Has Remastered Boston Lager disappeared?

I'd bet the marketing has run its course. Reformulated is now the norm.

BBC dates their beers well, so it should be easy to tell if you're seeing old stock.

 

I saw it for half a second and never again

Remember Rebel IPA? I ‘member

 

It seemed like the idea was to replace the old version with the “remastered” process tweaks, so I think you’re right. I thought this was a really good move on Sam Adams part. I had the new version last year and definitely thought it was an improvement.
I think “remastered” is a whole lot better phrase than “new formula” which makes me think of either babies or chemicals, neither of which go along with beer, plus, I like the classic record reference.

 

I liked the original recipe better, but I have not done a side by side.
Same for NB's Fat Tire.
Every time someone tries to "improve" on something, they usually end up making it worse.
Not just beer either.
Maybe the only exception is Mega-Stuffed Oreos?

 

I never had Rebel IPA, was it any good? I miss the Sam Adam’s Boston Stock Ale.

 

Boston Ale was great!

 

I never had it. I just remember it being EVERYWHERE in 2017-18 and never seen it since

 

@eppCOS had a three week old bottle in 2020: I guess Boston Ale is still around? I don’t think that I’ve seen it since the 90s.
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Quoting myself from a post I made a few weeks ago (4/18/24) in the WBAYDN thread while drinking a Boston Lager...

"I've seen people mention wondering if they were gonna ditch the "remastered" off the label at some point on Boston Lager. I noticed at the store today that the bottles with a best by date of June still have it on the label. The ones with a best by of July no longer have it on the label."

I think they dropped it off the label because they decided it has been long enough since the recipe change.

 

Very basic and nothing special at all, leaned malty. As far as SA IPAs go Latitude 48 was a decent one but what was really neat was when they did the deconstructed pack, where it was Latitude 48 but with a different single hop per beer.

 

Is that beer made anymore? Never see it...would buy it if I did..

 

The corresponding year should be printed just below the notched month on the bottle label.

 

But don't the notched labels also still note the year?

EDIT - Like @steveh noted above just 1 minute before I posted this.

 

Looking around the TTB site for a recent example of BBC's label date coding, came across this:

Hitting the shelves this month.
BEV NET - CRAFT BREWERS GO INTO LIGHT BEER

And before SAM LIGHT, there was LIGHTSHIP:

 

I believe on the neck of the bottles in black ink is a Julian date as well.