LongShot Boysenberry Wheat - Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)

balconybrew

Illinois

2.75/5  rDev -25.3%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Poured into a pilsner glass. A cloudy yellow liquid with a medium head that fell quickly. I smell sugar and berries, maybe some banana and a hint of wheat. Lacked any hop aroma. The taste was somewhat disappointing. It left an alkaline aftertaste with a hint of the berries. The scent left me wanting more in the taste department. The mouthfeel is average for a wheat ale. I am glad there were only two in the six pack.

Serving type: bottle

04-08-2007 22:02:49 | More by balconybrew

matjack85

Illinois

2.25/5  rDev -38.9%

02-11-2013 23:24:51 | More by matjack85

DmanGTR

New York

3.5/5  rDev -4.9%

01-28-2013 21:45:33 | More by DmanGTR

cliff1066

Virginia

3.75/5  rDev +1.9%

12-11-2012 03:59:17 | More by cliff1066

t0rin0

California

3.75/5  rDev +1.9%

11-10-2012 14:29:39 | More by t0rin0

kobeer

Texas

3.5/5  rDev -4.9%

07-30-2012 14:51:12 | More by kobeer

ssjkyle

Nebraska

3.5/5  rDev -4.9%

07-14-2012 03:33:47 | More by ssjkyle

djrn2

New Jersey

3/5  rDev -18.5%

06-12-2012 23:09:50 | More by djrn2

odbjs735

New York

3/5  rDev -18.5%

05-07-2012 07:06:33 | More by odbjs735

srap357

3.75/5  rDev +1.9%

04-26-2012 21:50:00 | More by srap357

jfcaa193

Connecticut

2/5  rDev -45.7%

02-06-2012 03:06:23 | More by jfcaa193

imperialking

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -4.9%

01-21-2012 01:14:22 | More by imperialking

bonbini26

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev -4.9%

01-11-2012 21:57:07 | More by bonbini26

Goldfoot

Michigan

4/5  rDev +8.7%

12-16-2011 16:32:28 | More by Goldfoot

JohneHoodlum

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -18.5%

12-05-2011 02:23:31 | More by JohneHoodlum

THECPJ

Delaware

4/5  rDev +8.7%

11-29-2011 19:27:22 | More by THECPJ

rab53

Massachusetts

3.25/5  rDev -11.7%

11-25-2011 04:26:29 | More by rab53

kingstonma

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +8.7%

11-20-2011 21:45:08 | More by kingstonma

Burt

Rhode Island

4/5  rDev +8.7%

11-15-2011 18:25:10 | More by Burt

mikesgroove

South Carolina

2.98/5  rDev -19%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

hazy with a nice one inch head that faded to leave a ring around the putside of the glass.

Aroma was light, nothing really jumping out at you, but once it settled in was actually fairly decent. Lots of yeasty and grain like aroma, however there was a definate fruitiness to it. Something sweet lingering in the back that you just could not place., it was like a Hefe mixed with fruit, Actually very good. Nice grain flavors making up the bulk of it, however the berry was very evident, not somethign you had to go searching for. Left a nice finish as well. Very sweet finish.

Serving type: bottle

11-15-2011 02:45:53 | More by mikesgroove

BeerAdvocate

Massachusetts

4.15/5  rDev +12.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Review from BeerAdvocate Magazine April 2007.

This is the first time the employee homebrew contest has been included in Sam Adams's LongShot contest. Boston Beer is a pretty passionate company to be pushing their employees with some hands-on training at home--they all got homebrew kits. Cheers to Ken Smith for the win.

A broad three fingers of head is cradled by the liquid. Great head retention as the lace drops patches of stickiness down the glass. Remarkably smooth and crisp with a medium body. Hazed, yellow-beige color. A fresh, but not cloying, berry aroma; very clean with a crisp grain bite in the aft. One-two snap of mildly tart berry and clean graininess from the wheat. Temperate hop bitterness shows great balance, especially when the berry flavor goes a pinch to the sweet side. Solid malt backbone middle to end, with a good amount of flavor to play with, as the berry character is slow to leave. Semi-dry finish.

Wow, this beer is amazing. There's no doubt why the judges picked this one. Perhaps one of the best new fruit beers to come out this decade. Couple this beer with a tropical fruit tart and some vanilla bean ice cream and you will have bliss.

Serving type: bottle

04-07-2010 20:11:04 | More by BeerAdvocate

Ragingbull

California

3.98/5  rDev +8.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 4.5

This review is from notes in my "travel journal." Obviously the beer is now "retired."

Gold in color with some cloudiness and a little prickle. Classic light foam head that looks like a beer should I suppose. Fruity nose of berry. There is some berry in the attack. The flavor smoothes out to leave a clean finish. It is a very drinkable beer, but not what I normally seek out.

Serving type: bottle

09-18-2009 17:23:13 | More by Ragingbull

yesyouam

New York

3.78/5  rDev +2.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Feb 26, 2007
This beer pours a cloudy orange with a big-bubbled white head. There are a couple of particles in it. The aroma is full-on boysenberry and a flowery (like hibiscus) aroma from the hops. The bubbles are tingly on the tongue. The body is not as thin as I might have suspected. There is the slightest astringency at the end. There is a nice, light bitterness to the flavor with no sweetness. The fruit offers a soft of tartness. The flavor seems just a bit scattered but I would certainly drink this one again.

Serving type: bottle

01-03-2009 00:20:14 | More by yesyouam

clayrock81

Virginia

4/5  rDev +8.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Kudos to my new buddy who buys good beer to drink for guests and doesn't himself - this must've sat in his fridge forever. Not the greatest beer to sample because it had been stored in a fridge, but it is a wheat and not a stout or something, so it shouldn't be that bad.

Poured into a pint glass (no weizen glass today) and received a very cloudy orange body with a good one-finger head and minor lacings. I am not sure what exactly a boysenberry is, but this had a definite berry smell (much closer to blue than razz) with some minor bread malt or something (yeasty). The berries hit the tastebuds first, but they did it smoothly, not sharp. In fact, the berry is about the only thing you really taste, as this is a fluffy, light-bodied beer with minimal hop and malt presence, but one that goes down extremely smooth and fruity (and a little sweet). I thought this was a grat beer, although I could see some beer "snobs" dismissing it as a dessert beer or fruit beer. I wish this could be put in SA's regular rotation I enjoyed it that much.

Serving type: bottle

05-07-2008 13:59:40 | More by clayrock81

jayrod20

Texas

4.2/5  rDev +14.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured a cloudy honey yellow with a 1 finger head that lasted a few minutes. Light lacing that disappears quickly
Smells of berries and honey. Very light sweet smell. Taste is slightly sweet from the special hops, just right. I'm not much of a fruity beer drinker but I like this better than the Great Divide Wild Raspberry Ale. It is crisp with very good carbonation and a nice, clean finish. Would make a great "hot summer day" beer.

Serving type: bottle

05-06-2008 03:46:40 | More by jayrod20