Samuel Adams - Nitro Can Series

I'm game for trying all of these.

 

I will try all of these, except the white ale...and not based on style suitability, but rather BBC CANNOT make white ales

 

But which white ale will it be?!?!? White Christmas? White Lantern?

 

I guess you've never had Founders Pale Ale on nitro.

 

I'll be trying them all, nitro beers are so drinkable.

 

Many overlook the supposed abomination of nitro when it's readied by craft do-gooders

Then they carry on about cask ale, which is regularly consumed by 0.00001% of Americans

 

A Pub Ale is similar to saying "Belgian style ale". I would guess it would be closer to an English Bitter or ESB than a Brown.

 

I'll wait until I get a first blush impression of these - I am on the fence. The coffee stout has promise, and the others might.

 

I'll give them a try. Not gonna knock em until I try them. Nitro white actually sounds pretty good

 

Wouldn't this site be interesting if all responses were limited to positive statements and agreements with what others post.

 

thats what I think every time I see Founder's nitro pale on tap.
I've had it. It isn't very good.
in my mind, nitro+hoppys don't work terribly well.

 

Sam Adams cream stout is one of the best low abv stouts I've had. I'll be on the lookout for the nitro coffee cans.

 

Well, I will be trying all of these.

 

I'm hit or mission nitros but I'm non such a beer snob that I wouldn't try one of these.

 

I agree. Seems like some people just like to bash certain breweries just because they think they are beyond that level. I myself can't stand barrel aged beer, but I don't plow into every barrel aged discussion and say they suck, because I know many people like barrel aged beer, otherwise breweries wouldn't be making them.

 

I will give these a try. Readily available, probably pretty cheap, hopefully good, nitro cans? Count me in

 

(Sorry the mobile app doesn't allow us to reply to certain posts)

...all I meant by "don't say anything" was that, as someone else pointed out, no one has even tried these beers yet. They can't be HORRIBLE (hopefully). Just because it's not a whale doesn't mean it's not tasty.

And is it just me or has craft beer become the new punk rock? It's super cool when it's "weird" or extremely hard to find, but once they start having some success..."WHOA. They used to be so cool. Now that everyone else likes them, its too mainstream to like them anymore. On to the next super underground brewery/beer..."

 

My issue with Sam Adams is that it's run just like BMC. They send in reps who aggressively insist that stores to carry ALL of SA's mediocre varieties just like our Bud and MillerCoors reps do. I get it, that's their job, but they have zero tact.

I swear some of these recent beers (Blueberry Hill, Porch Rocker) only exist to take space away from the other guys. Their reps are unmistakable from BMC reps, demanding their items be moved to prime real estate and all together in one door. It's impossible when we have 8+ SA beers.

A few days ago, I caught the rep trying to move another company's beer to make room for Porch Rocker, which due to space reasons is with Cherry Wheat and Blueberry Hill in a door with ciders and shandies. To me, that was the best compromise. No other company reps are as aggressive and unrealistic as the ones from Bud, MillerCoors, and Samuel Adams. Harpoon isn't far behind, but at least they're better at taking no for an answer.

It seems like they're not trying to churn out new and well-crafted beers so much as they're looking to clog up as much shelf space as possible, a la BMC. Their beers don't even do that well at the store, even SABL has been slowing down since Yuengling came to the state.

 

Not generally a big nitro fan but I might give the coffee a whirl. Not sure about the others though

 

That's exactly what has happened but its been happening for a while. There was a time where Sam Adams Boston Lager was rated the #1 beer...

Take Heady Topper or any other beer for that matter and distribute it at the same degree of Sam Adams and the same thing will happen. Lines will disperse, clamor will cease, and while it will still be the good beer it was, people will move on to something else that has more "value". Its a smart marketing move that works well lots of products, especially in the fashion industry where perceived value can make an item much more valuable than it is.