Beer of the week (May 31st)

This week I was traveling for my new job so I wasn't able to go pick out a real unique beer. Sam Adams Boston Lager is sort of the Khaki pants of beer. It is classified as a Vienna Lager but it is pretty much true to Bavarian traditions and styles. If you serve it you will get few complaints. It tastes good enough to satisfy beer advocates and it is "normal" enough not to scare off BMC (BudMillerCoors) drinkers. I had it with some Jalapeno Poppers (which, despite knowing better, I frequently pronounce as hal-eh-peen-yo instead of hal-ah-pehn-yo) and some clam chowder.

I recommend, but would not go out of my way to get it, which is seldom required because it is nearly as ubiquitous as "lite" beer at a dive bar. So while some people may knock it for it being conventional, I view it as a tap oasis in a desert of swill. If you haven't tried it in a while you may be surprised and while you are at it, look for a seasonal offering like the Summer Ale which is usually first rate.

--Joey