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Boston Beer Company (Sam Adams): Samuel Adams Summer Ale

This New World pale wheat ale is/was brewed by Boston Beer Company (Sam Adams) in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. It's achieved an overall score of 50.82%. Based on 3 tastings, the average ABV is 5.20%.


Historical Community Tasting Notes

Preserved from the RateBeer community archive (circa 2000–2018)

This is an OK rendition of the American Wheat. Its got too much lemon and coriander in it; something like Leinies Sunset Wheat or Capital Island Wheat is better. This is OK, though, and is less expensive than those others. I usually end up buying a sampler pack and giving these to my wife while I drink the IPAs and Lambics.
I been drinking a fair amount of this summer ale this summer. I like the citrus taste with the light hoppiness. This is a nice beer for the summer and at a good price.
This really isnt a terrible beer. Light golden color. Nice spicy nose with a good dose of biscuity malt. Nice light mouthfeel with a nice finish.

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Beer Listing

Date and Time Container Pub/Place and Where Strength ABV Colour Score Components Score Descriptive word(s) Book No.
10th Oct 2003 at 6:35 pm bottle Houlihan's (Atlanta Airport), Atlanta, Georgia, USA 5.20 medium-golden Taste: 100%
Head: 88.89%
Aroma: 80%
Ease: 66.67%
Clarity: 0%
60.590% lemony 67
21st Oct 2003 at 6:20 pm bottle (room 1318 of Hawthorne Suites hotel), Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 5.20 light golden Taste: 82.35%
Head: 66.67%
Aroma: 80%
Ease: 66.67%
Clarity: 0%
47.093% wheat 74
23rd Jul 2011 at 1:50 pm draft Hard Rock Café, Atlanta, Georgia, USA 5.20 medium-golden Taste: 82.35%
Head: 66.67%
Aroma: 40%
Ease: 66.67%
Clarity: 100%
44.779% orangey 397

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Other Beers (etc.) by Boston Beer Company (Sam Adams)

Apart from Samuel Adams Summer Ale, Hop Horizons lists 30 others by Boston Beer Company (Sam Adams). These are:
Rebel Rouser Double IPA
Samuel Adams Blackberry Witbier
Samuel Adams Boston Ale
Samuel Adams Boston Lager
Samuel Adams Cherry Wheat
Samuel Adams Cinder Bock
Samuel Adams Coastal Wheat
Samuel Adams Double Bock (Imperial Series)
Samuel Adams Harvest Pumpkin Ale
Samuel Adams Imperial Stout
Samuel Adams Imperial White
Samuel Adams Latitude 48 IPA
Samuel Adams Light
Samuel Adams Light (4.3% version)
Samuel Adams Longshot: Beer Flower Wheat
Samuel Adams Longshot: Strawberry Lager
Samuel Adams Noble Pils
Samuel Adams Octoberfest
Samuel Adams Octoberfest (5.3% version)
Samuel Adams Pale Ale
Samuel Adams Rebel IPA
Samuel Adams Rebel Rider IPA
Samuel Adams Rustic Saison
Samuel Adams Spring Lager
Samuel Adams Triple Bock
Samuel Adams Verloren Gose
Samuel Adams Wee Heavy (Imperial Series)
Samuel Adams Weiss Bier
Samuel Adams White Ale
Whitbread Pale Ale (USA/continental)

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