Buffalo Bayou “Sam’s Daily”

Buffalo Bayou “Sam’s Daily”

ABV: 5.8

Let me start with…sorry for my brief absence. I did not forget about you guys! I just had some personal things to take care of that took me away for bit. However – I’m back and we are going to pick up right where we left off…down the aisle of my local HEB!

On this little trip I found Buffalo Bayou’s – Sam’s Daily Cream Ale. Mmmmm.

Plus with a name like Sam’s Daily, order you are lead to believe this is someone’s day-to-day day go to brew. Nobody has a daily that doesn’t taste good! Sam, website you sir have great taste!

20161004_201601_resized

Sam’s Daily is a tart, light and crisp with just the right amount of carbonation.Perfect for a Texas afternoon! It has a deep wheaty, citrus flavor. I found it to be almost more like a witbier than a cream ale. It was so smooth that before I knew it my glass was empty! There were no bitter, hoppy notes. Just the wheaty, creamy flavor from the malts.

I can definitely see why Same drinks this Daily!

20161004_201615_resized

 

It smelled kind of like blue moon, but had more of that tart citrus flavor and maybe less wheaty. In fact, despite it being a wheaty beer, it was not filling at all. Just very refreshing. Perfect for those warm Texas afternoons in the middle of fall!

So, after finding this brew had a taste like a witbier, I had to experiment a little. As you may or may not know, other witbeirs typically pair with a citrus of some kind to bring out the flavor. I had to see if Sam’s Daily was a stand alone or could be enhanced even further with the addition of some citrus!

I was pretty indecisive if I wanted to go the orange route (as per usual) or go with a lemon to compliment that crisp tartness. So naturally…I did both!

20161004_202930_resized 20161004_202833_resized

I found that both fruits complimented this beer in their own ways. The lemon brought out more of the tartness and the orange brought out more of the sweet notes. I couldn’t tell you which way I preferred it, that is something you will have to decide for yourself. I thoroughly enjoyed it all three ways I tried it (by itself, with an orange and with a lemon). Each way had it’s own flavor profile and I loved the enhancement brought out by adding slices of citrus. So are you in a tart mood or a sweet one?

 

Save

    • Momma Sonja
    • October 25, 2016
    Reply

    I don’t try a lot of beers ..but this sounds pretty good.

Leave a Comment


One Comment

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *