Sam Adams Utopias

[Bigdog]

Originally Posted by BStecke

Anything you would compare it to?

I was going to try and remember and give some kind of description but i found this site instead, man there is alot of brews sam adams has made that i have never seen or heard of before.

http://www.sevenpack.net/?cat=35

This should keep you reading for a bit, i know im going to keep a closer eye next time i go to a packy and see if i can score any of these off brews that they have made throughout the years.

[UlicBelouve]

His comments on the Sam Adams' Imperial Pilsner:

Definitely the best Sam Adams I have ever had, and a beer in the top tier that I have ever tasted from the Pilsner or IPA variety.

I certainly back this up also, and again, this is probably one of the easier of Sam Adams' "Ultimate Beers" to get ahold of.

[jsteinhauer]

Utopias is supposedly much like drinking sherry. Once you get above about 8-9% ABV, as far as I'm concerned, it's not much like drinking beer anymore. Nothing wrong with them, but it's a different kind of beverage. I try to keep my selection in the 5-7% ABV range. It still allows for decent extract efficiency, and it allows for having a few without falling on the floor. I've experimented with just about every style of beer you can think of, and I've come to the point where I really just like to have an American style bitter ale (APA/IPA) and a black beer (porter/stout) and one Belgian style on my taps with an occasional lager thrown in. Malt and Hops prices, like everything else these days, are through the roof, though.