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Samuel Adams Light

Samuel Adams Light

Rated 3.028 by BeerPals
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Brewed by Boston Beer Company

Boston, MA, United States

Style:  Light / Lite Lager

4% Alcohol by Volume

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Sam Adams Light® is not just a lighter version of our Samuel Adams Boston Lager® but rather the culmination of over two years of tireless research and brewing trials that proved to be worth the wait. Brewed using only the finest two-row malt and Bavarian Noble hops it has a smooth, complex, roasted malt character that is superbly balanced with the subtle fruity notes of the Noble hops. Sam Adams Light has a crisp and smooth finish without any lingering bitterness, leaving you yearning for that next sip. Malt Varieties: Two-row Harrington, and Metcalfe, pale malts, and Caramel 60 Hop Variety: Spalt Spalter Noble hops ast Strain: Samuel Adams lager yeast

ID: 8930 Last updated 12 years ago Added to database 21 years ago

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Statistics

Overall Rank41071
Overall Percentile23.2
Style Rank71 of 551
Style Percentile87.1
Lowest Score1.0
Highest Score4.8
Average Score3.029
Weighted Score3.028
Standard Deviation0.731

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BMARLEY 73 reviews
rated 1.0 21 years ago

Aroma: 2 | Appearance: 2 | Mouthfeel: 2 | Flavor: 2 | Overall: 2

Weak, but somehow bearable for a light, a touch more maltyiness.

  • STANG 237 reviews
    rated 2.9 9 years ago

    Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 5 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6

    Had a watery taste to it and could not quite distinguish what the aroma was in this brew. There was no bitterness or aftertaste with this brew.still for a light brew it had a "sam adams" taste like its other beer

  • RICHSBEER 1929 reviews
    rated 3.2 11 years ago

    Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 6

    pours a nice crystal clear golden amber, lots of carbonation which produced a medium sized head that reduced to a skim and left minimal lacing. The aroma is bready, toasted malts, grainy sweetness, light spice notes. The taste is also bready toasted caramel malts, very sweet overall with minimal hop bitterness. The mouthfeel is light bodied, crisp and refreshing.

  • JABAH 1780 reviews
    rated 3.3 12 years ago

    Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

    Thought I had reviewed this but somehow missed. Sampled a few years ago in a variety pack. Remembered it to be basically a lighter version of their Boston Lager. Little less body, less malt, thinner flavor...but still a decent brew, and one of the better light beers out there.

  • AIRFORCE1 681 reviews
    rated 3.2 12 years ago

    Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 7

    Pours darker than your normal light, in fact it is more a dark beer than a light. Taste is a little bland but way better than your normal light beer. Overall decent, may have again.

  • STOUTLOVER72 2327 reviews
    rated 3.4 12 years ago

    Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

    You've read it before. "For a light beer...." Still, can't be much more truth than that. A really nice substitute for the non-light version, still full of body, flavor and aroma. Sure, it's not bursting with it, but it'll fill the void. Malty flavor and aroma but reeled in a bit, light fruit-like sweetness with a crisp, clean finish with just a slight sweet aftertaste. Had a few of these recently and surpised at how much flavor they can still put in a beer with under 125 calories.

  • HUFFMANJR 83 reviews
    rated 3.1 13 years ago

    Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6

    poured a medium amber color with a one finger head that was slow to disappear. Smelled and taste of malt with a very good flavor and taste putting it ahead of any light beers that I have tried

  • JERRYMORRISON 2130 reviews
    rated 3.4 13 years ago

    Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

    Not what I was expecting in a light beer, in a good way. Poured a deep orange body with a cap that faded quickly, aroma of malt. Mouthfeel was quite full for a light, flavor had malt with a very slight Grassy hop presence. Overall the biggest and heaviest light beer I have run across, it was a nice surprise.

  • FUNK 898 reviews
    rated 3.6 13 years ago

    Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 7

    One of the best "light" beers around. Pours a light amber with a very small white head. Smooth malty aroma and taste (which puts it above most other light beers because there is actual taste present).

  • CHOPZ 7087 reviews
    rated 3.5 13 years ago

    Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 7

    Purchased in Nashville in a mixed 12-pack of Samuel Adams. Best before SEP 2010 notched on the side of the label. One of the most beautiful looking "light" beer I have seen. Pours a clear amber colour with a big white head, great retention and nice lacing. The nose is malty with notes of bread. Thicker mouthfeel than I expected, so maybe not as easy-drinking as most light beer drinkers would like. Watered-down taste of malt, bread and biscuit. Notes of roasted malt in the aftertaste. Based on their normal Boster lager (which I love) but being a light beer, just not as powerful, but that is normal for what they are trying here. A great light brew.

  • RJA 2975 reviews
    rated 3.1 14 years ago

    Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 6

    A crystalline light orange colored beer. Small foamy textured white head rises above. It settles into a nice creamy cap. The nose is malt and light grass. Light to medium body. Crispy finish. Nice blending of malt and grassy hops in the tasting. Really has flavor and character for a Light/Lite Lager.

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