beer_name: Samuel Adams Boston Ale (Stock Ale)
text: Bottle Dated 12/05 It pours an amber color with a frothy generous head. Earthy aroma hits the nose with a balance of sweet malt and hops. Malt dominates the taste with adequate hops in the back. Finish is a little sweet w/ a little tingle of hops. Very smooth and pleasant, a fine, drinkable ale. Sam Adams does what it sets out to do in this beer; a balanced malt-accented stock ale. I prefer a few more hops and would have loved a little bit more of sting on the end but that is what IPA's are for.