Over ten years ago I had my first Samuel Adams Cream Stout. Thanks to Raf, who one day just said, 'you got to try this beer - its like a meal'.
So we went to Big Bear in U.A. and got a six pack. It was dark and full of delicious flavors. I had never tasted anything like it! For me it was a "gateway beer" that opened my eyes and taste buds to other possibilities in beer drinking enjoyment. Gone forever was the days of drinking two dollar cases of 'Geobel' or 'Red White and Blue' and the wide mouth 'Gennesee Cream Ale'. I stopped drinking the big brewery beers for the buzz and opted for the darker and smaller beer companies (now commonly referred to as MICRO-brews) for flavor.
Samuel Adams was the Big little Micro Brew. They had a series of seasonal beers that made me open to trying new beer selections. Cream Stout disappeared from the regular seasonal rotation and for years I drank a beer in Los Angeles called 'The Spatan Optimator Double Bok'. It was the closest in taste to my old Cream Stout, so I stuck with it (so did the pounds!).
Now, many years and many pounds later, I don't drink like I used to. I have a beer here and there and sometimes I don't even finish. I always wondered what happened to the old Cream Stout. Well, now its back and better than ever! I saw it at Krogers the other day and grabbed a six pack. I chilled it and split one with my wife (I couldn't finish the whole thing!) - a perfect nightcap!
So if you come across this beer, grab it and give it a try, it may not be around for a long time.
Long time.
cK
p.s.
There is another Sam Adams beer out that I have never been able to find, but would always look. My friend E Said, years ago, it was like nectar from the gods. I had a small portion of it when I visited him in Nashville, and it's taste was indescribable. It was a dark beer that came in a small dark blue Champaign style bottle complete with a cork. I never drank another sip all these years, but always kept my eye out for one. I know it was a relative of the Cream Stout, but I never could remember the name of it. I wish I could get a hold of a bottle of that one!
If anybody out there can find this golden fleece of beers, please send me one!!!
