O.T. Samuel Adams?

Yvsa

Yvsa

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How many of you beer drinkers have tried Samuel Adams?
What do you think about the beer? Like it, hate it, love it or just indifferent to it?
Barbie and I are rather slow at trying new things sometimes and we have to get Sam Adams at the liquor store instead of at our local supermarket where it's convenient so we're just now getting around to it.:rolleyes:
Should have made the effort sooner as it's a beer I could really learn to love.
But I can't learn to love it too much with all the meds I take, but it could easily become the beer of my choice when I do have an occasional brew.:D

Me Likey!!!!:D
 
:( Never heard of it! Here in Italy the beer is horrible, unless you drink imported! I don't drink beer in the U.S., but enjoy Presidente when I'm in the Dominican Republic on vacations. I used to really like San Miguel when I was in the P.I., and Singha when I was in Thailand. Here in Italy I drink either Cobra (Bangladesh) or Kingfisher (Indian) just because it goes great with the Indian food in a great Indian restaurant here. The most popular beer in Italy is Peroni, and it's really bad stuff. Fortunately the wine is excellent, and costs way less than you have to pay!:D :D :D
 
Myd ad really likes it, can't remember if I actually tried it last time I was home. He had Sam Adams and the Guinness draught in a can, wanted me to try both. COuldn't stand the GUinness, and not sure I ever tried the sam adams.

Big fan of GUiness Extra Stout in a bottle though,a nd good for your heart, as it's real dark beer.
 
Yvsa the first time I heard of Sam Adams beer was a bitterly cold November day here on the mountain some years ago. I was replacing a windowpane for a new customer, a dentist. He came out and chatted a bit,then asked if I'd "go for" a beer. Mind you, a cold beer wasn't on my mind at all, hot coffee would have earned the guy a gold medal. Anyhow, something made me accept and he explained how his daughter brought Sam Adams from Boston (yes, she lived in Yankeeland, but what can one do?) and he really enjoyed the brand. He said these were his last two. Not bad beer, and We stood outside in the wind sipping when abruptly, he began to pour out his heart about his wife, who had been diagnosed with some form of cancer and only given a few months to live at most.

I was stunned and could only listen, holding that cold bottle and sipping judiciously to make it last. He talked and talked and finally when our bottles were empty asked how much the job was. "Gee, let me figure up the time" I replied, "this is such good beer I ought to give you a discount!" He ponied up whatever the figure was, shook hands and earnestly thanked me for fixing the window "because she really gets worried about that kind of thing."

I never heard from him again, and cannot even recall his last name. However, the beer is now available at most supermarkets, it still tastes pretty good and will, I suppose, be forever associated in my mind with one cold day in November.

Stephen
PS: If you should buy a carload and don't like it, feel free to ship it pre-paid as soon as you can get my address! :)
 
It's decent enough beer. They make a bunch of different varieties. You should be able to buy various ales and lagers from them at a large liquor store. I don't drink "store beer" very often since I make my own but SA is a heck of a lot better than Budweiser!

OK is starting to import more and more of the mini-brewery beers from places like Colorado. As far as I know, my favorite Colorado beer still isn't brought in. New Belgium Brewery in Ft. Collins makes one called Fat Tire Ale that is worth driving up there to get. When I'm in Colorado, I always buy a case or so to bring back.
 
The first time I ever tried it I remarked to my friend that brought it that it was odd an imported beer was called Samuel Adams. He told me it was a US beer and I couldn't believe it.

I think Samuel Adams variety Boston Lager is one of my top 5. Just has that perfect hoppiness and maltiness combo.
 
Originally posted by tulsamal
I don't drink "store beer" very often since I make my own but SA is a heck of a lot better than Budweiser!

New Belgium Brewery in Ft. Collins makes one called Fat Tire Ale that is worth driving up there to get.
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Gregg I sure can't argue about which one is better!!!! It seems all the supermarket beers are just either too weak or too sweet for me anymore.

