Samuel Adams LongShot Weizenbock

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

Huge ,very well done, banana clove aroma, the yeast pretty much dominates as I’m not picking up to much Munich malts ,there are some dark fruit aromas also becoming evident, enough to let me know this is a dark bock as opposed to a pale weisse ale, appearance is defintely murky, taste becomes more interesting,now the malts are coming through,as well as sweet melanoidins, alli in a cloak of banana and clove yeast esters and phenols, thinner and a little more fruitier then Aventinus,but I could only hope to make a homebrew this good

Well done, has got a real clove taste and smell that reminds of Autumn ham, the malts are nice and plentiful with the a strong hop body.

12oz bottle. Poured a medium to deeper and cloudy brownish color with a huge sized off white head. Aromas of bananas, cloves, wheaty, and I was getting some smoked meat in the background (took me a while to place it). Tastes of bananas, citrus, lighter spices, and some dark fruits.

excellent..massively murky, ruddy brown body...aroma of banana, clove, and spice..flavor is hugely spiced, with large banana, walnut, and chocolate...hints of wheat as well...as a contest winner, this ranks supreme

The cloves, bananas and wheaty qualities are a bit overpronounced but that makes for an enjoyable beer which goes well with the hops (sniffs like the nobles from other Sam Adams beers). The company should dump one of its flagship beers and replace it with this! This is like the Summer Ale with flavor. There is a medium-dry palate with a shade of fruits. I wish it was just this one and not the Grape Ape beer in the sixer/case.

Murky brown pour with a nice creamy head, true to style. Full banana/clove aroma with plenty of toffee to compliment. I love this style and Rodney nails it. Very good job. The palate is perfect.

Bottle. Pours a semi clear, red/brown, medium tan head. The aroma is a wheaty-spicy one with a lot of roastiness. Flavor is toffee, banana, clove, cinnamon, brown sugar, and dark fruits. It’s a pretty solid brew.

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.