I've had some Boston Lager bottles that were bland, and some that were slightly better than BMC. On tap, it's been hit or miss too. Usually it's just that "OK, but not worth a premium price" kind of thing. Recently I was stuck in an airport somewhere, and the only non-BMC beers they had were Heineken and SA Boston Lager. So I went for the Boston Lager (draft) and it must have been a perfectly fresh keg from an exceptionally good batch. The hops were done just right. Just bitter enough to have a nice bite and balance the malt flavors, a nice "natural" tasting hop flavor throughout, and plenty of citrus-y, floral hop aroma. It was enough to make me think, "Gee, I should reconsider my opinions on SA products." Then I was drinking at my FIL's house a couple weeks later (he always has a variety of SA beers in the fridge) and I remembered why I don't like SA much. Just about everything seemed like it was overly sweet and/or under-hopped. And for some reason, sometimes the sweetness doesn't even taste malty--it tastes sugary and artificial.