I had to buy a whole 12 pack again just to get this one beer. Although not convenient, this won’t stop me from drinking the 5 other kinds from this variety pack. This smoked lager beer (lager = bottom fermenting) has a beech-wood smoky edge that you won’t miss, in fact, it is such a sharp edge that one can recognize the very wood used in the smoking process even before noticing that it was printed on the label, as I did. Sam Adam’s Smoked Lager also has a touch of sweetness to it, but not quite enough of much else to take it from good to great (still trying to give my career a boost). This good beer also has a touch of minor bitter beer taste in there, rounding it out to what can be described by tired people as “good.” Sam gets just over the hump with 4.5 smokestacks.
| Brewer | Sam Adams |
| Beer Name | Smoked Lager |
| Brewer’s Description | This traditional rauchbier’s delicate balance of beechwood smokiness and toasty malts make it the perfect beer for sitting around a fire pit with friends or warming up on a chilly night. |
| Food Pairings | Boston cream pie? What do they eat in Boston? Clam Chowda? |
| Brewery Location | Boston , MA |
| Alcohol content by volume | 5% |
| IBU (International Bitterness Units) | 20 |
| Beer opacity rate 1 – 7 (light – dark) | 3.75 (SRM:25) |
| Smell smoke? 1 – 7 (No – George Burns) | 4 |
| Smokepower taste: 1 – 7 Smokestacks | 4.5 |
| Sausage detection? Y or N | Y (slight) |
| Beer thickness 1-7 (water – used motor oil) | 4 |
| Overall Happiness: 1 – 7 (sad – happy) | 4.5 |
We’ll see how long this link lasts, but you’ll easily find Sam Adams home page even after this is defunct:
https://www.samueladams.com/craft-beers/seasonals/smoked-lager
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