Samuel Adams Belgian Red
Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)

Beer Geek Stats
From:
Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)
 
Massachusetts, United States
Style:
Belgian Dark Strong Ale
ABV:
10%
Score:
Needs more ratings
Avg:
3.51 | pDev: 9.97%
Reviews:
1
Ratings:
3
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Nov 22, 2013
Added:
Feb 11, 2009
Wants:
  3
Gots:
  0
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Recent ratings and reviews.
 
Rated: 3.25 by XmnwildX12 from Minnesota

Nov 22, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by nickfl from Florida

Nov 17, 2011
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Reviewed by TheycallmeTim from New York

3.28/5  rDev -6.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3
Had on-tap at the brewery's Jamaica Plain location in a 7 oz. sampling glass.

A--Deep ruby-brown dark brown sugar with a cherry swirl body, with a quarter inch maybe tan fizzy head that faded to a ring.

S--Round honey and malt notes go deep while the spicy yeast dances toward the top. Lots and lots of clove. The young woman sitting to the right of me at our tasting table exclaimed, "This smells like ham!" And so it was.

T--More honey-baked and molasses flavors along with clove and pepper. For such a big beer alcohol-wise there really wasn't all that much going in terms of complexity. Some warming from the alcohol, giving it a brandy or cognac feel at points. But mostly it's pepper and clove in the yeast combined with honey and sweet malt. If you've had Troegs Mad Elf, it's like that except without the cherries.

M&D--Mouthfeel was very good, plenty of lively bubbles to cut through the thicker flavor profile, without being watery or thin. Drinkability was ok though I wouldn't go to the ends of the earth for this brew.

Certainly nothing /wrong/ with this beer, just not very exciting given how amped I was to try something they only brewed for tasting on these tours. Still, the price was right (free), and it was my second favorite of the three we tried (other two were Boston Lager and White Ale).
Feb 11, 2009
Samuel Adams Belgian Red from Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)
Beer rating: 3.51 out of 5 with 3 ratings