LongShot Double IPA - Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)

saintwarrick

South Carolina

4.22/5  rDev +8.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

This brew pours a very light amber, almost peach color; adequate foamy white IPA head forms. Aroma is a very sweet grapefruit with some piney hop oils thrown in, very thick like an air freshener.

Taste is very unique for this style IMO, very sweet and bitter grapefruit and tangerine, starts out sweet like some mixed grapefruit juice before it ends with a big bitter kick from the hops. Has a twinge of watermelon I swear, but what it reminds me of is a hurricane with its passion fruit taste and alcohol kick. The clash of flavors is a little jarring as this isn't the most balanced brew, but given the style, that's definitely an acceptable characteristic.

Some light tylenol in the aftertaste of the hops, as this brew leaves the tongue high, dry and bitter (but in a good way).

Easily one of the more unique DIPAs that I have had; maybe it has to do with the freshness, but the flavors really jump out here. A very good brew this is.

Serving type: bottle

05-14-2009 07:48:10 | More by saintwarrick

kb2250

New Jersey

4/5  rDev +2.8%

04-22-2013 23:42:30 | More by kb2250

RDW

Nebraska

4/5  rDev +2.8%

01-13-2013 00:09:52 | More by RDW

mttdls

New York

3.75/5  rDev -3.6%

09-28-2012 00:41:01 | More by mttdls

t0rin0

California

4.25/5  rDev +9.3%

08-26-2012 18:07:35 | More by t0rin0

ajs4bd

Missouri

4/5  rDev +2.8%

08-20-2012 14:09:27 | More by ajs4bd

ms11781

Massachusetts

3.5/5  rDev -10%

06-30-2012 01:50:26 | More by ms11781

bespin15

Washington

3.5/5  rDev -10%

06-11-2012 00:52:51 | More by bespin15

40451

Massachusetts

3.5/5  rDev -10%

05-19-2012 01:06:38 | More by 40451

odbjs735

New York

1.75/5  rDev -55%

05-07-2012 07:07:12 | More by odbjs735

slimntubbs

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +2.8%

01-31-2012 04:49:19 | More by slimntubbs

jfcaa193

Connecticut

2/5  rDev -48.6%

01-30-2012 02:27:42 | More by jfcaa193

EvanWilliams

Illinois

4/5  rDev +2.8%

01-28-2012 04:48:38 | More by EvanWilliams

bonbini26

New Jersey

4.5/5  rDev +15.7%

01-12-2012 17:30:42 | More by bonbini26

Goldfoot

Michigan

4/5  rDev +2.8%

12-16-2011 16:33:24 | More by Goldfoot

JohneHoodlum

Pennsylvania

4.5/5  rDev +15.7%

12-05-2011 02:24:35 | More by JohneHoodlum

THECPJ

Delaware

4/5  rDev +2.8%

11-29-2011 19:30:54 | More by THECPJ

Another6Pack

Michigan

4/5  rDev +2.8%

11-26-2011 14:30:13 | More by Another6Pack

rab53

Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev +9.3%

11-25-2011 04:27:36 | More by rab53

Exiled

Texas

4/5  rDev +2.8%

11-23-2011 03:51:51 | More by Exiled

kingstonma

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +2.8%

11-20-2011 21:45:22 | More by kingstonma

tzieser

Arizona

5/5  rDev +28.5%

11-19-2011 18:31:01 | More by tzieser

waiting4lunch

Massachusetts

3/5  rDev -22.9%

11-18-2011 20:31:48 | More by waiting4lunch

EasyReader

North Carolina

4/5  rDev +2.8%

11-16-2011 21:10:50 | More by EasyReader

BeerMe42

New Jersey

4/5  rDev +2.8%

11-15-2011 21:57:38 | More by BeerMe42