Samuel Adams LongShot Weizenbock

Brewed by Boston Beer Company
Style: Weizen Bock
Boston, Massachusetts USA

Pours a dark murky brown with small offwhite head. Strong spice on the nose. Flavor is malty and spicy. Good for the style but not one I would choose.

12 oz. distinctive Samuel Adams bottle, notched freshness date along the left side of the label (July 2008), sampled in a weizen glass. L: Cloudy crayon brown with a frothy, fluffy rough hewed beige head, good retention, leaves behind a fair amount of splotchy curtain-like lace, this is off to a good looking start. S: First notes of banana, clove and earthy bread, followed by caramel, cocoa and a light nuttiness. As it warms a soft spiciness comes out along with mild aromas of dark figs and prunes. F&T: Creamy and moderately bodied with enough firmness and heft from the carbonation to give this weizenbock a well rounded feel in the mouth. Lightly roasted malty tastes of caramel, chocolate and almonds with a nice wheat tang towards the end. Following the initial malt tastes comes a soft banana, clove and tingling spiciness, then mildly sweet dried fruit flavors of figs and raisins, plus traces of sour prunes. Finishes with a sprightly dry hop spiciness, caramel, clove and tart malted wheat. I thought this was a very enjoyable weizenbock, easy to see why it was picked as a LongShot winner. Well crafted and easy to sip, I wouldn’t mind if this became a seasonal release from BBC.

Bottle pours a bit like a prune juice hue with a nice big off white head with no lace. The aroma is banana-clove, some spice not otherwise specified, and vanilla. the flavor is malty, warming, sour in the finish, clove, some dehydrated banana bits, and rather well coordinated. The palate is cleansing yet rich. Overall, this is really a decent effort, but not my style.

I was actually shocked!......pours a deep cloudy amber-brown with off-white almost brown head with great retention...aroma was very nice, malty with strong clove notes, flavor very much the same with nice alcohol spice and actually does have some of that pink hubba bubba bubble gum notes to it....the wife does not like this but I do, although Im not a huge fan of this style........It is a very good beer.....

Dark chestnut brown with a creamy, light brown head. Aroma is spicy and creamy malt. Flavor is rich with cloves and vanilla plus a bit of fruity sweetness. Full, creamy mouthfeel with a thick, malty finish.

Love the look and smell! Not that big of a fan of strong beers. However this one is just right, imo. Good job Rodney.

It’s good, but I must admit I was surprised to see the 93 percentile rating pop up on Ratebeer. A dark amber brew, as advertised, mingling cloves, figs, vanilla notes, and clover on the palate for a pleasing, easy-going drink that belies the 7.2 % alcohol it’s carrying. A tad too well behaved for my tastes, bordering on blandness, but it would be good set up alongside a pizza.

A dark dark amber pour with a glorious cream tan head. The head lasts for 1/2 the beer. It smells of wheat and clove. The flavor is a strong clove with hints of fruit, and a bit of spice. The mouthfeel is creamy and frothy. The aftertaste is malty sweet and good. A really good beer. Great with steak. Small lacing on the glass.