Saturdays Suds: Baseball & Beer #98 Samuel Adams – Wicked Fenway

I got a bit more Saturday Suds fodder this summer on a family trip to the East Coast – both at ballparks.  First was a beer I had at Fenway named after the ballpark!

Brewery:  Boston Beer Company in Boston, MA (also Cincinnati, OH & Breingsville, PA)

Beer:  Wicked Fenway IPA

Description:  “This hometown hazy hits big with a blend of juicy citrus and tropical hop aromas. Low bitterness and a smooth, clean finish make Wicked Fenway IPA perfect from opening pitch to the final out. Available at Fenway Park and select spots through New England.”

A hazy beer in the Sam Adams, Boston-centric “Wicked” line – which means it’s hazy.  This hazy IPA clocks in at 5.5% – which makes it a bit more than the Wicked Easy (session IPA – 4.7%), a bit less than the baseline Wicked Hazy IPA (6.8%) and a lot less than the Wicked Double IPA (8.3%).

Medium:  16-oz cans.

How it’s related to baseball:  Brewed by a “Boston” brewery (Sam Adams brews most of its beer in Cincinnati & Pennsylvania) to pay tribute to the saying of the region.  I liked the beer – it was actually pretty flavorful for the ABV, though a bit more bitter than you’d maybe used to for the hazy beers.

We took our family vacation this summer out to New England, spending about half a week in Boston and a full week in Rhode Island.  This was the 2nd time I got to try this beer (first time I remembered to take a picture though!)