Year of New Beer: Sam Adams Rebel Rouser, Boston Beer Company (MA)

Written By: Dion on 02/20/2015

Some tropical fruit sweetness and citrus pith on the nose, along with a noticeable alcohol. On the tongue is an overripened pineapple, apple peel, and fairly sticky pine hop resin. Pretty malt forward with a good dose of syrupy sweetness, but also a respectable hop punch. While there are certainly better Double IPAs out there, this is a decent offering for Sam Adams and a pretty good bang for your buck. I guess it's the dreaded "I've had worse" endorsement.