LongShot Grape Pale Ale
Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)

LongShot Grape Pale AleLongShot Grape Pale Ale
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From:
Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)
 
Massachusetts, United States
Style:
Fruit and Field Beer
ABV:
5.35%
Score:
76
Avg:
3.28 | pDev: 14.33%
Reviews:
221
Ratings:
248
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Mar 18, 2017
Added:
Feb 08, 2008
Wants:
  2
Gots:
  1
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Ratings by chiefydawg:
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Reviewed by chiefydawg from Ohio

3.28/5  rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Brassy liquid looks undecided between hazy and clear. For the decent 1/2" white head, the carbonation is not as active looking as I would have thought. Pretty nice lacy though.

Although more subtle than many fruit beers, this definitely has some grape skin smell to it. It is well-weaved into the light malt and biscuit. No hops, which I expected in a pale ale; even a fruity one.

The gentle fruit sweetness camps out at the front of the mouth for the drink, then packs up and hikes slowly down the throat leisurely after the swallow. There's some caramel maltiness that also contributes to the stickiness. Rather smooth drinking with a light body and yet some solid substance to the taste.

I think there are some things here that don't add up: It is sweet for a light bodied pale ale, yet has very little hops. In a fruit beer, it seems the fruitiness, yeast, or tartness can offset it some. This has really neither of either.

Nevertheless, that's what makes it original. I'd think a beer would have to be somewhat unique to win such a tough competition. It is a steady beer stamped with Sam's high quality process and ingredients, so it can't go too wrong. The subtlety of the grapes make it to me a more a nice adjunct to a classic pale ale.
Apr 15, 2008
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LongShot Grape Pale Ale from Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)
Beer rating: 76 out of 100 with 248 ratings