Sam Adams Boston Lager

Anyone know a place that stocks Sam Adams Boston Lager in or near Munich?

My brother has found it on tap in several bars in Frankfurt, but our efforts to locate it in Munich have come up empty.

Thanks!

--phil

counting the minutes until you get the standard lecture on "Try the darn German beers!" You can have Sam Adams when you're at home again. Or maybe someone here does know where to get it. Lupo can probably tell you what German beer is similar though.

On another topic, have you popped the question yet? Hope it doesn't depend somehow on ol' Sammy.

Ah, Sam Adams... great stuff. I just had the Sam Adams White Ale (seasonal) while in the US. GREAT STUFF. IMHO it and standard Sam ranks up there with Sierra Nevada and Fat Tire as some of the best American beers you can get (almost) anywhere in the US.

If you can find it here I'll be in your debt.

DW, you should have enough experience yourself with the DE Brews to be able to tell which ones go in the same direction. Be open for new experiences for pete's sake!

Ohhhh, Pete's Wicked Ale. Mmm.

Sammy sucks!! ABusch bought them out and the stuff ain't been the same since. They used to have a great Doppel Bock once upon a time, but I ain't seen that since the last time I was at a Dead concert.

Gen, add a few teaspoons of vodka to your favorite pils and you will have Pettie!

Aha! Odd that I never came up with that!

Just for you EV, another search: beer that'll bring pheller to the other threads that talk about British and Scottish beers and the best German beers... etc.

Aaah, Sierra Nevada...California, here I come, right back where I started from...

While I still like and prefer german beers, I do agree that Sam Adams is among the better American beers. Ok, I wouldn't go around looking for it in Munich though but if someone offered me one, I would drink it without any qualms. When I am in the US I usually like to try local micro brewery stuff. Sweet Water Tavern makes some good micro beer.

Back home I drank Natural Ice, and proud of it. $6 for a 12 pack, 5.9%
tastes better than augustiner edelstoff at least...

However, this Ettal dunkel is the SHIT.

Sorry, never been a fan of sam adams...try and find Schell, or preferably schell's dark...from New Ulm, MN. My personal favorite back home. They do Weizen, Alt, you name it...

I'm drunk...I really love Ettal...also, Ludwig II believed that Ludwig IV the bavarian hid the holy grail there...

also, Rupert Mayer (buried downtown) was cooped up in Ettal from 1940-45 by the nazi's...at least he had good beer I suppose.

Somebody shoot this boy!

Form an orderly queue ("line" to you)...

Grab a 40 oz of colt 45 double malt and a bottle of edelstoff and try telling me you taste a difference...I HIGHLY doubt you will.

But when you go back to beantown Trader Joes is carrying a range of German style beers:

Bavarian Style Hefeweizen
Bohemian Lager
Hofbrau Bock
Vienna Lager

Complete with artistic renditions of Munich or Vienna on the labels.

Still interested? Lookup the reviews (search for Trader Joes) at RateBeer.Com

/spargel and beer dont mix

That's the problem! None of them are in the same direction as the better American beers. Most of the good American brews follow a Belgian or English style which is, of course, not gonna fly here.

Hahahaha -- I love German Beer! I was in town for Oktoberfest 2004, and plan to be there again this year (for maybe 3 months, residency permit and employer permission pending -- but the latter is almost a given).

I'm mostly trying to source it for my brother. Everytime we visit the inlaws-to-be, my brother gets them all interested in trying Sam Adams, but we've never successfully brought them any. So, I'm trying to do the research now... they can have all the Boston Lager to themselves and I'll stick with a good Weißbier!

On the other topic -- Martina and I have already talked at length about marriage, and we looked at rings together when she visited Denver in January. So yes, I've asked, and she's said yes. But I'm sure I'll be nervous when I'm asking again in May, this time with a ring!

It's hard to surprise her in "popping the question", but I've already worked out an idea that will be successful in this regard ;-) Wish me luck! :-) I won't elaborate on the count that she knows of this forum ;-)

Maybe I'll try to come to the Stammtisch when I'm in town :-)

--phil

No translation necessary...it's in my hubby's lingo, too.

