Sam Adams Fall Variety 2020

I'm interested to know too, especially since the Sam Adams Octoberfest is already out on the shelf.

 

Weird, feels like the line up is usually available with a quick google search by the end of July. Latest thing I can find is the AWFUL pack from last year with BL, Kosmic Sour, Sam 76, and Oktoberfest.

 

Interested too. Just not today, it's 98 degrees.

 

BL, Oktoberfest, a pumpkin ale, and a random lager or even an IPA would be nice.

 

Shipyard Pumpkinhead and Paulaner Oktoberfest out here in Tampa Bay but still haven't spotted Sam's yet.

 

I'd buy either combination. I'm hoping they keep Sam 76 out of there.

 

Remember when they used ro include things like Black Lager and Dunkelweizen in the fall pack? And Cream Stout and Holiday Porter in the winter? Yeah, modern Sam Adams can kiss my ass.

 

Sam Adams was my gateway into craft. I remember buying a 30 pack of variety pack at sams club that had Boston lager, Boston ale, scotch ale, black lager and one other. It was the best pack that i can remember them putting together. Not sure why they release the same stuff over and over again but neglect the classics that made them great.

 

Ya, Sam 76 is buns. Not sure why they keep pushing it.

 

They are trying to 'expose' people to this beer with the hope of subsequent sales. Sam 76 is not a favorite for me but this could be the sort of beer that the 'cross-over' crowd could enjoy.

I personally do not buy Yuengling Lager but millions of others do.

Cheers!

 

Put cream stout in 12 packs.

 

Jack, you seem like a Yuengling Pilsner kid of guy.

 

The only SA beer I’d buy at this point would be the Boston Ale and I haven’t seen that here ever, I bought it when I lived in PA but that was in the 1990s. I find it hard to get excited about their beer to be honest.

 

Below is how I discussed Yuengling Pilsner in a past thread:

"That beer is by no means my favorite Pilsner but considering the price it is a very pleasant beer to drink. Perhaps a perfect picnic party beer?"

Cheers!

 

It seems interesting that they and SN discontinued their seasonal variety pack efforts almost simultaneously.

Boston Ale is good, but I find that most of the rest of their beer has this taste that is almost like perfume, especially Boston Lager. A lot of their beers have this flavor, so I’m not sure exactly if it’s malt, yeast, or hops doing this...

 

I agree, their beers don’t excite me one bit.

 

It'll definitely have this new "Jack-O Pumpkin Ale"

https://mybeerbuzz.blogspot.com/2020/03/samuel-adams-working-on-jack-o-pumpkin.html

 

I personally wouldn't call it perfume, but the SA yeast comes through on many of their beers and messes them up. I am okay with it in Boston Lager, but I think it ruins their Oktoberfest for instance.

New Belgium also has that Fat Tire tasting yeast in many of their beers and I can't stand it.

One distinctive American yeast I do like though is Lagunitas. It is the reason so many of their beers taste similar with that almost stickiness. Tony Magee even confirmed to me in person that the yeast is what makes their beers similar, as they mix up the malts and hops a lot across their beers.

 

I will consider buying any SA variety pack that features Noble Pils. I’ve yet to try an American made Pilsner that I enjoy more...