Samuel Adams Scotch Ale

Pros: Good complexity between the smoked peat, hops, and other malts
Cons: Only available in limited edition; Seems a little lighter than in the past

Everyone knows about the Boston Beer Company and its trademark Sam Adams line of beer products. The company has been around now for more than twenty years and is best- known for its signature product, Sam Adams Boston Lager. But the company makes many ...

Pros: Malty, smokey, tasty little beer.
Cons: Only available in 12-pack assortments.

Sam Adams was from Scotland? You just might think so after a sip of this beer. Widely regarded as one of the best beers made by Boston Beer, it's a wonderful interpretation of the style, although in latter years of its production it did seem to be a bit ...

Pros: easy on the palate
Cons: nothing that makes this beer standout from others of a similar style

Having experienced quite a few foreign and craft beers in my time, I am somewhat embarrassed to say I have not sampled many varieties of Sam Adams from the Boston Beer Company. I think it was a mixture of the commercials and Bruguru’s reviews that ...

Pros: Light and refreshing with a spritzy orange flavor
Cons: Too dark, too big, too sweet, too direct, too flat...shall I go on?

What's the very best Belgian style wheat beer you can buy? Well, I don't know about all the small brewpub versions popping up around the country, and I can't buy many of the smaller, lesser known wits from Belgium that have been springing out of ...

Pros: Good Finish; Pleasant Aftertaste
Cons: Not an Everyday Beer

Sam Adams White Ale is brewed in the tradition of a Belgian- style beer. It uses a portion of wheat malt, in addition to the usual barley malt, giving it a tartness that you don't get from barley alone. When you pour this beer into a glass, you will ...

Pros: pleasant flavor, thirst quenching
Cons: not as complex as the style demands

The Boston Beer Co is one of the early pioneers of craft brewing in the United States. Now it is easy to find a wide range of beers when you go out to bars and beer stores. In the mid to late 80s this was not the case. I have mentioned ...

Pros: drinkable, remotely smooth
Cons: dry, bitter, whiskey-like taste and cigar-like aftertaste; too weighty

I rsquo;ve been a devoted fan of the Samuel Adams line for years. I have bought their brew master rsquo;s mix pack several times a year and I have enjoyed nearly every beer in it except for Scotch Ale (and more recently the Honey Porter). It rsquo;s been ...

Pros: Decent introduction to the style
Cons: Lacks character and flavor. Boring

The Samuel Adams brewery of Boston MA, can be considered one of the founding father's of the American microbrew industry. For over twenty years Jim Koch and co. have been producing mostly high quality, easily available beers in many different styles. ...

Pros: Rich, yet delicate
Cons: Hard to find in Bars/Pubs

So far as I am concerned, this is one of the finest beers brewed in America. While any beer brewed in America cannot compete with those brewed in Scotland/England/Ireland/Germany, due to restrictions on alcoholic content, pasteurization, etc., this is...

Pros: Bold, Impressive Flavor
Cons: Maybe Too Bold For Some

If you read my previous review of Samuel Adams' Octoberfest, you already know that I am a huge fan of Sam Adams brews. The company has never failed me yet; turning out satisfying beer after satisfying beer. I wasn't in the mood for my usual Cream...

Pros: A good, rich, flavorful beer
Cons: Misleading name

The biggest problem with Sam Adams Scotch Ale is that it is not a true Scotch Ale. It is, however, a very good Scottish Ale. A true Scotch Ale would be thicker, heavier, and more alcoholic; and a lot harder to sell in the American market. Sam Adams...

Pros: Smooth and drinkable, sweet and fairly complex.
Cons: Lacks a warming alcohol level.

Sam's Scotch Ale is a monument to the Americanization that European beers undergo when reaching our hemisphere. The trend has many "New Classics" in it's ranks, including most of Sam's beers. Domestic versions have a tendency to round off...

Pros: Good starter beer for adventurous soul
Cons: Poor example of US Belgian White

I usually offer an epinion the day after trying a beer so my recollections are fresh. I haven't had a Sam Adams White Ale for some time (on purpose) but I well remember how this offering stacks up against the competition. First Sam Adams White Ale is not...

Pros: Good entrant into the British Isle Ale category
Cons: Not a really dark, deep and rich ale

Sam Adams has the unenviable task of wanting to make a Scottish ale. Bert Grant has already sewn up the top spot in my book for best US Scottish ale, which leaves Sam Adams in the #2 position. And it isn't a bad position as this beer is quite good,...

Pros: Thick rich and smoked!
Cons: None

Though my experience with Scotch Ale is limited to a pint or two greedily guzzled down during my last excursion to London, it always had a rich malty flavor that I found a pleasant change of pace to the watery American brews that I had temporarily...