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Samuel Adams LongShot Grape Pale Ale

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
3012.74/5.02.74/5.0Special-48.4Flute
Commercial Description:
Created by Samuel Adams Employee Lili Hess, Hawaii This is a very creative spin on a pale ale. As Lili describes it, "It’s like you are drinking a pale ale after biting into a fresh green seedless grape." This delicate brew is light-bodied with unique sweet, yet dry flavors from the grapes. What a combination...
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 hopscotch (5472), Vero Beach, Florida, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/54/103/58/20
May 26, 2008  
Bottle… Clear, textbook-amber ale with a mid-sized, creamy, white head. Fantastic, tight retention. Faint note of honey in the subtle aroma. Medium-bodied with a lightly creamy mouthfeel and relaxed carbonation. Way too sweet. White grapes, honey, toffee. Not nearly enough bitterness to approach any semblance of balance. Finishes sweetly as well. Kudos to headbanger for his generosity!


 jake65 (1698), Williston, North Dakota, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/511/20
May 25, 2008  
Bottle: Bright golden pour with a smidgen of citrus hops and maltiness. Flavor is hoppy and a bit fruity, but the grape certainly doesn’t stand out. Decent effort, but unexciting.


 MaltDawg (778), Richmond, Virginia, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/54/104/510/20
May 25, 2008  
Clear golden amber with small off white head. Light caramel aroma with some fruityness. Carmelized malt with fruity sweetness and little hop flavor. Very low bitterness, dry grainey finish with touch of astringency.


 DougShoemaker (2856), Toronto, Canada
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
May 25, 2008  
Aroma of light malt, some good hops, and a trace of fruit, which I can’t really say is grape? Amber, small custard head. Taste has a nice malty start, a good hop bite. Light bodied, balanced, easy drinking. Good stuff. Thanks Torontoblue.


 KnN (721), Greenbelt, Maryland, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/55/103/59/20
May 25, 2008  
Had this a party where somone told me it was the best long shot they’d ever had. Unfortunately it didn’t quite live up to the hype. Poured a nice copper color. The aroma was challenging which was kind of fun. There was something there that reminded me of pancakes which I thought was weird until I read the bottle and saw that there was maple syrup in the beer. Flavor was ok. Nice malt presence, but the maple syrup/grapes combo wasn’t quite doing it for me. Kudos for creativity though.


 Butters (1646), Virginia, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/55/104/58/20
May 24, 2008  
Courtesy of Maltdawg. Copper amber clear body with ample off-white head. Malty sweet aroma. White grape flavor. Medium fullish mouthfeel. Overall impression: some poured wine into my beer. Not a fan.


 maniac (2628), Richmond, Virginia, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
May 24, 2008  
Clear amber body with a large creamy off-white head. Sweet caramel and lots of grape tannins. More sweet grape flavors, with a touch of caramel. Very little hop flavor, with a dry slight bitter finish. Medium body with moderate carbonation.


 LinusStick (1831), Moon Twp, suburb of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/512/20
May 21, 2008  
A wierd and boring fruit beer. Aroma was champagne-like with mostly light fruit. Pour was a medium amber with a thin off white film for a head. Taste was pretty weak. A strong white grape flavor with not much else. The flavor leaves 2 seconds after the swallow. Not full and not lasting.



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