Beer of the Week: Samuel Adams Harvest Helles

Beer score: 5.9

Company: Samuel Adams
ABV: 5.4
IBU: 15

For a beer released in the autumn, the coloring surprised me with its light goldenness. On the nose, I picked up light hints of citrus, flowers, and bread.

Upon drinking, the taste has all of the above, but there's also more bitterness than I expected. In fact, that bitterness lingers, as do the hints of citrus, perhaps lemon.

All in all, not a bad beer, though also not a great one. Maybe a little more carbonation that I felt was necessary.