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MarcusKillion said:So opened in Texas and moved to Ma ... so what .
Jim_Holmes said:I'm just getting into home brew and collecting what i need so never actually made any myself yet and I'm pretty new to craft beers and really dont drink much at all. saying that, Oktoberfest is the only Sam Adams ive tried and it is pretty good to me, a little on the bitter side for my tastes but after the first couple of drinks you get used to it.
ETheir mainline stuff is average.. Some better than others... You can't say they suck unless you've been to Boston and had some of the small batch stuff they make... It's phenomenal... They are a business and the bulk of it is sending out a lot of beer for the average consumer... Not the hop head or Belgian sour lover. Although they do have beers that would satisfy those... I've only had them in Boston
^ I was just going to say I bought some winter lager and really like it (but haven't had it before yesterday). I also bought a ltr of Sam Adams Merry Maker (gingerbread stout) - Hope that is good
Rev2010 said:About the only thing negative I could say about Sam Adams is their draft tastes significantly superior to anything they put in a bottle.
Rev.
clarksc4 said:A local bar had a tap takeover with SA and they had 12 beers on tap. Their dark depths was phenomenal. I also won a raffle for a sample of Utopias. Oh. Man.
Kealia said:Count me in the non-Sam hating crowd. I appreciate a lot of what they brew, though I don't buy much beer at this point. I did just pick up the Winter Sampler, primarily so I can get my hands on the Ole Fezziwig. Aside from the Chocolate Cherry Bock, I'm looking forward to trying the others in the pack that I haven;t had (like the Juniper IPA).
Might as well go on record and say that it's fairly myopic to dismiss an entire brewery in this way. Their beers are crafted for mass appeal without intense flavors and to keep the cost low so as to not put off new or recent craft beer drinkers. There was a period in my life that they were my craft brewery of choice and I owe them a thank you for making me realize there was more to beer than an American pilsener or Guinness.
Sam Adams is a gateway beer, certainly there are better beers out there, but preference is preference.
That's any beer for me as long as the draft setup is functioning properly. I've always preferred draft and will rarely order a bottle at a bar unless it's something I just really want and don't have the option for draft.
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