Samuel Adams LongShot Boysenberry Wheat

Formerly brewed at Boston Beer Company
Style: Fruit Beer
Boston, Massachusetts USA

Bottle, BB June ’07. Poured a very slightly hazy medium golden with a nice little cap of white head and lots of rising carbonation. The aroma took me back to Fruit Roll-ups as a kid, which I loved.. sweet mixed berries over a mild wheaty tartness. Flavor had a tart, citrusy foray onto the palate with grainy cereal and berries washing nicely over the tongue (Crunchberries with a shot of alcohol, anyone?).. tasty stuff! Lighter-bodied and a bit too grainy on the palate at times.. mild tartness played well.. refreshing. This is one that I would re-visit. Prost, Mr. Smith!

bottle: a slightly cloudy golden colour with a very large white fluffy head. aroma slaps you in the face with fresh berries very very sweet. flavour is not as berry as youwould think from th enose, but is defenitly there with some wheat. it is a little thin and watery.

rating from notes: in a mixed pack of beer,poured golden in color with pretty good carbination and lacing. smell is berries, malts and sweetness. taste is definitely berries, malts, and good carbination. has a good fruit flavor not too artificial, smooth taste.

12 oz. brown, longneck bottle. Best before June 2007? Poured out a clear golden yellow color, with a thin tan colored head. Aromas are of berries, definitely. Slight malt aromas as well. Flavors are of berries mostly. Perfume sweetness dominate the flavors. Finishes sweet. Decent mouthfeel, medium body. Best fruit beer I’ve had to date.

Bottle. Small white head that mostly diminished, lacked any real amount of lacing, transparent, golden hue, and visible carbonation. Nose was very, very sweet, berries, citrus, and sour. Flavor was tart, sweet, berries, citrus and dry finish. Mouthfeel was slightly tingly and dry. Light body. Sickingly sweet IMMHO. Too much berry flavor.

Bouteille, courtoisie de Hogtownharry. De couleur dorée orange et semi-voilée. Nez de levures fruitées assez sucrées (mûres, cassis, bleuets, léger de cerises noires et de framboises, notes de raisins et d’agrumes), de blé et quelques notes de houblon herbeux. Moyenne-mince en bouche avec un pétillement bas-moyen aux notes croustillantes ainsi qu’une texture moyennement crémeuse et aux notes sirupeuses fruitées. Goût de levures fruitées sucrées (du genre confitures) et aux notes aigres (cassis, mûres, léger de bleuets et de framboises, notes de cerises noires et de raisins) ainsi qu’avec de très faibles notes lactiques (rappelant le yogourt) lors de l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute un moyen goût de blé asséchant ainsi qu’un léger goût de céréales et de miel puis en finale l’on retrouve une légère amertume de houblon floral et herbeux. Post-goût moyen et un peu sec, légèrement amer de houblon herbeux, léger de blé ainsi qu’une légère aigreur fruitée (cassis, bleuets, notes de zest d’agrumes).

Rated 2/8/07: Cloudy rich golden pour with an orange tint, nice foamy white head and thick lacing. Initial aroma is of tart berries followed by dry wheat. Crisp refreshing feel here, slightly thick with a light syrup feel. Flavor is amazingly balanced for a fruit beer. The tangy and tart berry flavor is easily detected but it doesn’t dominate. It hits with a nice burst at first but leads way to a nice typical American Wheat base. Good dry malt, hops aren’t readily detected but I’m sure they help keep the balance in this beer. Overall it’s very good for a fruit beer, I enjoyed a couple and that’s about my limit with this style.

Cloudy orange color with a medium thick and fluffy off-white head that dissipates slowly. Spotty lacing. Sweet berry and malt aroma. Light, crisp body with a tart fruit character. Boysenberry is propped up by some malt and wheat flavors. The finish is clean and fruity with touches of wheat and mild hops. Overall the beer is slightly above average, and despite not being a brew I would seek out again, it is nice to see a mainstream brewer introducing unique styles like this.