ALMOST DONE WITH THE SAM ADAMS BOX SET

Beer #3 in the BOSTON BEER CO./SAM ADAMS “Brewer/Patriot” box set for me was the TRADITIONAL GINGER HONEY ALE, which I liked just fine. It was a honey/lemon orange-yellow in the chalice, and it also tasted strongly of both. I’m sure it will come as no surprise that there was also a prominent taste of ginger as well, and in this context, I thought it worked well – not too overpowering, and it gave the beer a rooty bitterness that contrasted with the honey. In general it was a refreshing ale that was just bent enough to be interesting. I don’t care what the hoi polloi say, I’m a Sam Adams fan, and I like the experimentation and marketing thereof. This is a 6.5/10.

I’m still terrified of the alcohol-infused root beer, which is sitting in the fridge waiting to torment me, but once it’s done I’ll have quaffed the set.