Samuel Adams Rebel IPA
Samuel Adams (Boston Beer Company)

This beer is way more balanced than your typical IPA. The first note was more malt than hops, which was interesting. Bread and toasted malt. Then the hops. Floral, slightly earthy, a bitnof pine. Balance is the big word here. Super drinkable. A go-to beer for sure.

 

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Copenhagen 17/11 2017. 35,5 cl bottle from Føtex. Splashy Eagle with a bunch of Stars on the label.

Pours clear golden yellow with a white head. Settles as a 0,5 cm thick layer of dense foam. Moderate lacing.

Aroma is rather weak. Mostly citric grape fruit with a very discrete sweetness from exotic fruit.

Medium strong carbonation and slightly thick palate.

Flavor is lightly sweet followed by strong bitterness. Aftertaste is bitter and finish is dry.

What it lacks in aroma it compensates for in flavor. A nice bitter one.

 

Golden color. Big, white head. Aroma of pine, malt ,and tropical fruits. Malty backbone but plenty of bitterness in taste. Sam Adams played safe again. Nothing new or bold, but still decent beer.

 

 

This is a tame IPA, but I like it well enough. I'd be happy to drink it a party at which I didn't pay for it. :) Haha! That's not a bash, it's just a very inoffensive and NOT rebellious form of the style that has a more pronounced malt profile and a balanced and tame hope bite.

Sure, if you are not an IPA drinker you may notice what might be perceived as a strong hop presence, giving it the typical citrus and pine notes. It does pour a golden color with a frothy head, creating an inviting appearance so there's also that...put it in a glass and church it up baby!!

The standout features of this beer is its balance. Despite the high hop content, it manages to maintain a smooth and drinkable flavor that I think makes it very middling in the true sense of the word, but not necessarily in a bad way.

The bitterness is well-matched with a malty sweetness, creating a harmonious flavor profile. This beer is perfect for those who enjoy a strong and hoppy IPA without overpowering the senses

A brewery that made it's name NOT making hoppy beers has made one that I think is aligned with their overall portfolio. I can appreciate this as their IPA, not THE prototypical American or WC IPA, this is a Sam Adams IPA and it's good!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A lighter IPA that I think works well as a tasty refresher.

 

Poured a couple of brown 12 oz. bottles into a singular clear glass liter mug for observation. It's a light bright copper color, with emphasis on light. Rather translucent more than colorful, maybe the head and lacing will compensate. No, there's little of either there. The lacing outperforms, but not by much. It's not aromatic, neither. OK, now for the taste, the big category. Unfortunately, nothing to rave about here. It's pretty good; well balanced between a noticeable malt backbone, which is more earthy than sweet (good) and a hoppy finish. The body is a little thin and the hops aren't bitter enough, but they're there. If ever there was an IPA intended to be mass produced to offend the least number of drinkers, this is it. Not at all rebellious, it conforms to the basic norms of a mainstream beer with a hint of a style above the standard American lager. Likely the best choice at national chain restaurants.