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Samuel Adams Third Voyage
Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)
- From:
- Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)
- Massachusetts, United States
- Style:
- Imperial IPA
- ABV:
- 8%
- Score:
- 82
- Avg:
- 3.64 | pDev: 14.01%
- Reviews:
- 338
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Oct 24, 2019
- Added:
- Oct 26, 2011
- Wants:
- 17
- Gots:
- 70
No description / notes.
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Ratings by TTAmod:
Reviewed by TTAmod from Illinois
3.91/5 rDev +7.4%
look: 3 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 4
3.91/5 rDev +7.4%
look: 3 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 4
1st batch. Picked up for $5.99 at local beer store. Poured into pint glass. Excited for this one =)
A: Pour yields a thick white head. The beer is dark amber/brown...almost like the Boston Lager. Pretty dark for a DIPA.
S: Smells very strongly of tropical fruit/hops. It actually smells similar to the Latitude 38, but more pronounced.
T: Very malty up front. A bit of hoppy grapefruit taste picks up in the middle. It subsides to a pine-like bitterness that sticks around for awhile. No real alcohol taste present. Pretty damn balanced for a DIPA.
M: Thick side of medium. Too thick for a DIPA. Not much carbonation, either. This brew would be stellar if the mouthfeel was more appropriate for the style.
O: It's pretty solid, overall. I like when Sam Adams tries something different. I used to view them as primarily a gateway brewing company. With this, 13th Hour, New World, etc, I'm beginning to respect them more as a craft brewer. I can see why people would dismiss this just because it's Sam Adams, but it's worth a shot if you enjoy the style. It's perfectly balanced and tastes damn good; only the mouthfeel is slightly off.
Gives the other big DIPAs a run for their money.
Nov 09, 2011A: Pour yields a thick white head. The beer is dark amber/brown...almost like the Boston Lager. Pretty dark for a DIPA.
S: Smells very strongly of tropical fruit/hops. It actually smells similar to the Latitude 38, but more pronounced.
T: Very malty up front. A bit of hoppy grapefruit taste picks up in the middle. It subsides to a pine-like bitterness that sticks around for awhile. No real alcohol taste present. Pretty damn balanced for a DIPA.
M: Thick side of medium. Too thick for a DIPA. Not much carbonation, either. This brew would be stellar if the mouthfeel was more appropriate for the style.
O: It's pretty solid, overall. I like when Sam Adams tries something different. I used to view them as primarily a gateway brewing company. With this, 13th Hour, New World, etc, I'm beginning to respect them more as a craft brewer. I can see why people would dismiss this just because it's Sam Adams, but it's worth a shot if you enjoy the style. It's perfectly balanced and tastes damn good; only the mouthfeel is slightly off.
Gives the other big DIPAs a run for their money.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois
3.5/5 rDev -3.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev -3.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
From old, undated notes; poured from the bottle.
Dark orange color; murky.
Huge white head; frothy lacing.
Citrus hop competes with malt in the nose.
Medium mouthfeel.
A malt bomb of an IPA; we're approaching barleywine territory here. Still, not a bad brew.
Oct 24, 2019Dark orange color; murky.
Huge white head; frothy lacing.
Citrus hop competes with malt in the nose.
Medium mouthfeel.
A malt bomb of an IPA; we're approaching barleywine territory here. Still, not a bad brew.
Reviewed by q33jeff from New Jersey
2.6/5 rDev -28.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
2.6/5 rDev -28.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
**
05/03/13
Aroma is hops, flowers. Appearance: copper color, medium white head. Taste. Mostly nondescipt taste, a little pasty. A very nasty flavors late...mold/rotten vegetables? Or is it just flowers, which smell good but taste awful??? Feel: medium carbonation, medium body.
Nothing I would buy again.
**
Apr 21, 201805/03/13
Aroma is hops, flowers. Appearance: copper color, medium white head. Taste. Mostly nondescipt taste, a little pasty. A very nasty flavors late...mold/rotten vegetables? Or is it just flowers, which smell good but taste awful??? Feel: medium carbonation, medium body.
Nothing I would buy again.
**
Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho
3.34/5 rDev -8.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.34/5 rDev -8.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Decent double from a 22oz. bomber. Hazy copper color with robust , creamy head, sides of glass are coated with head residue. Hops and malt vie equally for the aroma, and taste is sharply bitter, hints of citrus and caramel , and mouthfeel is velvety smooth. Way to go Sam!
Mar 09, 2018Rated by Boriqua445 from Texas
4.85/5 rDev +33.2%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
4.85/5 rDev +33.2%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Best Boston Beer Co IPA!
Feb 02, 2016Reviewed by pat61 from Minnesota
4.12/5 rDev +13.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.12/5 rDev +13.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
From tasting notes. L: Pours brilliant amber crowned by a 2” light tan tinted off-white foam collar with a very fine bead. Provides thick lace.
S: Moderate to big hop nose
T: Background clean malty sweetness carries the hop flavors, like putting some sugar in a really strong iced tea – it brings things into balance. Alcohol is smooth, not hot. Bitterness is moderately high.
F: Medium full bodied, medium carbonation.
O: Well balanced, crisp, refreshing and well made.
Jul 27, 2015S: Moderate to big hop nose
T: Background clean malty sweetness carries the hop flavors, like putting some sugar in a really strong iced tea – it brings things into balance. Alcohol is smooth, not hot. Bitterness is moderately high.
F: Medium full bodied, medium carbonation.
O: Well balanced, crisp, refreshing and well made.
Samuel Adams Third Voyage from Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)
Beer rating:
82 out of
100 with
1017 ratings
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