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LongShot Double IPA
Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)
- From:
- Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)
- Massachusetts, United States
- Style:
- Imperial IPA
- ABV:
- 9.6%
- Score:
- 87
- Avg:
- 3.89 | pDev: 11.83%
- Reviews:
- 362
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Sep 24, 2015
- Added:
- Apr 07, 2009
- Wants:
- 4
- Gots:
- 1
No description / notes.
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Ratings by jbphoto88:
Reviewed by jbphoto88 from Texas
3.53/5 rDev -9.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.53/5 rDev -9.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
I don't know about you but I bought the six pack just for the two IIPA's. It pours hazy orange with a little sediment on the bottom. Bottle conditioned or just unfiltered? The head is dull tan and doesn't last long in a hop oil slick.
You can smell the citrus hops right out of the bottle from arms distance away. I can hear my stomach growl in anticipation. Getting a closer whiff I get some grain alcohol and a musty malt scent. The hops according to the bottle are from 7 different American breads which explains why the nose goes from floral to citrus, then piny and earthy/ grassy. No real identity other then hops galore.
This is beer continues it's odd identity crisis into the flavor department. Don't get me wrong this is all IIPA but the confusion comes from all the competing flavors from those bold hops. Pine covered grapefruit and a slew of grassy floral. The malts have no chance with the hops but a subtle note does come through and lingers into the finish with some honey.
A barleywine amount of bitterness that is good but a little harsh for my taste. Dare I say this one is over hopped? I never thought those words could be thought about any beer but here I am writing them. There is just to many conflicting flavors to make it a all around pleasing beer. I feel like this one could age for another month or two to see if the flavors and scents further mingle.
May 12, 2009You can smell the citrus hops right out of the bottle from arms distance away. I can hear my stomach growl in anticipation. Getting a closer whiff I get some grain alcohol and a musty malt scent. The hops according to the bottle are from 7 different American breads which explains why the nose goes from floral to citrus, then piny and earthy/ grassy. No real identity other then hops galore.
This is beer continues it's odd identity crisis into the flavor department. Don't get me wrong this is all IIPA but the confusion comes from all the competing flavors from those bold hops. Pine covered grapefruit and a slew of grassy floral. The malts have no chance with the hops but a subtle note does come through and lingers into the finish with some honey.
A barleywine amount of bitterness that is good but a little harsh for my taste. Dare I say this one is over hopped? I never thought those words could be thought about any beer but here I am writing them. There is just to many conflicting flavors to make it a all around pleasing beer. I feel like this one could age for another month or two to see if the flavors and scents further mingle.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by SPLITGRIN from Kentucky
3.91/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.91/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
From notes dated 02-21-15.
head is super creamy and builds to three fingers including a muffin top puff that rises above the rim of the glass and slightly over. Quickly turns rocky leaving swiss cheese like lace behind. Body is a classic orange amber tone. nose includes resin based hops with orange marmalade and strong back ground of malts. With first sip the hop profile is quite woodsy and laced with pine and citrus rind. The malts are very forward but I would attribute that to the year of aging this beer has had in my cellar. Ih has almost taken a turn towards barleywine status in terms of taste or style currently. Now this is not a bad thing but hops should be given a fresher chance and this is my fault so I definitely won't score poorly for that. The mouthfeel is thick with a hoppy, malt battle. Drinkability is quite nice fresh or with a little age. Let it be said that I am plenty aware that you should drink your IPA's as fresh as possible.
Sep 24, 2015head is super creamy and builds to three fingers including a muffin top puff that rises above the rim of the glass and slightly over. Quickly turns rocky leaving swiss cheese like lace behind. Body is a classic orange amber tone. nose includes resin based hops with orange marmalade and strong back ground of malts. With first sip the hop profile is quite woodsy and laced with pine and citrus rind. The malts are very forward but I would attribute that to the year of aging this beer has had in my cellar. Ih has almost taken a turn towards barleywine status in terms of taste or style currently. Now this is not a bad thing but hops should be given a fresher chance and this is my fault so I definitely won't score poorly for that. The mouthfeel is thick with a hoppy, malt battle. Drinkability is quite nice fresh or with a little age. Let it be said that I am plenty aware that you should drink your IPA's as fresh as possible.
LongShot Double IPA from Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)
Beer rating:
87 out of
100 with
398 ratings
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