I'm familiar with the Fat Tire. Dave K introduced me to it out in Phoenix a few years back. I'm pretty fond of it as well and usually buy it when we're in Phoenix.
The kids all like the store bought beers so it keeps them outta mine.:D
Not that I mind and I keep trying to educate them, but you know kids. They never listen or pay attention to us old guys.:rolleyes: :D ;)
 
It's not bad beer. I just think the balance of malt to hops is just a perfect 1:1! That being said I think it's too neutral for my tastes. I want bitters to be just that and Marzens to be sweet and drinkable.
Ever tried Samuel Smith? It's a pale ale that I think beat the Adams hands down. Peopole get the two confused a lot. Fat Tire- Now there's a brew! My every day beer is stout. Many, many others than Guiness. My favorite would be the Imperials. Damned hard to find though!
 
LOL...Only in Oklahoma is beer from Colorado considered "imported".

SA is a decent brew...it's supposed to be "similar" to the original beers/lagers brewed in this country upon the Europeans arrival. There was a special on some television channel about it...explained that potable water was hard to come by and that beer was always safe to drink.

I really don't drink much beer as it brings out my um...nasty side. I usually stick with liquor...allows me a mellower time in any quantity.

:p
 
Originally posted by hollowdweller
He told me it was a US beer and I couldn't believe it.

I think Samuel Adams variety Boston Lager is one of my top 5. Just has that perfect hoppiness and maltiness combo.
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Right now it's definitely in my top 5!:D It -is- more like an import than most of the other beer that you can get here in Oklahoma. The local beer you get in the supermarkets is 3.2% or less. Like Monty Python once said, "American beer is like making love in a canoe, f***ing close to water." Oklahoma beer is even worse.:(
The beer you can get in the liquor stores is in excess of 3.2% and is usually 5.0%, sometimes going to 6.0%, don't know if it goes any higher as most don't have the percentage of alcohol listed.
 
Yep Yvsa, as you said, don't buy beer at grocery stores here.

The trick is, or so I've been told, is that if they're selling it cold, it has to be near beer(3.2%). GBut if it's warm and jsut on the shelf, can be full strengthstuff. SO if you want real beer, always go to liquor store.

rarely drink anymore, so haven't checked my regular store since they moved, hopefully they still only sell warm beer.
 
Rusty will you please move this thread to the Back End Moderator's Forum?
 
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Thanks Bro. I would like some more opinions if anyone but you know who has any.:D

Barbie and I split a bottle before dinner this evening and then had one each for dinner.
It had been awhile since we had had a really decent beer. I could have had the rest of the six pack and went to sleep, but reason won out.:D
 
Used to like the bock beers and the mexican types, but I can't remember the few full rich sweet mellow ones with,I believe a less hoppy/bitter flavor. As of next Saturday it'll be 13 years since had my last one.
 
I keep some of the Sam Adams in the fridge - along with Killian's Red, Guiness, Heineken, etc.
They make one of the few decent "light" beers. Most ot the others taste like "........"

I like Sam Adams...good stuff.
 
I haven't had any for a while so I don't know if they still make it, but Sam Adams Honey Porter is great too. Also Sierra Nevada Pale Ale and Porter are excellent. Another great one, but not available in my state due to excessive alcohol is Old Nick Barley Wine. I think it's and English beer.

Somebody mentioned Samuel Smith? I love their Oatmeal Stout.
 
It's too bad I can't drink beer like I used to. There was a time I could name several brands accurately in a blind taste test but those days have been gone a long time.
But these days whenever I do have a beer or two I really do enjoy it.:D
There's supposedly some really great micro-brewerys here in Tulsa now and it would probably be worth our effort to try to get around to one now and then to try our local brews out.
I know my Uncle Bud used to make a mighty fine homebrew!!!! When you opened an ice cold bottle of it on a really hot summer day the blue smoke would curl out with a promise of a real thirst quencher.:D
I think a lot of the quality of beer is in the water it's brewed with.
Uncle Bud had a hand dug well that he dug himself with water so cold and sweet it would hurt your teeth if it was straight from the well!!!! The well has long been filled in and water that good is hard to come by these days here in Oklahoma. There used to be a lot of natural springs that regretfully are no more as well.
I remember stopping on Highway 20 from Collinsville to Claremore about half way down the big curving hill with my grandpa and grandma and drinking out of the natural spring that always ran with fresh cold water.
I haven't seen it run in many a year now.:(
 
Let me know if you find any good Okie brands Yvsa, as would be interested in trying some, and hopefully could get lcoal shop here to carry them(if not can stop and pick some up on raod trips through Tulsa)
 
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