Northern Brewer has a kit called John Q. Adams Marblehead Lager that I believe is an attempt at a Boston Lager clone. Not that it is what you're aiming for, but you wouldn't want to accidentally brew what you don't want. You probably wouldn't "accidentally" hit that hop bill though.


MASH INGREDIENTS
-- 9.25 lbs. Rahr 2-row
-- 0.75 lbs. Briess Caramel 60


BOIL ADDITIONS & TIMES
-- 0.5 oz. Hersbrucker (60 min)
-- 0.5 oz. Tettnang (60 min)
-- 0.5 oz. Hersbrucker (30 min)
-- 0.5 oz. Tettnang (30 min)
-- 0.5 oz. Hersbrucker (15 min)
-- 0.5 oz. Hersbrucker (0 min)

Wow, real simple grain bill. I always imagined Boston Lager having some Munich or vienna or something...maybe a bit more like a vienna lager. It must be that decoction mash producing that richer, fuller profile.

Hop schedule looks nice, but yeah that woulndt be accidental. Sounds about right for what I taste in sam adams.