Samuel Adams Imperial White
Samuel Adams (Boston Beer Company)
- From:
- Samuel Adams (Boston Beer Company)
- Massachusetts, United States
- Style:
- Witbier
Ranked #362 - ABV:
- 10.3%
- Score:
- 79
Ranked #37,445 - Avg:
- 3.45 | pDev: 19.42%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 646
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jun 09, 2025
- Added:
- Jan 16, 2009
- Wants:
- 35
- Gots:
- 74
SCORE
79
Okay
79
Okay
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Ratings by StoutAtTheDevil:
Rated by StoutAtTheDevil from Alabama
4/5 rDev +15.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
May 05, 2016
4/5 rDev +15.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
May 05, 2016
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by Sinfull from New York
3.53/5 rDev +2.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.53/5 rDev +2.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Amber color; medium, white head. Aroma of malt, fruits, and spices. Sweet caramel taste with spices and light bitterness. Warming finish and aftertaste with a touch of alcohol. Good beer.
May 30, 2025
Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois
3/5 rDev -13%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3/5 rDev -13%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Despite the name, this is a murky, light rust color.
Nice off-white head; strong lacing.
Touch o' barleywine in the nose; light caramel, touch of cinnamon. Not what I was expecting so far.
Thick mouthfeel.
This is a US barleywine, & no one can tell me different. Sweet, viscous maltiness with a touch of dark fruits. As a barleywine, it's good not great; way too cloying. Boozy as well.
I'm in no rush to have another.
Apr 16, 2019Nice off-white head; strong lacing.
Touch o' barleywine in the nose; light caramel, touch of cinnamon. Not what I was expecting so far.
Thick mouthfeel.
This is a US barleywine, & no one can tell me different. Sweet, viscous maltiness with a touch of dark fruits. As a barleywine, it's good not great; way too cloying. Boozy as well.
I'm in no rush to have another.
Reviewed by Buckeye55 from North Carolina
3.5/5 rDev +1.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev +1.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Not my favorite SA product, but it's right at the above average mark for me at 3.5. Is a heavy, boozy, filling brew that is better suited to the colder parts of the year.
Jan 25, 2019
Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada
3.35/5 rDev -2.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.35/5 rDev -2.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Comes in looking thick, thick white beer along the likes of Imperial Orchid White. Chunky sandwich beer. This is not a slam, in fact, the beer looks quite good for style. Huge, but good. 1/2" white head. Aroma was just everything from mom's spice rack dropped in there, coriander, thyme, cinammon, vanilla, cardamom, clove etc. . .
This goes big on everything for style, sweetness, bitterness, hoppiness (to a lesser degree for sure, but high for a witbier, imperialized or not). The format was nice and affordable for such a big beer. I wouldn't want 22oz of this, but splitting a 12oz beer 2-4 ways gives an appreciation for what they did on this 'extreme' beer style.
Apr 07, 2016This goes big on everything for style, sweetness, bitterness, hoppiness (to a lesser degree for sure, but high for a witbier, imperialized or not). The format was nice and affordable for such a big beer. I wouldn't want 22oz of this, but splitting a 12oz beer 2-4 ways gives an appreciation for what they did on this 'extreme' beer style.
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