Had some Sam Adams Boston Lager and even after trying it several times on separate occasions is still not for me (nor my dogs Barnie and Indiana). It had a heavy brown color and carbonation-injection head with a monstrous after taste. However, the price was right for the case (thanks mom) and these bottles may soon house some of the most anticipated TnDc homebrew yet --The Russian Imperial Stout (more to come). So it wasn't an entire waste;)