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Samuel Adams New Albion Ale
Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)
- 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:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- May 28, 2019
- Added:
- Jul 23, 2007
- Wants:
- 7
- Gots:
- 23
No description / notes.
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Ratings by far333:
Reviewed by far333 from Connecticut
3.31/5 rDev -1.5%
look: 3.25 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.25
3.31/5 rDev -1.5%
look: 3.25 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.25
Very clear straw yellow colored with a bright white rocky head full of dimples that lingers long and gradually recedes back leaving legs of lacing around the glass. Very low aroma of honey malt. Flavors of honey malt and grassy notes, some lemony nuances, medium bitterness. Expected more citrus, I believe this is all cascade. Full and creamy mouthfeel. Overall a decent session beer, good gateway beer. Obviously way ahead of its time, it was probably considered rich in flavor in its day, but is merely better than average today. Great to be tasting a bit of brewing history, cheers to Jim Koch for undertaking this project.
Feb 03, 2013More User Ratings:
Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois
3/5 rDev -10.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
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, 2019Clear 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.
Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada
2.89/5 rDev -14%
look: 3.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
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, 2015Taste, 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.
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
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, 2015S: 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.
Rated by JGam115 from New York
3.73/5 rDev +11%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
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
Samuel Adams New Albion Ale from Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)
Beer rating:
77 out of
100 with
627 ratings
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