Samuel Adams Imperial White
Poured from the bottle to a beer glass. A: Pours a dark, translucent gold. It definitely looks unfiltered. There are decent sized pieces of matter floating in the beer, I'm guessing yeast. I personally like this. The head is egg-shell white. There wasn't much of it after the pour, and it disappeared from the middle quickly, leaving only a small ring on the edge of the drink, which is disappointing. S: The first sense hitting the nose is an aroma of banana bread, which is very pleasant. There is a slight alcohol tickle at the end. I'm not really getting orange or coriander with this, which is what the label describes. T: There is a honey sweetness to it. There is some malty essence in the taste and feel. There is a bit of a tickle from the alcohol in the middle and ending. Considering it is 10% it is pretty well incorporated. Again, not really sensing much orange/citrus or coriander. Mf: It has a medium body. There is a moderate amount of carbonation. The mouthfeel seems pretty proper for this beer. Overall: This was a decent tasting and looking beer, but it did not match up to the description given on the bottle. It also was not as complex as I was expecting. I probably won't buy this again. Samuel Adams has other offerings that are better crafted and better value.