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[Brian72]

Did S.A. change the recipe on Boston Lager? The last few I've had were very yellow and not how I remember them. They were more like S.A. Light. Boston Lager used to be one of my favorites but after the last few, I dunno. I thought it may have been a fluke but after having a few of the same they may have entered the realm of suckage....

[MolBasser]

I'll call my buddy, but I doubt he'll tell me.MolBasser

[Brian72]

I'll call my buddy, but I doubt he'll tell me.MolBasser

I was just wondering if anyone else had noticed it. I doubt he will tell you either but something is different. There is a huge lack in crystal malt and finishing/dry hops...

[Augie1991]

Does Sam Adams offer a Pale or APA type beer? I don't think they do, and since this is the beer I've liked the past 3 to 4 years it is the reason I've not drank much SA.

[MolBasser]

They have a pale ale. I think.MolBasser

[Brian72]

They have a Pale which is more of an English style but just came out with Lattitude IPA. It's very good and about time....ETA: I'm sipping Flying Dog Raging Bitch IPA tonight and it's the shit, yo!

Edited by Brian72, 15 October 2010 - 07:56 PM.

[Ramkisoon]

Could it be the contract brewers in Cincy?

[Augie1991]

https://www.samuelad...9e5a136f910Here it is. Does not sound like the kind of "citrusy" pale I'd dig.

[Brian72]

Could it be the contract brewers in Cincy?

Huh? I would think the Q.C. would be the same all around but ya never know.... The last few I've had have sucked!

[Brian72]

https://www.samuelad...b7-69e5a136f910Here it is. Does not sound like the kind of "citrusy" pale I'd dig.

No, The Pale is an English style. Way different from an APA or an IPA. Check out the 48* lattitide IPA. It's so worth it...

[Augie1991]

https://www.samuelad...6806c0eeebffNow that looks like something I might like of theirs. Probably hard to find in Iowa, might have to look for on next trip to Cinci.

[Brian72]

https://www.samuelad...38-6806c0eeebffNow that looks like something I might like of theirs. Probably hard to find in Iowa, might have to look for on next trip to Cinci.

I doubt it, we have shitloads of it in Peoria...

[Iraq Lobstah]

for the record, if forced I'd rather drink SAL than regular SA.... If imma gonna drink this crap, I dont want to waste the calories...

Edited by KaiserSoze, 15 October 2010 - 10:12 PM.

[DaBearSox]

i've had a Boston Lager recently and it was the same as it ever was.

[LilSmokey]

I always preferred the Boston Ale, but nobody carries it on draft. Boston Lager is basically an American macro lager with premium ingredients instead of crap, as it always has been. If you accept it as such, it is a good beer as what it is. If you expect to compete with more adventurous stuff, you'll be disappointed.

[stlinch]

There is one Wing restaurant here that has SA and Yuengling as their "good" beer. That is the only time I drink SA, if then. I don't want to pay a premium for a ok beer. I do like to ask the waiter which SA they have, I get strange looks and they have to go check.

[Sidney Porter]

Could it be the contract brewers in Cincy?

i am pretty sure that they ended up purchasing the brewery so it is no longer contracted brewed.

[ncbeerbrewer]

Could it be the contract brewers in Cincy?

i am pretty sure that they ended up purchasing the brewery so it is no longer contracted brewed.

Samuel Adams is an American brand of beer. It is produced by the Boston Beer Company (NYSE: SAM) brewing company, founded in 1984 by Jim Koch, Harry M. Rubin, and Lorenzo Lamadrid in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. The beers were originally contract brewed by the Pittsburgh Brewing Company and others, though today, over 95% of its beer is brewed in its own breweries located in Boston, Cincinnati and Pennsylvania. The brand name of Samuel Adams (often abbreviated to Sam Adams, even in advertisements), was chosen in honor of Samuel Adams, an American patriot famous for his role in the American Revolution and Boston Tea Party. According to tradition, he was also a brewer.[1] It is now the largest American-owned brewery, after Anheuser-Busch was sold to InBev in 2008.[2]Took that from WikipediaMike