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Samuel Adams Double Agent IPL
Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)
- From:
- Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)
- Massachusetts, United States
- Style:
- India Pale Lager (IPL)
Ranked #38 - ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- 84
Ranked #23,171 - Avg:
- 3.73 | pDev: 11.53%
- Reviews:
- 320
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Oct 26, 2023
- Added:
- Dec 28, 2012
- Wants:
- 64
- Gots:
- 188
SCORE
84
Good
84
Good
The distinct hop character of an IPA in a smooth lager. The hops in this brew lend a bright grapefruit, citrus, floral aroma and flavor with a refreshing, crisp lager finish
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Reviewed by EmperorBevis from England
3.78/5 rDev +1.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.78/5 rDev +1.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Rated as a bottle from a secret stash trade that was hush hush
Pours a fairly clear lemon jello coloured body with decent enough white head
Aroma is posh lemon soAp like the fancy stuff in lush
Flavour is candy cigarettes and floral gums leading to a noice bite
Feb 08, 2023Pours a fairly clear lemon jello coloured body with decent enough white head
Aroma is posh lemon soAp like the fancy stuff in lush
Flavour is candy cigarettes and floral gums leading to a noice bite
Reviewed by mothmanscott from Georgia
3.74/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.74/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
From notes 2/26/13: Pours a clear coppery amber producing 1.5 fingers of frothy, short-lived, white head that leaves rings, webs and streaks of lace as it recedes. Aroma is heavy to pine with hints of grapefruit, pineapple/mango, lager yeast and a little caramel in a bitter background. Taste is bready, bitter pine, citrus and lager yeast with a hint of honey. Finishes dry and bitter with a rapidly diminishing bitter and drawing (astringent) aftertaste. An interesting mixture of hops and yeast. Taste like a heavily hoped version of Boston Lager which some might hold as an improvement.
Oct 22, 2019
Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho
3.77/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.77/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
This a well executed and gorgeous beer. Pours dark gold with towering, fluffy head. Aroma of hops, like an IPA. taste is hops with a malt backbone. This a really excellent beer.
Mar 09, 2018
Reviewed by Lone_Freighter from Vermont
3.75/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured into a lager glass.
The appearance was a thin pale orange color with an adequate transparency about it. Carbonation could be seen rising at a moderate pace to fill a finger's worth of white foamy head that swiftly died off. Not much lace.
The aroma had a bright zesty to spicy grassy hoppiness bold and up front with some pine and citrus rind flowing on into that.
The flavor was moderately spicy with a balanced zesty to sweet hop contour enabling a fairly bright pine and citrusy aspect about it. Aftertaste was definitely spicy and sweet adding in a little bit of lager-like breadiness.
The mouthfeel was between light and medium bodied with a fair sessionability about it. Hop bite isn't too distracting in this one. Light oily sort of feel rolled over my tongue. Carbonation felt good. ABV felt appropriate. Finish was semi-oily with a little bit of spice and zest.
Overall, as an India pale lager, I'd say this works. I'd have again.
Sep 24, 2017The appearance was a thin pale orange color with an adequate transparency about it. Carbonation could be seen rising at a moderate pace to fill a finger's worth of white foamy head that swiftly died off. Not much lace.
The aroma had a bright zesty to spicy grassy hoppiness bold and up front with some pine and citrus rind flowing on into that.
The flavor was moderately spicy with a balanced zesty to sweet hop contour enabling a fairly bright pine and citrusy aspect about it. Aftertaste was definitely spicy and sweet adding in a little bit of lager-like breadiness.
The mouthfeel was between light and medium bodied with a fair sessionability about it. Hop bite isn't too distracting in this one. Light oily sort of feel rolled over my tongue. Carbonation felt good. ABV felt appropriate. Finish was semi-oily with a little bit of spice and zest.
Overall, as an India pale lager, I'd say this works. I'd have again.
Rated by NeilSilber1 from California
3.87/5 rDev +3.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.87/5 rDev +3.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Interesting IPA lager, dark and not too hoPPy.
Feb 27, 2017
Samuel Adams Double Agent IPL from Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)
Beer rating:
84 out of
100 with
1574 ratings
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