I don't have a lot of "experience" with hops so to speak, but I absolutely LOVE this flavor. I wish my LHBS sold simcoe. I can't get enough of it. I also wish I could find the 12 packs of this, but alas, I will go 6-pack for 6-pack for now...you won't hear me complain.
latitude 48 deconstructed
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I don't have a lot of "experience" with hops so to speak, but I absolutely LOVE this flavor. I wish my LHBS sold simcoe. I can't get enough of it. I also wish I could find the 12 packs of this, but alas, I will go 6-pack for 6-pack for now...you won't hear me complain.
I totally disagree with it being underrated. Its entirely possible that I just hear about how "awesome" SA is waaay too much in my neck of the woods (the guys at work just love their beer) but I just havent ever had a Boston Lager that I've liked. Out of draft or bottle, warm night or cold, I just havent like it.
About all I like from Sam Adams is their Irish Red and I'm going to try this Latitude 48 or whatever.
I've just never beeen impressed with these guys. Does anyone else think their beers seem watery?
I agree, but i'm not a big lager fan anyways...get your hands on a sixer of latitude and give it a try...not too bad...better out there, but its cheap. I just wish they had it on tap instead of the boston lager at the bars
makomachine
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Sampling the original Latitude now while I brew. Not too shabby IMO. It's an easy drinker, which is a nice place for this beer to fit in. I'm considering it a Lawnmower IPA and that's not a bad thing. Looking forward to some hop sampling and will post again with some tasting notes down the road.
BBKing said:
Obviously, everyone has different palates/tastes, and most commercial beers have a "house flavor" so it isn't surprising that you don't enjoy SA beers while others do. I think that is totally fair and reasonable. To each their own, right?
I do somewhat agree though that SA is underrated, at least in craft beer circles. Maybe not underrated so much as unfairly judged. For example, a post earlier in this thread said that SA is on their way to joining the BMC club. SA is in a unique position - "too big" and not "crafty" enough for the beer geeks, so many folks just dismiss them out of hand. I'm certainly guilty of this - I live in Mass. and SA is the "home team", so it is EVERYWHERE. For this reason alone, now that I consider it, is why I can't remember the last time I picked up any of their beers. But SA is constantly trying new and exciting things, like this deconstructed idea. What member of BMC is doing that or putting out barrel aged sour beers or $150 bottles of Utopia?
(sorry for straying off topic)
Thefirebuilds
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my impression is that this is a copyritten strain. Look around HBT for a recipe for lat48 and there are some suggestions for things that could fill in for the simcoe.
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I just heard about this 12 pack Saturday, went to the liquor store and got the last one! I actually really like this IPA. Unlike some hopheads out there I like my beers balanced and this one is doing it for me.
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geobrewmaster
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I discovered this sampler last summer and loved the total geekiness of it. I had lost faith in Sam Adams brewery as a real craft brewer til this sampler came out. They really redeemed themselves with this one. I agree the latitude 48 is not the best ipa out there (I'd recommend harpoon or west coasts green flash first) but the ability to taste each hop variety separately in its own ipa brew is awesome. We know they have their own character, but you really appreciate the different flavor of eachwith this sampler and can taste how they work together in the latitude 48 itself. I think Sam Adams himself would be proud to have his name on this one.
They did this last summer - it was a nice education on those hops. I've ordered poundage of all of those hops based on that. It definitely scored a couple of points with me. I think L-48 is pretty good - a touch sweet, but not bad. I love breweries that give up info about their beer.