If you like more English/Belgian beers then Alt Beer and beers like Diebels might be more your thing.

When I was in US, I drank Chimay (, Orval ( and Franziskaner (D) mostly.
I had also 1 coors light (offered by friends after several hours drive)and some microbrewery stuff.

I offered two Chimay glass to my "brother in sin" that he can really appreciate good beer while in US.
He did appreciated the Salvator beer when he was here.

I have several thoughts on this...

Sam Adam Lager and Summer Ale were some of my favorite beers while in the US. Their original brewery in Jamaica Plain, Boston is a fun tour to do IMO. Plus, when you´re finished you can head over to Doyle´s Cafe for what I think is a great U.S. Irish pub experience.

I know that Sam Adams were mulling over having a brewery here in Germany contract brew for them. They sent a delegation to the brewery I worked at, but nothing seems to have come out of it...From what I can gather, Sam Adams lager is comparable to a German Märzen or Oktoberfest beer, although more hoppy (they add hops directly into the young beer, so you get a powerful hoppy essential oil aroma.) If you like Sam Adams, try a German Märzen/Fest/Jubiläums type bier (keep in mind they will taste more malty sweet).

As far as the beer, this proves that American Brews can stand on their own against even the Germans. We have great Beer traditions/Culture in the U.S. Unfortunately, most people here think U.S. beer is of BudMillerCoors type. I was at the house of 111 beers in Schwabing last night and am sorry to say very dissapointed with their selection of beer. For US beers they had Bud, Miller, etc. There was no Sam Adams or Sierra Nevada or comparable micro brew. They listed one called "The Raven" which I´ve never heard of - any TTérs know it? Anyway, their selection does not do justice to the American beer scene IMO.

Someone above mentioned Alt bier and Diebels. Alt Bier is a GREAT and unique German beer! If anyone wants to broaden their German Beer Horizon beyond the Münchner Helles, I would very highly recommend a trip to Düsseldorf. You have to go! Diebels is ok, but it´s a mass market alt. For better beer, go to the Düsseldorf Altstadt. They have several microbreweries that are known for their Alt brews - Uerige, Zum Schlüssel, Füchschen, and more. And not only tourists go there, in fact when I was there, it was an evenmixed crowd (young,old,german,non-german). It´s perfect for a weekend trip, and you can always cross the border to Holland as well. Alt bier is IMO similar to some British Ales. Just imagine, sitting in Zum Uerige,a FRESH Alt in hand, with a Mettwurst brötchen (a traditional accompaniment to an Alt), and chatting with your neighbors...Prost.

Did you, by any chance, suggest some American beers to this house of 111 beers? Perhaps they have no experience with real US beer and assume, like everyone else, that crap beer is all we have.

This comment is so unbelievable to me as a flavor chemist. Why do we work to make food products better for the public when they can't even tell the difference between sh!t and quality?

@NOFXmike, I highly doubt you would be able to tell the difference between an apple and a banana if I gave them to you in a blind taste test.

I can't believe how a simple question became a philosophical debate. i've seen sam adams once in the specialist beer depatrtment in Käffer markt underneath Hertie at the Hauptbahnhof side. However i was searching for Duvel. By far the best beers are all belgian...and thats a fact.

oh the probelm with the beer department is they are often out of stock...

There is also a bar somewhere in scwabing i have heard rumours about that stocks 100 different beers...
good luck hunting

@ ipj: that´s a great idea -instead of complaining about the problem, fix the problem... I didn´t talk to them unfortunately though, it was some kind of German Schlager/80´s nostalgia night. I could deal with ABBA and Roxette, but when they started playing the German version of the Flipper tv series song, I had to get out of there! Just wanted a normal non-scene pub with atmosphere! Will go back and make some recommendations on their selection.

IF change "beers" to "waffles" THEN I agree


See discussion above

Let's get back to the point, shall we ... anyone found Sammies anywhere???

from an Aussie who loves his "Brewer, Patriot".

http://www.samadams.de led me to this catalog entry, which suggests you can order via post for € 1,90 / 0,33l bottle.

Great site. Instead of email-it´s beermail!