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Sam Adams New Seasonal
Thoughts?
I love this brew...won't ever think of the White Ale ever again.
In quick research of the 5 Noble Hops used, i have only come across a common 4 known true Noble Hops. Anybody know what the 5th might be.
If you haven't tried this beer yet---go now! Personally, this might even be my favorite Sam Adams of all time!
is this the pilsner they were supposed to be coming out with?
Yes... Its called Noble Pils. I tasted it back in Sept in Boston, I think they had two differnt Pils for people to taste and rate.
Had it on tap at Bar Louies at Gillette stadium this weekend for the Patriot HBC, luckily it was all free as long as we drank SA product. Very impressed.
Your noble hops used here are (I believe?)
Saaz
Hallertau-Mittelfrau
Tettnang
Spalt
Hersbrucker (?)
Better than the Hallertau Imperial Pilsner?
Gotta get me some of this!
I think the Hersbrucker aren't an original Noble hop, but I know the other 4 are. Something about the reigon in Bavaria(?) I think....
...but I am pissed at this BS. I can respect a great beer, and I think the Noble Pils is a great example of good clean pilsner...but it just aint no White Ale! That stuff was awesome! It went perfect with steak grilled outside in late Winter/Early Spring. Pilsner I think more closer to Summer or Fall... Now I'll have to make my own White ale. I've had a recipe I came up with a couple years ago, but I need to tweak it a bit, and get the right yeast.. Although I heard from a friend who works for an SA distributor, the White ale will still be available in certain mix packs..which and when still TBD...
ricka182 wrote:
..but it just aint no White Ale! That stuff was awesome!
Gotta disagree with you there man. I couldn't stand the white ale and it was probably my least favorite SA offering... well, except the Cranberry Lambic.
The Noble Pils is pretty good and its getting a lot of good buzz on BeerAdvocate. I had it last week on tap at a local restaurant. I read Jim Koch initially had this beer brewed for his daughter's wedding, loved it and brought a number of kegs back to his house. Then I guess he liked it so much he wanted to put it into production. And good news for your Rick, I also read the white ale would come back at some point in a sampler pack.
I use to drink Boston Lager most of the time. then I tried a 12 pack variety pack b sam adams and I hated most of the other beers. Haven't tried the Pils yet. I did like their Red Ale, Boaton Lager, and Boston Ale. But they were pretty spotty in quality on the others.
Bells has since become mt favorite store bought beer.
My own Stout is my favorite but that mack and jacks is closing the gap fast.
DC
I heard about this one a while back on a different forum and ever since, I've been looking for it every time I go to the store, but so far no luck. We must be behind on our sam adams deliveries down here in Tn...
I did have the good fortune to go on the SA brewery tour in Boston last weekend and got to try the Noble Pils. It was a good beer, not my favorite spring time brew, but something I would definitely have again. As to availability, they did confirm that its only out in a few states right now, specifically mentioning CA, FL, and TX I believe. Basically the reason being its a spring seasonal and well it was 17 degrees here yesterday not accounting for wind chill so not very spring like yet. So no worries, if you haven't seen it yet, it'll get to you. My girlfriend was also disappointed about the replacement of the White Ale, so we asked and the guides did confirm it will still be available in Spring mix packs. No word on 6-packs though.
What makes me kind of sad is I also got to try the Boston Brick Red Ale. On the first sip it went right to the top of the list of my favorite SA beers, the rest of the glass just confirmed that. The sad part is this specific beer is only available on draft in the Boston Metro area...which isn't where I live meaning it will be a while before I have a chance to have some again.
FirePitBrew wrote:
[my least favorite SA offering... well, except the Cranberry Lambic.
Ha, that is so true!
At the comp last weekend, they had several cases of free SA varieties in the suite. So between flights, or during lunch or afterwards, or pretty much whenever you wanted something besides an entry sample, you could just grab a bottle and fire it back.
Every time someone would go to grab a beer though, you could here people from their table instructing "I dont care- grab anything- just not the cranberry lambic!" By the end of the day, if you wanted a beer, you had to sift through the cases of all the ostracized CL to find something different. Later that night at the bar, same thing, they had 4 styles of SA on draft and you could here people ordering the same way, but this time with the Cherry wheat.
SA definitely makes some twisted styles and unique beers, but they kind of only go halfway, and do not fully commit. Now a brewery like DFH, they are on the other end of the commitment. Sam Calagione takes the same twist, but delivers passion and full on commitment into these beers and markets them that way. I think if SA cannot bring their game to this level, then they should stick to their staples.
I think of sam adams as the gateway beer. It seems marketed towards people that don't regularly drink craft beer or stick to a couple they like such as the Boston Lager. (One of the only beers my mom will buy) I like several of their beers with the cream stout and the dopplebock being my favorite but the Cranberry Lambic, Cherry Wheat and the Blackberry Wit are straight garbage. Of course I'm not a huge fruit beer guy either.
yeah, I'm pretty sure they are not trying to make the 100 % straight out committment some other companies go for with thier beers, because SA is trying to appeal to a wider base. But a lot of people might try one of SA's beers of a style they never had before and like it, then decide to try other brands of the same style. So it can really lead people to new types of beer, that they wouldn't have tried if it wasn't for the fact they knew and liked SA's Boston Lager and figured the company that made that would make other ones they would like too.
I've never tried the cranberry lambic, as I don't like cranberry, and everyone here says its bad, but I had the cherry wheat and thought it was awful.
I enjoy both the cherry wheat and cranberry lambic on certain occasions.
But I never approach cranberry lambic as a lambic because we all know it isn't. But once a year I enjoy the body of the wheat in there and the tartness of the cranberry. I think SA approaches all their beers with passion. I am also sure that CL is exactly as they want it to be. Should they relabel it; absolutely.
But I have a hard time thinking they don't put passion into every beer they make.
I could also say that DFH has too much passion and may of their beers are somewhat syrupy and borderline cloying.... But I won't.
brewchez wrote:
I could also say that DFH has too much passion and may of their beers are somewhat syrupy and borderline cloying.... But I won't.
They definitely dont just dabble in a recipe, but you think it is borderline cloying? I see it more as big beer- big body. Some of their high ABVs like world wide stout definitely seems cloying when young, but have some 3 year old, and it oxidizes and mellows fine.
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