Sunday Night Suds - Samuel Adams White Ale

This week's Sunday Night Suds review looks at another of the "spring ales" the Samuel Adams White Ale.

As I discussed in my post on the Redhook Brewery's Copperhook Ale (reviewed here

http://kosherbeers.blogspot.com/2009/03/sunday-night-suds-redhook-copperhook.html ) the typical spring ale is one which is light in color with a citrusy tang and light carbonation). Although the good folks at Beer Advocate have not yet defined the term "spring ale", I am confident that when they do create such a category they will adopt my definition. Well, maybe confident is too strong a word, but I would like to hope that we see things the same way.

Much like the Blue Moon Rising Moon Spring Ale (reviewed here http://kosherbeers.blogspot.com/2009/03/sunday-night-suds-rising-moon-spring.html ) the Samuel Adams White Ale (their spring seasonal variety) starts with a wheat beer base. They then add some spices which are not listed in detail on their label. However, the SA website indicates that the flavorings include orange and lemon peel, dried plum, grains of paradise, coriander, anise, hibiscus, rose hips, tamarind, and vanilla.

Despite all the complex flavors listed above, the Spring Ale is remarkably drinkable and in no way resembles alcopop. The wheat ale color and carbonation are largely intact and the flavors infused into the brew process create a beer which could go with many types of lighter dishes. Personally, I think that it goes well with a sefer when preparing divrei torah to say over at the seder later this month.

Samuel Adams Spring Ale is under the Kosher Supervision of the Star-K. However, this is yet another Samuel Adams brew which does not have the certification mark on the label. If you would like to verify that the White Ale is on the LOC issued by the Star-K, please click here http://www.star-k.org/loc/kosher_letter_6635_bostonbeercompany.pdf.

To see what the experts on Beer Advocate think about the White Ale, please follow this link - http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/35/8297. As always, please remember to drink responsibly and to never waste good beer unless there is no designated driver.

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