Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Samuel Adams Latitude 48

Samuel Adams Latitude 48
Type of beer: American IPA
Container Type: 355 mL bottle
Alcohol by volume: 5.80%
Country of origin: United States
Rating: 62% (see below)
Number of times I've had this beer: 1st
Cost: $1.00
Tasted on: 7/1/10
Colours of label: Green/Brown/Yellow
Drank From: Red Man Mug
Label Reads: “This is an ale brewed with a carefully selected blend of hops from top German, English and American growing regions, all located close to the 48th Latitude within the “hop belt” of the Northern Hemisphere. The intense hop character is balanced by a slight sweetness and full body from the malt blend.”
website: www.samadams.com
Best for: stewing in your own juices
Ratings:
Taste: 13/20
Flavour: 12/20
Buy again: 13/20
Aroma: 7/10
Satisfaction: 7/10
Complexity: 4/10
Intangible: 6/10
Handwritten notes: Wow. No, not wow. The opposite of wow. Exactly as expected, exactly as advertised. GFIPA and nothin' but. Was that coffee I tasted? Uh... nope. That was me stretching to find something where there is nothing but enormous 12 foot man-eating soul sucking grapefruit monsters. Raar.
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Beer #436 of 3,652

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