Sam Adams to start moving into whiskey

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wwestern

Hopefully they'll age something out in their spent utopias barrels!

wwhwang

Nice. Sam Adams being one of the few national brand American beers I enjoy, I'd like to see how their whisky turns out.

Vision

BOSTON YOURE MY HOME......... I loved Sam when I was drinking... I might have to pick it back up.

JCizzle

Meh, will probably be mediocre at best.

Vulchor

Im sure it will be as $hitty and overhyped as all their beers--------I know, Im in the minority here.

Rob1110

I agree with Vulchor and JCizzle. I'm not impressed with Sam Adams at all. I find everything they do to be very middle of the road or least radical even of the more obscure or radical styles that they've tried lately. I do, however have confidence in Berkshire Mountain Distillers as I've had a few of their products and all have been good. It should be interesting. I'm sure I'll get to try it.

Jetmech_63

I agree with you above, Sam got crappy about the time they broke out of the craft category and went mainstream. Thier imperial stout is a joke, as most of their other styles they mass produce. The extremely limited stuff that comes 2 per x-mas sampler....the stuff that tips a hat to their craft beer roots like Old Fezziwig and Chocolate Bock(which is damn good) are about the only things i like from them, my opinion.

Ken Light

I agree with wwestern, they potentially have LOTS of really cool barrels they could age this stuff in...

phobicsquirrel

I like a couple of their beers, especially their imperial double boch!

JCizzle

If that is the best thing on tap at a bar, I'll drink it, but that's about it. They make a decently average beer that's better than your run-of-the-mill mass-produced lagers (although I think Sam Adams is now the 4th largest beer producer in the country) but when you put them up against someone like Stone, Rogue, or any number of other breweries like that, they can't touch 'em.

Bombay

Interesting to see where this leads. I can handle the original Sam Adams, but when they get crazy with the flavors is where they lose it for me. Being in CA there are some pretty good and down right wonderful craft beers in the area and so I never really reach for Sam A. but not against it. Being that I am starting to get into whiskey and scotch, I will stay informed and mostly likely give it a run.

oldsoulrevival

Sam Adams is one of the very few massively produced beers that I actually like. They've managed to keep their craft despite increased distribution. This might be really interesting - I'll definitely try it.

Jaxcolon

Vulchor:

Im sure it will be as $hitty and overhyped as all their beers--------I know, Im in the minority here.

agreed.