I just tried this for the first time and, while it's quite good, I don't like it quite as much as either the Oktoberfest or the Boston Lager. It just tastes a little bit plain. Not Budweiser plain, of course, but plain by Sam Adams standards. What do you think?
I disagree that its "plain", but I'll concur that both the Oktoberfest & Boston Lager are more enjoyable too me.
Give the Winter Lager another try, maybe drink more of them next time.
Forget standardized "micros" like Sam Adams and New Belgium. Try Samuel Smith's Winter Welcome Ale.
off topic instigator wrote:
I just tried this for the first time and, while it's quite good, I don't like it quite as much as either the Oktoberfest or the Boston Lager. It just tastes a little bit plain. Not Budweiser plain, of course, but plain by Sam Adams standards. What do you think?
I, too, liked it, but wasn't blown away. For reference, my favorite of the many Sam Adamses I've tried is the Black Lager, so try that one if you're feeling let down. I generally stick to California and Oregon stuff, but that one is an exception.
im not a fan of the winter lager either. i bought a case of the winter season brews and was dissapointed by them as a whole. despite that, im a huge fan of the boston lager and the black lager isnt bad either. has anyone tried the cranberry lambic? that stuff tastes like bad cough syrup.
blaznbison24 wrote:
im not a fan of the winter lager either. i bought a case of the winter season brews and was dissapointed by them as a whole. despite that, im a huge fan of the boston lager and the black lager isnt bad either. has anyone tried the cranberry lambic? that stuff tastes like bad cough syrup.
Yeah, I got that same mixed case. I didn't hate the lambic, but I wasn't thrilled either. I've not had any other lambics, so I feel like I should reserve judgement for now. It's just such an oddball brew that I'll have to try it again to be sure. I'm not opposed to fruit-related beers on principle, and I did like the Old Fezziwig Ale.
Sam Adams Winter Lager is one of my favorite beers actually. Oddly, I find they get better after the first 1 or 2. 2 Thumbs up
off topic instigator wrote:
I just tried this for the first time and, while it's quite good, I don't like it quite as much as either the Oktoberfest or the Boston Lager. It just tastes a little bit plain. Not Budweiser plain, of course, but plain by Sam Adams standards. What do you think?
stop your hatin' on Budweiser....they were one of the first american microbrews
As a southern boy, we enjoy the Bud or Miller Lite. I made a trip to Seattle not long ago and I enjoyed a beer that I will forever remember: Alaskan Amber. That is an awesome beer!
Sam Adams Winter Lager isn't just a good beer, it's my absolute favorite beer.
Give it a few more, I find that Sam Adams for me in general was an acquired taste. Pretty soon you'll be going to liquor stores in February clearing out all their stock of Winter Lager before they stop brewing it for the season.
When a chill creeps in from the West, and weary souls are greated by the first morning frost, I reach for a Sam Adams Winter Lager to warm my belly and raise my spirits.
You might not like it due to the fact that the hop aroma is less than the Boston Lager and the malt aroma is not as good as the Oktoberfest. I thought the Winter Lager was kind of plain tasting too but it's tons better than the standard BMC assortment. Sam Adams' Cranberry Lambic is technically not a lambic. It's just a pale beer with cranberry flavoring added. Try a real Belgian Framboise and you will be blown away at the fresh raspberry taste with a minimal amount of sweetness.
5 4 3 2 1....OUT COME THE BEER SNOBS!
A Sam Adams Winter Lager isn't just a beer. It's a passage through time. It takes you back to simpler times when the cold lonliness of existence hasn't yet chilled a beating heart. When the first snows of winter havent yet changed the landscape, nothing can captivate your lover's eye more than an open Sam Adam's Winter Lager.
the holiday porter was okay, the cranberry lambic or limbic was like dringking beer with a cranberry pixie stix poured in it
the black lager was good
I am afraid to drink the fezz i wig , the people on the bottle label scare me, plus it seems like gay guys prefer it so I am avoiding it since I am insecure
Its 4th and goal, and the Warhawks are down by 3 late in the game. Decision time. The head coach paces the sideline nervously. A lifetime of mistakes and regrets race through his mind. A steady hand extends outward to him with an offering, a stark contrast to his own trembling hand. The old ball coach reaches out and grasps the frosty bottle of Sam Adams Winter Lager, a sense of calm immediately easing his weary bones. He takes a sip, breathes deeply, and looks his quarterback straight in the eye. "Trips left 346 R-swing."
beeradvocate.com has an average of 3.77/5 for the Winter Lager. A solid but not spectacular score.
It'll get ya drunk! You'll be f***ing fat girls in no time!
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Its 4th and goal, and the Warhawks are down by 3 late in the game. Decision time. The head coach paces the sideline nervously. A lifetime of mistakes and regrets race through his mind. A steady hand extends outward to him with an offering, a stark contrast to his own trembling hand. The old ball coach reaches out and grasps the frosty bottle of Sam Adams Winter Lager, a sense of calm immediately easing his weary bones. He takes a sip, breathes deeply, and looks his quarterback straight in the eye. "Trips left 346 R-swing."
This is my favorite.