Samuel Adams LongShot Old Ale

Formerly brewed at Boston Beer Company
Style: Old Ale
Boston, Massachusetts USA

12oz bottle. Why can’t all Samuel Adam’s be like this?! dark brown with a foamy khaki head. rich, heavy caramel, toffee, almond, dubbel aroma. slight alcohol ring on th glass. flavor is sweet and very malty. Heavy bodied. 10%?... it is hidden very well. This is my favorite Sam Adams!

A slight cleanser odor - and no head. But a pretty fine ale. Mr Oliver has done well. Not a brew I’d drink more than 1 per eve though, save this one for the special nights. Beautiful color. I’m surprised a larger brewery could produce this in such quantity... *edit* I thinkk vyvvy got the right idea, I bet this would age to perfection. update: ok, so the aging only went 5 months, because I ran out of beer. But this ale has turned out fantastic. It smells like whiskey (or is it bourbon? or scotch?), and almost tastes like it to. Fantastic. I hope Sam Adams makes this a regular.

Pours a four finger light brown head that fades slowly leaving a good lace. Nice clear deep mahogany color. Light carbonation and medium-heavy bodied. Molasses nose. Flavor is sweet molasses/caramel, not cloying, high ABV is hidden. $7.49 6-pak, 12oz bottle from Capital Convenience Concord, NH.

This is another benchmark beer from the SA LS series. Great ruby mahogany colored pour with 2-finger khaki head. Aroma of caramel malt, brown sugar, cabernet, hops, cobwebby earthy notes. The flavor is caramel malty, with a very rich, complex palate, and some molasses, raisins, dark chocolate, cabernet, and mild hop taste notes. This one is outstanding. Kudos to Don Oliver.

This was a wonderful experience on a cold winter night. The rich malt was similar to candy caramel and was truly well-balanced with hop bitterness. It was similar to a good dopplebock from Germany. I highly recommend this contest winner. Medium sweetness, lightly bitter, rich color and a nice lace curtain. This one had me draining the last drops from my glass with passion for more!

Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer poured a bright ruby-chestnut color with a medium sized light brown head. The aroma was sweet, fruity and had notes of molasses and caramel. Lovely aroma. The flavor was very sweet and fruity - notably cherry - with strong notes of caramel and molasses. The finish was long and sweet with ripe fruits. The body was a bit too fizzy for an old ale but that was really my only complaint. Probably the finest beer I have had from this brewer.

Poured into a Pint glass. Pours a red copper colour, fizzy off white frothy head with large bubbles and good retention with an instant lacing of the glass. Vinus malty aroma. Taste starts with a malty, rock candy,caramel combined with a well balanced hop bitterness for finishing taste. Silky Smooth on the palate. 10.6% is well represented and not overpowering. Big Props to this one, by far the best of the long shot variety.

This bottled brew from a bottle shop marker best before 6/07 poured a large sized head of foamy fine to medium sized bubbles that were mostly lasting and left behind a transparent softly carbonated red brown colored body and a thick foamy lacing. The aroma was malty vinous and sweet. The mildly vinous mouth feel was tingly at the start with a mellow finish vinous aftertaste. The flavor contained notes of very nice and strong caramel malt sweet vinous dark malt and brown malt. Delicious and one I would certainly buy again.