Ha, suckers! Fooled you. No game review tonight.

I got this one out of the Sam Adams Brewmaster variety pack. It was very robust, and it had a flavor that was right on the tip of my tongue in terms of identifying. After reading the label I realized it was chocolate. I love chocolate, when it's in something sweet. But I tried a piece of baker's chocolate once. It was vile. I didn't like what it did to this beer either.

But beside the chocolate, I probably wouldn't have been a huge fan of this beer anyway. I'm not much of a stout drinker. Just a little too intense for my palette. Be that as it may, it was smooth as silk, and I would imagine someone who likes these darker, heavier beers could go for this.

Ham

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I'll have to get myself some...sounds pretty good.

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I had that stuff in college and really enjoyed it. Kind of coffee flavored...

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"...they came down into the stands and asked if I knew how to do play by play. I said...No. But. I'll take a shot at it if you want".- Rick Jeanneret

ahh, Sam Adams Cream Stout is one of my top 5 favorite beers. So good. it's just a nice thing to savor on your back porch after a long day in the field.

Have you tried the Blackberry Whitbier? THAT is some good stuff....a little on the fruity side, but still tasty. I'm also a huge fan of the Winter Lager and Oktoberfest (both go great with traditional holiday meals).

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blackberry witbier is too much like wine. it's very bubbly. it should be a little thicker.

Naa, witbiers are supposed to be very light and crisp.


http://www.bjcp.org/2008styles/style16.php#1a

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i know that's how witbiers are supposed to taste, but i was implying i'd like it a little heavier and smooth.

long trail ale makes a really good blackberry wheat, called "BlackBeary Wheat"

clever, right?

heh...nice.

I don't mind some fruit in an American wheat beer, but they should leave witbier alone...it gets enough flavor from the orange peel, coriander and Belgian yeast.

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I tried Blue Point at the Adirondack Beer Festival last year. Anyone else tried it?

It's a very, very subtle blueberry tasting beer. Not bad.

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Subtle is the only way to do fruit in a beer IMO. (fruit lambics obviously being the exception).
It should be a beer first and a fruit beer second. And that goes for all adjunct flavors...smoke, whiskey, chocolate, oak etc.
All adjunct flavors should simply compliment a good beer that would stand on its own.

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i disagree. seadog makes an awesome blueberry brew

I never said fruit beers can't be awesome.
It's just my opinion that the fruit component should be subtle.

A beer with some fruit, not a fruit drink with some beer.

For example, I'm a fan of "Hell or High Watermelon Wheat" by the 21st Amendment.

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This seems to be the home for all that "pretty boy" beer Cross left behind at my pub. All that god-awful fruity syrup that needs to get dumped in order to make room for the Genny Cream, High Life, Moslon's and Labatt's.

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Oh lord, it's hard to be humble, when you're perfect in every way. I can't wait to look in the mirror, 'cause I get better looking each day. To know me is to love me, I must be a hell of a man. Oh lord, it's hard to be humble, but I'm doin' the best that I can.

Hey! You got up and left. Beggers can't be choosers.

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It's OK, I understand when you're desperate you'll grab whatever wine-cooler beer is available out of necessity. Fear not...Papa ETC is home again, and he's bringing in the beloved hair-on-your-chest beer that can be picked up in any respectable gas station mini-mart.

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Oh lord, it's hard to be humble, when you're perfect in every way. I can't wait to look in the mirror, 'cause I get better looking each day. To know me is to love me, I must be a hell of a man. Oh lord, it's hard to be humble, but I'm doin' the best that I can.

You know what?
Cream Ale is a "pretty boy" style and to any beer geek living outside of Buffalo, it's pretty damn rare.
SO be careful what you may classify as a macro working-mans beer

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I must say, I used this Sam Adams Cream Stout to make a batch of beer bread. Very, very tasty.

Ham

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Something tells me your special "half-caf, double-vanilla-mocha-latte" beers never came with the slogan "I ain't gonna bore my taste no more, gonna have me a Genny Cream!"

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Oh lord, it's hard to be humble, when you're perfect in every way. I can't wait to look in the mirror, 'cause I get better looking each day. To know me is to love me, I must be a hell of a man. Oh lord, it's hard to be humble, but I'm doin' the best that I can.

there is no better beer for camping than Genny Cream. I hiked in a 12 pack (in a camelback!) 12 miles...and it's just as good in the morning with eggs as it is at night by the campfire.