Samuel Adams LongShot Grape Pale Ale

Brewed by Boston Beer Company
Style: Fruit Beer
Boston, Massachusetts USA

Name: Longshot Grape Pale Ale
Date: 05/10/2008
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, Cellar Party

Appearance: clear amber, wispy dirty white head, sudsy lace,
Aroma: sweet crystal malt aroma with a winey grape character, light floral hops,
Body: creamy body,
Flavor: sweet malt flavor, grape character adds additional winey sweetness, light hops for balance, light bitter finish,

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 11/20
Rating: 3/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4

(12oz bottle, best by 7/08) Large and creamy off-white head that leaves nice lacing, atop crystal clear light amber body. Aroma is medium sweet, corn, berry, some spicy. Taste is medium sweet, nectarine, wheat, toast, some grape, light orange. Finishes with the grape characteristic. Light-medium body, some effervescence.

12oz bottle notched BB end of Jul 2008. Poured a deeper and clear golden color with a large sized white head. Aromas of grains, grass, light caramel, and some grapes. Tastes of caramel, citrus, and a berry / grapiness.

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!

(Bottle) Pours a transparent copper body with a small white head. Aroma of medicinal, grass, light citrus, and caramel. Flavor of nuts, caramel, grassy hops, and a hint of white grapes.

Transparent bronze with a stringy-lacing white head. Aroma of slightly sweet pale malts with a hint of grapes. Starts with about average thickness and some semi-sweet, grainy notes with a mild bitterness and some faint grapey flavor. Pretty bland and uninteresting overall. Would be better with a bigger grape flavor.

12oz bottle-pours a rich offwhite head with copper color. Aroma is caramel-medium malt, secondary earthy hops, light/medium fruit. Taste is balanced caramel-medium malt, earthy/spicey hops, light/medium fruit. OK/mild carbonation.

Pours orange with a thin white head. Smells of grapes, some citrus, pepper. Tastes earthy with some grape hints. Reminds me more of a middle of the road pale ale than a grape infused fruit beer.