Samuel Adams LongShot Grape Pale Ale

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

Absolutely clear light brown body with a golden medium sized head. Light carbonation. Fruity and musty earth flavor with malt and rye. Green apple and pepper flavors as well. Green grapes are not as pronounced as expected and neither are hops. Has a dry bitter aftertaste. A cider beer?

I don’t find this beer to be excessively sweet, it is quite fruity though. One gets the impression of grape skin on the finish that blends with the very light hops in an interesting way. Might be worth a shot if you’re desperate for something new.

Strange and exactly what it says. Grape juice flavored beer. A bit sweet and odd tasting. Not much balance just sweet grape and fruit sugars.

Pours a rich copper amber color with a full creamy two finger head that recedes slowly leaving a full ring of creamy lace. Aromas of chestnuts (bamboo chutes ?) and sweet malted grape skins. Full nectar with soft and creamy residual effers. Big and malty with a mild grapey sweetness. Mellow acids with slight biscuiting. It’s definately fruity, I can also taste some nectarine, apple, and melon. The finish is long and fruity with a mild bittering. This is a very rich brew. Almost reminds my of Midas Touch.

Bottle. Aroma seems a bit thin, not that unpleasant, although also nothing really of note other than an average pale ale, certainly nothing that makes you hurry off to your first sip. Flavor perfectly refreshing if not overwhelming, there is grape there, sour green grape, and it was my favorite part of the beer, so I really wish it was there more (as in if it was there more, I could see this becoming an item of regular consumption for me, hint hint). I thought the mouthfeel was quite solid overall, despite initial impressions that it might be weak. Sure, it’s not a GREAT beer, and it’s companion weizenbock is superior, but I strongly disagree with the sub-3 rating of this brew.

Hmmm... of the hundreds of submitted beers, this was the winner? It’s okay, but definitely nothing special... not by a... longshot! haha!

12oz bottle. Faint aroma of grape juice, corn syrup and grainy malt. Pours bright, clear copper with a very thin white head. Lots of dry, toasty grain on the tongue. Some artificial grape sweetness and maple syrup as well. Medium bodied. Finishes quit dry with lots of grain.

Light ,sweetish malts coming out,there is a hint of a grape there, its odd but my wife and daughter both said the grape aroma hit them big time, so maybe this is made to female tastes,flavor is sugary sweet with some dark fruit and caramel,taste very light ,with an excessive drying effect on the palate,the idea of fresh concord grape really sounds intriguing in an ale,this should be redone,with more emphasis on the grapes