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LongShot Old Ale
Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)
- From:
- Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)
- Massachusetts, United States
- Style:
- Old Ale
- ABV:
- 10.6%
- Score:
- 88
- Avg:
- 3.93 | pDev: 12.21%
- Reviews:
- 208
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Feb 27, 2024
- Added:
- Jan 20, 2007
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 0
No description / notes.
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Ratings by asabreed:
Reviewed by asabreed from New York
4.79/5 rDev +21.9%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.79/5 rDev +21.9%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
12 oz. bottle into a Thomas Hardy's snifter. Best by June 2007.
Appearance: A gorgeous ruby color with some plum highlights to add to the darkness of the brew. With some swirls, some absolutely gorgeous lacing akin to pointalism is left all around the glass, and the outeredge'd ring keeps thick and off-white.
Smell: Rich and complex, with molasses, vanilla, honey, dark maple, brown sugar, candied raisins, hints of figs, dark bread, caramel richness. Not only are all of these aromas present, but they're volatile and balanced. I don't get much hops, but they're probably in there somewhere. This is like a liquid cake better at the finest bakery around.
Taste: I have to say, everything from the aroma really comes together in the taste wonderfully, with the long finish of dessert sweetness and a bit of citrus hops for good measure. What I really love about this is that in its seemingly young stage, there's not much hop presence to mask the richness that would, I think, ordinarily come out after it's in the cellar for a bit. Here, though, there's enough hops by the finish not to make it syrupy or too rich, but there's also a complete mask of the alcohol, which baffles me. Wonderful stuff all around, and unfortunately way to easy to drink, 10.6% ABV or not.
Mouthfeel: Luscious and coating without feeling cloying or nearly too rich in the least, and enough carbonation to also contribute without making itself either too known or too little known.
Drinkability: Certainly the best of the 3 Longshot brews, and quite easily the best Old Ale I've had in a long time. The worst thing about this is that I only have one more bottle. I'd love to see this as a seasonal staple, though sadly I doubt that will ever happen. Maybe it's time to lay the other one down and savor the fact that I still have it to drink eventually.
Feb 25, 2007Appearance: A gorgeous ruby color with some plum highlights to add to the darkness of the brew. With some swirls, some absolutely gorgeous lacing akin to pointalism is left all around the glass, and the outeredge'd ring keeps thick and off-white.
Smell: Rich and complex, with molasses, vanilla, honey, dark maple, brown sugar, candied raisins, hints of figs, dark bread, caramel richness. Not only are all of these aromas present, but they're volatile and balanced. I don't get much hops, but they're probably in there somewhere. This is like a liquid cake better at the finest bakery around.
Taste: I have to say, everything from the aroma really comes together in the taste wonderfully, with the long finish of dessert sweetness and a bit of citrus hops for good measure. What I really love about this is that in its seemingly young stage, there's not much hop presence to mask the richness that would, I think, ordinarily come out after it's in the cellar for a bit. Here, though, there's enough hops by the finish not to make it syrupy or too rich, but there's also a complete mask of the alcohol, which baffles me. Wonderful stuff all around, and unfortunately way to easy to drink, 10.6% ABV or not.
Mouthfeel: Luscious and coating without feeling cloying or nearly too rich in the least, and enough carbonation to also contribute without making itself either too known or too little known.
Drinkability: Certainly the best of the 3 Longshot brews, and quite easily the best Old Ale I've had in a long time. The worst thing about this is that I only have one more bottle. I'd love to see this as a seasonal staple, though sadly I doubt that will ever happen. Maybe it's time to lay the other one down and savor the fact that I still have it to drink eventually.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by Lexluthor33 from New York
2.77/5 rDev -29.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2.5
2.77/5 rDev -29.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2.5
Just bad.
Sweet like candy and almost medicinal.
Syrupy, low carbonation and a low alcohol burn.
reddish brown color and a really nice looking beer.
This was like a badly balanced barley wine beer.
Feb 27, 2024Sweet like candy and almost medicinal.
Syrupy, low carbonation and a low alcohol burn.
reddish brown color and a really nice looking beer.
This was like a badly balanced barley wine beer.
LongShot Old Ale from Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)
Beer rating:
88 out of
100 with
233 ratings
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