Preface: Before reading this entry, I'd recommend reading the one posted just before this one, on Rolling Rock.
So, in that last post, I waxed nostalgic about Rolling Rock beer. Now, it's not my absolute favourite of beers, though it may very well be in my Top 10. (Note to self: I could write an entry about my Top 10 favourite beers sometime).
There are so many good beers, that it's tough even to decide upon a Top 5. Let's see... Killian's would be in there, for sure, and Heineken would likely make an appearance, Bass has a good chance of making the cut as well.
But, without a doubt, I believe that Sam Adams would take the top spot, #1. Now, before I get angry comments from Germans or Belgians ;), I must make a disclaimer: Sam's Adams is my favourite beer, of the beers that I have a reasonable chance of finding in a given maket.
I can't even recall when I first tried Sam Adams. But, man, it's delicious. But, what sparked my interest in writing this entry is that Sam Adams Double Bock has won the Grand Champion trophy at the Australian International Beer Awards in Melbourne.
Samuel Adams Double Bock won the Grand Champion Trophy at the Australian International Beer Awards in Melbourne.
The 8.5% abv German-style lager from Boston Beer Co. won out over 421 other beers from 19 countries.
The Double Bock also won the trophy as best lager, while Rogue Imperial Stout brewed by Oregon's Rogue Ales won Champion Stout.
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Ooh. “Sam Adams Double Bock” is now at the forefront of my must-buy-at-the-next-available-opportunity list of beers. And, if the DFW Mozilla-1.0 party ends up being this Saturday, I have my hopes up that the organizers may choose to hold it at the Flying Saucer (full name: Flying Saucer Draught Emporium). The Flying Saucer for those not aware is a “restaurant”, but only in the sense that it's a beer-paradise (over 100 beers on-tap!) that also happens to server food ;)
So, if we end up going to the Flying Saucer for the Mozilla-1.0 party, then I'll definitely try to snark some Sam Adams Double Bock there. Also on my list of beers-to-try: Sam Adams Triple Bock. Priced at $4.75 per 8.75 oz bottle, and at 17.5% APV, this is no ordinary beer. Hey, the Mozilla 1.0 release is probably one of the better celebrations I'll be having this year, so maybe I'll seek out both Sam Adams Double Bock and Sam Adams Triple Bock if we end up holding the festivities at the Flying Saucer.