LongShot Traditional Bock
Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)

LongShot Traditional BockLongShot Traditional Bock
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From:
Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)
 
Massachusetts, United States
Style:
Bock
ABV:
6.8%
Score:
88
Avg:
3.92 | pDev: 9.69%
Reviews:
321
Ratings:
345
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Feb 28, 2024
Added:
Dec 30, 2008
Wants:
  2
Gots:
  0
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Ratings by Reaper16:
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Reviewed by Reaper16 from Alabama

3.35/5  rDev -14.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
served from a 12oz. bottle -- best by Sept. 09 -- into a pint glass

Pours an attractive shade of medium-dark brown, but it remains translucent. Its not unlike a glass of iced tea, really. The billowing, two-finger head leaves rocky lacing as it recedes to a small ring.

Tons of bready malt aromas dominate the nose of this beer. Some fruit smells, dark fruit mostly with hints of cherry, come out to play. I get some vanilla, too.

Very malty on the tongue. A small bit of dark fruit on the beginning and end of a swallow. Much more of a spice component that I was expecting. There are more spices in this beer, it seems, than in the witbier that it was packaged with in the Longshot box! For my palate, the spices don't lend anything positive to the beer. The more I drink of this bottle, the more the spices are building up on my tongue and obscuring the malts.

Mouthfeel is fine. Its not full-bodied or creamy or anything, but its fine enough for a nice bock. Heavily spiced beers will almost always suffer in the drinkability dept. in my reviews and this is no exception.

As enticing as the look and aromas of this beer are, the spice components kill it for me.This promising bock is ultimately not for me.
Jun 19, 2009
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by Lexluthor33 from New York

3.79/5  rDev -3.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Medium brown color with small head and lace.
Aroma was bready, malty, grape notes and dates.
Taste was sweet with bread notes and grains.
Some alcohol in finish yet the finish was dry with medium carbonation and body.
The balance was so so.
Still, worth having this one.
Enjoyable.
2009 review.
Feb 28, 2024
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Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada

2.38/5  rDev -39.3%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2.5
Another bock that pours thin, brown, whispy 1/5" head. Aroma is muted.

Taste imparts a more dark fruit alcoholic british mild brown ale vibe. Tobacco, plums, prunes, cigars, tobacco.
Jul 17, 2016
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Reviewed by SPLITGRIN from Kentucky

3.31/5  rDev -15.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
Review based on notes taken 7-2-10.

I have been overlooking this brew for a long time. Wanted to give it a shoot before age took to strong a toll. A vigorous pour gets early three fingers of fluffy biscuit tan head. Head turns quickly rocky as it slowly fades. Body is a deep mahogany amber tone. Nose is very faint with notes of minerals and toasted grains, both are tough to detect. Taste is malty up front with some snappy almost crisp fruit tones coming in afterwards. Malts stay prominent and get long and thick on the back of the tongue the more you drink. Mouthfeel quickly becomes thick and cloying. Drinkability is not bad but man, this beer really stays thick and malty all over the palate.
Oct 24, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by BuddyZ from Pennsylvania

Aug 16, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by getkrunkhoe from California

Aug 15, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by zestar from California

May 21, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by BillRoth from Maryland

Dec 29, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by ejimhof from Pennsylvania

Sep 29, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by jaydoc from Kansas

Sep 02, 2013
 
Rated: 5 by anfield86 from New Jersey

May 27, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by kb2250 from New Jersey

Mar 19, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by t0rin0 from California

Aug 26, 2012
 
Rated: 3.5 by ajs4bd from Missouri

Aug 20, 2012
 
Rated: 3.5 by ms11781 from Massachusetts

Jun 30, 2012
 
Rated: 1.75 by odbjs735 from New York

May 07, 2012
 
Rated: 4 by slimntubbs from Pennsylvania

Jan 31, 2012
 
Rated: 4 by EvanWilliams from Illinois

Jan 28, 2012
 
Rated: 4 by imperialking from Illinois

Jan 21, 2012
 
Rated: 4 by bonbini26 from New Jersey

Jan 12, 2012