prolly the high end of back in the day. This is just more expensive bmc ale type of stuff for me. Neat idea to bring it back, but its a dinosaur.
Dec 20, 2015
 
Rated: 3.18 by cwreay90 from Texas

Nov 03, 2015
 
Rated: 3.31 by GeorgiaBeerMoose from Georgia

Oct 29, 2015
 
Rated: 3.35 by wethorseblanket from California

Oct 04, 2015
 
Rated: 3.73 by entenduintransit from Tennessee

Sep 05, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by joeroma5 from Massachusetts

Aug 26, 2015
 
Rated: 3 by jpuetz from South Dakota

Aug 10, 2015
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Reviewed by pat61 from Minnesota

3.75/5  rDev +11.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
L: Pours brilliant gold under a clingy 1” white foam collar.
S: white bread, light malts.
T: Malt driven bread to biscuit with a moderate bitter hop accent on the finish.
F: Very creamy, medium body and carbonation.
O: A very drinkable classic that is somewhat run of the mill by today’s standards.
Jul 27, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by WoostaBia from Massachusetts

Jun 04, 2015
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Rated by JGam115 from New York

3.73/5  rDev +11%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Golden yellow, clean. Straw, very mild citrus, pale malt. Maltier than most pales, bright and clean.
Jan 11, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by a77cj7 from South Dakota

Nov 22, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by newbeeraday from Pennsylvania

Nov 15, 2014
 
Rated: 3.65 by kplooki from Illinois

Oct 30, 2014
 
Rated: 2 by Nichols33 from Massachusetts

Oct 29, 2014
 
Rated: 3.6 by booga73 from Michigan

Oct 28, 2014
Samuel Adams New Albion Ale from Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)
Beer rating: 77 out of 100 with 627 ratings