Beer Review 3: Sam Adams Winter Sampler

**Fishhead** · 11-21-10, 10:09 PM

This is becoming one of the better features here at SBR........thanks COUGAR

**Brock Landers** · 11-21-10, 10:31 PM

Salud Pal!

will look for it for sure, the 1st one...

STP in the background?

**Brock Landers** · 11-21-10, 10:34 PM

Excellent Choice with PURPLE Cougar, thats their best album start to finish. And Wieland started Heroin before this...not long before, but was on it already.

Interstate Love Song WAS 1994, i remember it so well, if i had to pick one song that defined my college life, it would be that song.

**Cougar Bait** · 11-21-10, 10:36 PM

Yep, great record, sounds amazing on vinyl.

**bobbyfk** · 11-21-10, 10:39 PM

good job CB

**bobbyfk** · 11-21-10, 10:40 PM

so did you drink the rest of the bottles?

**Cougar Bait** · 11-21-10, 10:46 PM

Originally posted by bobbyfk

so did you drink the rest of the bottles?

I only had the four I reviewed tonight. The Sam Adams Boston Lager and White Ale don't really belong in this sampler so I didn't review them. For some reason Sam Adams thinks they need the Boston lager in every sampler. And apparently they feel the need to put the White Ale (which is similar to a Blue Moon) in a winter beer pack. Someone must have been drunk when deciding that.

**eidolon** · 11-22-10, 12:36 AM

cougar...on your last review you did a dopplebock that was I guess 'smoky', and horrible. I have had a couple of dopplebock/doublebocks and haven't been able to find a good one yet. I found online one that is suppose to be good: Ayinger Celebrator Doppelbock. If you don't try it out, I will try to find one and tell you how it is.

**jgilmartin** · 11-22-10, 01:24 AM

Agree on the Winter Lager. Big fan of it.

**Cougar Bait** · 11-22-10, 06:09 AM

Originally posted by eidolon

cougar...on your last review you did a dopplebock that was I guess 'smoky', and horrible. I have had a couple of dopplebock/doublebocks and haven't been able to find a good one yet. I found online one that is suppose to be good: Ayinger Celebrator Doppelbock. If you don't try it out, I will try to find one and tell you how it is.

Yeah that was the Charkoota Rye Smoked Doppelbock Lager. It was horrible because it was smoked though, not because it was a Doppelbock. It tasted like a campfire and rotten cabbage. Ayinger is usually a pretty safe choice. Let me know about the Celebrator, I have heard it is good.

Originally posted by jgilmartin

Agree on the Winter Lager. Big fan of it.

**jjgold** · 11-22-10, 06:22 AM

I rarely drink beer so really have no clue what this all means

I drink Blackberry Brandy and sometimes have a plate in front of me like the big timers

Cougar rate Cigars or hard liquors next

**SamsNCharge99** · 11-22-10, 09:41 AM

love Sam Adams, so many different kinds of flavors

**ronald** · 11-22-10, 09:45 AM

Originally posted by jjgold

I rarely drink beer so really have no clue what this all means

I drink Blackberry Brandy and sometimes have a plate in front of me like the big timers

Cougar rate Cigars or hard liquors next

Who supplies you with blackberry brandy? Do you still get it from Blackie?

**stevek173** · 11-22-10, 10:53 AM

Coug excellent as usual please keep these up.

I will be purchasing that Winter Lager.

**Willie Bee** · 11-22-10, 11:22 AM

Originally posted by Cougar Bait

Holiday Porter 7.5

The aroma was of toffee and roasted malt. Upon tasting brought out more chocolate and still more toffee followed by bitter hopps and cinnamon. A bit too much carbonation for a porter for my liking, but overall very good.

I liked this one, have been finding more and more Porters that I like, good dessert beers.

**Fishhead** · 11-22-10, 11:30 AM

Cougar, rate these three beers............

YUENGLING

ROLLING ROCK

SAM ADAMS BLACKBERRY WHITZEN

**EaglesPhan36** · 11-22-10, 11:34 AM

You try Sam Adams Latitude 48?

**MMAchicka** · 11-22-10, 11:36 AM

Mmm I am craving a good brew now. I went to a small pub this week and was excited they still had some oktoberfest brews left.

**firedawg** · 11-22-10, 11:41 AM

dont like any of those beers.. good vid though

**Cougar Bait** · 11-22-10, 08:34 PM

Originally posted by jjgold

I rarely drink beer so really have no clue what this all means

I drink Blackberry Brandy and sometimes have a plate in front of me like the big timers

Cougar rate Cigars or hard liquors next

I am not much of a hard liquor guy, and I don't really smoke cigars anymore. When I worked at this cigar shop when I was younger I would steal the most expensive cigars. They went out of business.

Originally posted by Willie Bee

I liked this one, have been finding more and more Porters that I like, good dessert beers.

Sam Adams makes a Honey Porter that is better than this one, less carbonated. I could do a porter review. There are a bunch of good ones Willie Bee

Originally posted by Fishhead

Cougar, rate these three beers............

YUENGLING

ROLLING ROCK

SAM ADAMS BLACKBERRY WHITZEN

Haven't had that type of Adams (I usually stay away from the sweet beers-but did have a blackberry wheat when I was in Boulder that was amazing). I am not a fan of Rolling Rock...at least I wasn't 12 years ago. Has it gotten better? Have heard of Yuengling but never had it.

Originally posted by EaglesPhan36

You try Sam Adams Latitude 48?

I think that is a Pale Ale? Not a big pale ale guy, do you suggest it?

Originally posted by firedawg

dont like any of those beers.. good vid though

**The Seer** · 11-22-10, 08:58 PM

cougar, does the chocolate bock taste a little like guiness?

**Cougar Bait** · 11-22-10, 09:04 PM

Originally posted by The Seer

cougar, does the chocolate bock taste a little like guiness?

Not really. It's not a forming beer, so the texture is a bit different. It's well worth trying though. But it's not bitter, and though it's a bit sweet, it's not overpowering. Some chocolate bocks are just too much. This one isn't bad though.

**The Seer** · 11-22-10, 09:08 PM

Originally posted by Cougar Bait

Not really. It's not a forming beer, so the texture is a bit different. It's well worth trying though. But it's not bitter, and though it's a bit sweet, it's not overpowering. Some chocolate bocks are just too much. This one isn't bad though.

might try it