It just so happens that this past Saturday, right as I was opening up a bottle of Sam Adams' Noble Pils for Sip With Us Saturday, my wife Sandra called from the living room, "Do you want to watch the movie Beer Wars?"  If anyone has seen the movie, they know that Sam Adams brewery and founder Jim Koch get plenty of face time.  I typically do not drink much Sam Adams, so it was a nice intersection of coincidence.  The film and the Noble Pils made me appreciate the Boston Brewing Company just a little bit more. Sam Adams came up in a recent discussion in which we wondered if they listened to their customers, since  overwhelming disdain for a particular beer has been expressed. It seems that Sam Adams' still has their ear to the ground since Noble Pils was voted into distribution by the public, and from the quality of the beer, I would be willing to be that Sam Adams has decided to step up their game as more (1400+) craft breweries are now a part of the once exclusive craft beer industry. The Pour: Sam Adams pours like a Pilsner should.  The golden straw color beverage is crystal ...

Sometimes my pocket book affects what goes into my cart.  Call me a sellout or a beer heretic, but occasionally as I look with lust in my eyes at that expensive vintage bottle of on the top shelf, I feel the pinch in my pocket and end up choosing something I normally would not gravitate towards.   Case in point, this past weekend I removed the "create-your-own-six pack" of six different U.S.-continental 'Oktoberfest' style beers that would have cost me fourteen dollars, for the discounted twelve pack; a seasonal Samuel Adam's sampler, the Harvest Collection, that included the Boston Lager (surprise, surprise), Irish Red, Cherry Wheat, Dunkelweizen, Oktoberfest, and Brown Ale.  Besides the cost efficiency of my decision, I was interested in the Dunkelweizen. Sam Adam's is good right?  Considered a craft brewery? Regardless of how a beer geek answers those questions, typically some degree of respect is levied for the brewing giant that holds big brewers to a higher standard.  Besides, it had been quite a while since I sampled something from the Boston Brewing Company's typical line of beers.  I needed to connect with my roots. After all, I hold a deep respect for the Boston Brewing company.  They put out ...