Samuel Adams- Thirteenth Hour

2/12/15
Samuel Adams

Ale Aged in Oak Barrels

Thirteenth Hour

A little background info: Had this beer (1 pint 9.4 oz) paired with Sloppy Joes tonight. 

Brewery- I think this is very plain to see Samuel Adams

ABV- 9% This one is a bit stronger than the last one. 

Source- from the bottle.

Look- It is a dark full head of beer, the picture does not do it justice. 

Smell- It has a different aroma, kinda spicy but not. That makes absolutely no sense but it is the best way to describe it. 

Taste- You can definitely tell this is a stronger beer (ABV 9%) it has a distinct sweet taste with a hint of something I can not quite put my finger on to be honest. edit: I figured it out, it is a strong taste of syrup. The bottle says hints of chocolate, coffee, spice and oak. I am not sure if it is one of the spices or the oak, but it definitely has a hint of something that I am not sure if I actually like or not. (I guess I liked it I finished the bottle lol) The "reburp" is not too bad either.. lol

Feel- It is a heavier beer, probably not one you'd want to chug by any means. I would consider this a sipping beer at best, as it is a lot of flavor and a high alcohol content. 

Opinion- The beer is full of taste and is not hard to drink for 9% ABV. That being said, I am not sure how I feel about this beer. I mean I really like Sam Adams, and I want to like the beer but I think it is too much. Yeah that is the best way to describe it, too much flavor. Don't get me wrong it was not hard to finish or anything. I did drink it and even enjoyed it somewhat. It was just a lot of flavor. Maybe that is what they were going for. I won't say that I am not a fan, but it is not something I would go out of my way to find or get. If it is available I would drink it again.  I am giving this one 3 out of 5 as I think it is too much in one bottle. 

Until next beer..