Samuel Adams Triple Bock
1995 vintage. Wow... this thing is 12 years old! Pours a THICK dark color, leaving tons of yeast coating the inside of the bottle. Swirling gives NO hint of carbonation, but leaves thick, sugary legs on the glass. Also leaves behind some small particles of what look like sugar. I don't know what's expected from a beer this old and this strong, so I'm rating purely based on how appealing it is to me. Smells sweet, like maple syrup... no hint of alcohol. Molasses and woody tones are all there, but very little hops or other beer like flavor. The taste is horrible. It's both sweet and sour, unquaffable. I basically have to stop here, because I can't bring myself to drink more. It feels okay in the mouth, and has a decent aftertaste, but taste is wretched.