Samuel Adams Pale Ale
The bottle says this is from the Brewmaster's Collection. WTF? All the other SA beers aren't good enough for the Brewmaster? Is Boston Lager too common for him? Anyway, A=Unspectacular. A golden liquid with somewhat pronounced effervescence accumulated at its surface. S=Smells nice! But not much like a pale ale. T=Tastes nice! But even less like a pale ale. SA makes several seasonal brews that are much more hop-flavored than this, yet don't go by the name of "pale ale." I detect more malt than hop. M=Nice 'n' bubbly. Doesn't immediately get gross or flat if you let it linger on the palate for an extra second. D=I'm mixed about this one. It succeeds admirably as a beer, but I have to judge its merits as a pale ale, and in that respect it doesn't do well.