Samuel Adams Belgian Session.

Samuel Adams Belgian Session

HOP VARIETIES

Hallertau Mittelfrueh, Ahtanum, Strisselspalt

MALT VARIETIES

Samuel Adams two-row pale malt blend, and Gambrinus honey malt

YEAST STRAIN

Belgian Ale yeast

COLOR

Golden, SRM: 10

ALC. BY VOL/WT

4.3% ABV - 3.4% ABW

IBUs

16

CAL PER SERVING 141

The Boston Brewing Company brings us this wonderful Belgian Session with a refreshing crispness that is packed full of flavor that is slightly spicy and flavored with Belgian Yeast; and balanced with notes of toffee and caramel, and a blend of malts and a variety of Hops that gives it a citrus character to it that has a slight bitter sweet taste to it.

-Food Pairing- 

 

Complement, Cut, Contrast. These are the Three C’s of food & beer pairings. Whether you are complementing a dark roasted Black Lager with smoky BBQ, cutting a spicy wing with a hoppy IPA, or contrasting tart cherry cheesecake with the bittersweet chocolate notes of a Cream Stout. 

 

Compliment

This brew can be complimented by eating a bowl Boston Lager Steamed Rice.

Cut

French Onion Soup

Contrast

Caesar Salad.

Samuel Adams Rebel IPA

So the other day I took one of my lady friends out to eat and we ended up at T.G.I. Fridays as I began to check out their drink specials I ran across this the Samuel Adams Rebel IPA; and if you have been a reader of my blog for a while now you should know that I love my IPA's so I go ahead and order up our food and of course my drink. Finally my drink gets there and I couldn't have been happier with it. Now knowing that this beer came on tap made me even happier because I prefer the tap to a bottle or can.

 Score.

1-20

Aroma: Notes on Hop & malt scents, alcohol plus esters and other nuances

I would say that I would score this wonderful brew at least an 18. The Hoppiness of this beer was quite pleasing and had sort of citrus taste to it, it was slightly malty but had such a wonderful taste and aroma.

Appearance: Notes on color, clarity, color of head texture and retention.

 

I think this brew had such a wonderful golden / orange tint to it with and the clarity of it was perfect.

It danced it around on my tongue for a few minuets before gulping it and I couldn't believe how perfectly smooth it was with just the right amount of bitterness to it. It was cold and refreshing just the way I like it and went perfect with my meal.

Over all impression - Notes on stylistic accuracy, intangible qualities, general drinking experience, areas of improvement.

Overall I would have to say I was pleased with this one and that this was my first time trying it. Every part of this beer was awesome and is the quality type of beer that always comes from the great people of the Boston Beer Company, you guys keep pushing out great quality beer.

Springfield Brewing Company / Hop Lobster Red Ale

Ever wonder what beer you would choose if stranded on a desert island? Hop Lobster was brewed just for that occasion. with a blend of Pale and crystal malts, and Cascade and Centennial hops are the key ingredients to this ruby-red ale. If you ever find yourself in my town Stop by the local Brown Derby Liquor store and pick some up! This brew is so smooth and does not leave a bad after taste and the aroma God the aroma is beautiful! Not to mention that the bitterness of this brew is perfect too, it goes down so easy and has a nice almost silky feel to it. Thanks SBC for producing some of Springfield's finest quality brews around. Just know I love your beer and will always be a faithful fan of yours.