Samuel Adams Triple Bock
Probably one of the most ridiculous beers I have ever had. Per my friend, this stuff gets brewed every two years, so I lucked out and may have gotten one not made in the 1990s. After I uncorked it, I poured about half of it out into a mug. It was pitch black, like vanilla extract. Head and lacing are a distant memory for this beer as there is none present at all. The smell was alcohol and fermented maple syrup. The most alcohlic smelling beer I have ever smelled in my life. The best way to describe the initial taste is that it tasted like burning. Once the initial layers of my tongue were singed off due to the alcohol, I began to taste some maple syrupy hints with wooden undertones. The mouthfeel was more like liquor than beer. A barleywine felt like a pilsner compared to this. However, it is a triple bock, so, if you can drink it, it will fill you up. Drinkability? I am not even going to acknowledge assessment. Turpentine is more likely a better thing for your body than this stuff, but I highly recommend the experience of it. It is one you will definitely not forget, if you can find the stuff.