 TheOrange (400), Kent, Ohio, USA
Jun 17, 2009 Deep from the back recesses of our second fridge, I find the 2008 Long shot. I hope this is still about the same taste as it would have been a year ago. The pour is a dark mahogany, with a medium light brown head. Aroma is buttery and wheaty. The flavor is true to the aroma with a nice molasses character. The finish is slow and satisfying. Good beer.
darn1207 (467), Tallahassee, Florida, USA
Jun 15, 2009 12oz bottle. dark reddish brown pour with a thin off white head. aroma of molasses, yeast, dark fruits and brown sugar. taste is bubblegum, cloves, dark fruits and sweet roasted malts. good thin but creamy texture.
Rciesla (2800), Exit 15W, New Jersey, USA
May 29, 2009 Bottle. Pours a copper brown body with a tan head. Very nice berry flavor with a soothing clove spiciness and caramel malt. Very well balanced over all v.nice.
yobdoog (1021), Woodridge NY, New York, USA
Apr 13, 2009 Cloudy thick pour. Dark with a nice head. Aroma is wheaty and light citrus. Malty caramel and some spice. Taste is smooth and rich, wheat bread, caramel mlats and molasses. Very good, can’t find a bad flavor there.
milljam (500), Norman, Oklahoma, USA
Apr 12, 2009 Very malty aroma.....backed up by subtle hints of dark fruit and cloves. Flavor is solid malt....with notes of figs, cloves, bananas and some unidentified spice. Alcohol is hidden and mouthfeel is smooth.
rustbucket0873 (141), Krikville, New York, USA
Mar 22, 2009 Brown body, able to see slightly though. the aroma is very strong bananas. the flavor is cloves, almost like rotten bananas, and spicy. a finish of bitterness.
heemer77 (4187), Savannah, Missouri, USA
Mar 14, 2009 Medium brown body with a light khaki head. The aroma has some strong bananas. There is also some plum and clove. The taste has a little bit of clove spice working with the banana peels.There is also some plum sweetness in the finish. A big brew that drinks easy. Nicely done.
jcp23 (47), Duluth, Georgia, USA
Mar 12, 2009 Bottle into Weizen glass. Interesting how the bottle says, "For brewery-fresh taste purchase before month notched."(June ’08). I guess it doesn’t matter when you actually DRINK it, as long as you PURCHASE it before the notched date. Super! As I poured this beer, my kitchen and nostrils were filled with bouquet du banana. Very nice! Impressive dark, hazy, reddish-caramel color with beige head and some trailing lacing on the glass. Flavor is richly malty, with chocolate candied banana and spiced with clove. Medium creamy body with edifying carbonation. Unlike lesser beers, the aroma retains in the glass down to the last swallow. Delicious and quite enjoyable. An extra 1/10 of a point rewarded for extended shelf life. Nice work, Illin. Rodney!
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