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I give props to Sam Adams for being one of the first truly Microbrewery to go mainstream and have success. That being said, In my opinion I think their beers are average at best.

DoctorDuvel

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i agree with you, mostly...but i have to say, the Noble Pils is definitely above average...one of the best pilsners i've had

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My parents just toured the Boston brewery. Apparently they only do R&D in Boston. Also they just recently expanded their other brewerys. They claim that now they brew 95% of their own beers. Maybe that has something to do with the lower quality

I havn't had the summer ale before this year but I didn't really care for it. I don't know why they switched out the spring seasonal (which I love) so early in the year.

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I really liked the Summer last year, not into it this year. I miss the White Ale as the spring seasonal. I have a pair of White Ale pints that laugh at me.

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I had the Summer Ale at an Outback Steak House last night. It had a taste to it that I generally associate with extract homebrews (homebrew twang).

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i just wish they could sell me a keg of stout: cream or imperial would be fine!

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Don't know if it's been mentioned, but there is likely a 90% chance the recipe is the same. Breweries rarely risk changing recipes due to risky profit margins. More likely is your taste perceptions have changed from last year.

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Tastes the same to me, both on tap and in bottle, although they should have just made Noble Pils a year-round thing.

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I have visited 2 different Outbacks in 2 different states and both places had a bad taste in my opinion. I had the waiter take back the Summer Ale when we were in Myrtle Beach, SC. The manager came out and tasted it and told the bartender "Whoever said this is bad doesn't know their beer". She wasn't aware I was right behind her (oops). She left for a bit, then returned and poured a new glass of the Ale for me and apologized, saying the keg was almost empty and that is why it tasted bad. The new beer was on her she said. I politely told her she could drink it, as I knew it wasn't from being at the bottom of the keg that it tasted badly.

I like other Sam Adams brews, but the summer ale is different, maybe it is just the place you get it from.

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A bunch of the bars around here have resorted to taking off regular sam adams and just selling the summer. I don't like the summer, there is kind of bite to it, too much carbonation or something.

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