Sam Adams Light
I don't know if the generally good quality of Boston Beer duped me on this one. . . Or if it was the exceptionally juvenile ad campaign of their newest offering. But for weeks, I'd inquired with every liquor store in town about Sam Adams Light only to end up buying the Boston Lager or Stock Ale. After my first (and only) prized six-pack of the low-cal "sweet nectar", I can only express disappointment. Admittedly, I guzzled the first one, right from the bottle. After that, I gave it a fair test in a pilsner glass. The appearance, a pleasant amber, is the only reedeming quality about this brew -- and even that is not an award winner in my book. The head was average in my experience. Aromatically, this beer smelled stale, with a faint aroma of corn and hops. The taste was much the same. Mouthfeel was slightly on the dry side, which could have been my pucker. Honestly, I'm concerned that this beer became overheated in the delivery truck. I'm a longtime fan of Boston Beer and this is the most disappointed I've ever been with them.