i'm going to use sam adams cherry wheat as an example-... i like this beer, but i hate wheat beers. what makes this one different is that the cherry flavor completly overpowers the wheat-... it is a very flavor forward beer it doesn't have balance between the grains, hops, yeast, and the cherries. the cherry hits you first, then the wheat malt, maybe a bit of yeast, and next to no alpha acid from the hops.



in an ipa the hops are going to be the flavor up front w/ some of the grain's undertones, and the yeast takes a backseat.



in belgain ales the yeast is the most present, then you get the grains, and the hops take a backseat.



i could go on and on-... what i'm saying is sam adams (to me) usually have flavor forward beers.

 

I'm ready for this to hit shelves but still have about a month and a half to go.

 

lol f*ck bro, I saw this thread and thought, "Oh sh*t, it's out early!"



It was last year or the year before that I saw it in early September.

 

oshit, if I actually read the thread it seems I had it about this time last year.



Time to start contacting my bartenders for updates

 

It IS on the shelves already. Has been for the last 9 days......to early!

 

NEVAARRR!!

 

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If you say so, but being out now can only mean one thing....come October, you'll only have winter brews on the shelf. Beer is getting worse than cars with the early releases here!

 

I can't disagree. It's tasty and all, but Oktoberfest in August is like... well, Halloween in the damn dead of summer. Think of the children.



Besides, much better brews that can be enjoyed all year.







That said, very much looking forward to visiting Helen, GA this year for Oktoberfest. Many good drunken times to follow.

 

It's available in 12 packs here. The 6 packs are sold out everywhere.