mjp
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I picked up two seasonal Samuel Adams beers today and they are so good I had to tell you about them so you can go out and spend way too much money on 10 bottles of beer.
First, the Noble Pils is made with all five Noble hops and has a friendly bite. If you like hoppy beer, this is as hoppy as it gets without becoming wheatgrass. Too bad it's a Spring-seasonal beer, because this would go great with a 10 oz. ribeye fresh off a hot grill in August.
Second is the Imperial White, which is a witbier, or wheat beer. Not light like the typical wheat beer though - this is more like a Chimay ale, and very strong (for a beer) at over 10% alcohol content (twice as potent as the Pils). I didn't look up the alcohol content until I was halfway through a bottle (this is a sipper, not a gulper) and feeling a definite "is-this-beer-or-booze?" kind of warm buzz. This one is expensive and comes in a four-pack, but you might want to try a single bottle before you spring for four. This is kind of a once-every-week-or-two beer.
All I really wanted was a six pack of Pacifico. Sometimes I get sidetracked.
First, the Noble Pils is made with all five Noble hops and has a friendly bite. If you like hoppy beer, this is as hoppy as it gets without becoming wheatgrass. Too bad it's a Spring-seasonal beer, because this would go great with a 10 oz. ribeye fresh off a hot grill in August.
Second is the Imperial White, which is a witbier, or wheat beer. Not light like the typical wheat beer though - this is more like a Chimay ale, and very strong (for a beer) at over 10% alcohol content (twice as potent as the Pils). I didn't look up the alcohol content until I was halfway through a bottle (this is a sipper, not a gulper) and feeling a definite "is-this-beer-or-booze?" kind of warm buzz. This one is expensive and comes in a four-pack, but you might want to try a single bottle before you spring for four. This is kind of a once-every-week-or-two beer.
All I really wanted was a six pack of Pacifico. Sometimes I get sidetracked.