"Toasty and crisp, [Sam Adams Pale Ale] is an excellent beer for any occasion." So says Sam Adams' marketing copywriters.

Samuel Adams® Pale Ale is a delicious, lighter bodied beer with a delightfully fresh taste. I'd say it's just okay as far as pale ales go.

Its unique blend of two row malted barley adds a rich harmony of sweet flavors that is complimented by the traditional earthy hop character imparted by authentic British hops—East Kent Goldings and Fuggles, to be precise. The fermentation character of the ale yeast adds a rich bouquet of fruit and ester notes that add another layer of complexity to this popular style. Rich harmonies and bouquets... mmmm...

All in all, Samuel Adams Pale Ale is a very smooth, drinkable brew that's easy on the palate (as far as pales go). Even though it's dry-hopped (which is what brewers call the technique of adding hops to the brew at any stage of the process after the wort has cooled), it's not as strong or as bitter as the other prevalent Pale Ale style that I actually prefer: India Pale Ales.

But enough about the beer...

The clue for the Samuel Adams Pale Ale letterbox assumes that you have just found the Titan IPA letterbox, so...

What goes up must come down, and that means you! But you don’t have to ruin your knees by taking the most obvious route. Instead, take the “path” made for something far larger than you or I, and follow it as it descends the southern side of the slope.

This route, while going down a fairly steep incline, continuously turns to the right. After a certain distance, it will straighten out a bit and level off a lot. At this point you need to become aware of your surroundings...

Some concrete biscuits line the path's right side. Did you notice that you were unable to see anything past the trees on your left? That's important, because when you get to the first point where you can see beyond the trees, you're at a point where you need to change course.

Ahead, the "path" turns to the left and begins to slope downward again. There is an obvious footpath from the left side of the "path" out onto the exposed granite. A small cluster of four pines on the left should serve as a landmark, as should a smallish triangular stone to the left side of the "path".

Take 25 steps or so to a marble dike, a strip of marble embedded in the granite. Turn to 230* and take 65 steps downhill. Then turn to 165* and take about 95 steps. You will end up walking along the treeline.

You want to be looking on your left for a slab of granite that's about 3 feet square—and it would be nearly perfectly square if its top edge wasn't so bumpy—leaning up against a longer boulder (about the length of your average family car) with a triangular cross-section. If you turn away from this formation, you should see the Atlanta skyline at 260*. Stand at the right end of this longer boulder and sight 70 degrees.

20 feet into the treeline there's a long slab of concrete with a smallish pine fallen across it. This rock is broken into smaller sections, the longest of which is on the left. The middle section doesn't jut out quite as far, and the right-hand section even less.

This right-hand section is your focal point. On your side of the rock there's a small concavity thats covered with rocks and debris. You know what to do...

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