LongShot Old Ben Ale - Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)

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246 Ratings

rAvg: 3.79
pDev: 10.29%
Reviews: 225
Hads: 21

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Brewed by:
Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)

Massachusetts, United States

Style | ABV
Old Ale | 9.00% ABV

Availability: Limited (brewed once). bottle (225).

Notes:
This beer is retired; no longer brewed.

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Reviews by BamaBeerBuff:

BamaBeerBuff

North Carolina

3.7/5 rDev -2.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A: Pours a varnished cherry color, like an old cognac, with a very large, creamy head that is exceptionally smooth and symmetrical--it looks almost like what one would see on a fresh nitro pour.

S: Loads of caramel and honey. Sweet bready aroma akin to brandy soaked ladyfingers. Fig is the dominant fruit aroma, but sugary sweetness dominates overall. Perhaps a tad too sweet and intense, there's not much complexity present.

T&M: Loads of toffee and toasted caramel up front. A slight hoppiness balances things out in the middle, and some very faint fruity notes round out on the back end. Finish is long and fairly sweet. Body is quite full, with a syrupy feel.

D: Its sweet but not cloying. Still, it lacks some of the bold fruitiness and complexity that really builds the appeal of old ales for me. Probably the least impressive of the three LongShot beers in this pack, but still a solid brew.

Serving type: bottle

07-11-2010 23:31:01 | More by BamaBeerBuff

More User Reviews:

Kelp

New Hampshire

3.75/5 rDev -1.1%

04-23-2013 06:21:57 | More by Kelp

Budinetz

Pennsylvania

3/5 rDev -20.8%

02-04-2013 19:35:57 | More by Budinetz

t0rin0

California

4/5 rDev +5.5%

08-26-2012 18:10:49 | More by t0rin0

johnnnniee

New Hampshire

3.78/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

I've been sitting on this for a while, I'm surprised I haven't already reviewed it.
Served at room temperature it pours a medium copper color with a huge milky white head that takes forever to retreat and sticks lots of lace on the way down. Lots of dark sugar and sweet dark fruits fill the aroma. There's a hint of sherry and a touch of alcohol, but they meld nicely. The flavor is sweet and malty with a solid warming alcohol that I can trace as it flows southward. Lots of sweet dark sugars with light citrus and darker dried fruits in the flavor. Almost like a marmalade thing going on too. Medium to thick body with a moderate to high level of carbonation and a sweet almost syrupy mouthfeel. Nice beer, but a bit sweet and still a bit hot which is odd.

Serving type: bottle

08-17-2012 00:40:05 | More by johnnnniee

womencantsail

California

3.78/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pours a darkish amber color with an off-white head. Strong aromas of caramel and toffee. There is a good brown sugar and toasted bread note to it and perhaps a little bit of dark fruit character. Pretty nice nose to this. The flavor is a bit less robust, but still enjoyable. A hint of vanilla to go along with the caramel and toffee. Mild molasses and brown sugar and just a touch of black cherry.

Serving type: bottle

07-05-2012 18:29:16 | More by womencantsail

crobinso

Colorado

3.5/5 rDev -7.7%

06-24-2012 00:40:22 | More by crobinso

cowboy83

New York

3.5/5 rDev -7.7%

06-06-2012 15:03:41 | More by cowboy83

40451

Massachusetts

2.75/5 rDev -27.4%

05-19-2012 01:07:00 | More by 40451

chrispoint

Connecticut

3.25/5 rDev -14.2%

04-11-2012 05:51:41 | More by chrispoint

durwood64

Ohio

3.75/5 rDev -1.1%

03-08-2012 23:16:31 | More by durwood64

imperialking

Illinois

3.5/5 rDev -7.7%

01-21-2012 01:09:51 | More by imperialking

RBlaszak

Michigan

2.5/5 rDev -34%

01-13-2012 18:14:24 | More by RBlaszak

jsanford

Georgia

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

12oz bottle poured into a Snifter.

Pours a clear copper with a thin, creamy off-white head that settles to a slight ring and spotty haze. Aromas of sweet caramel, toffee, raisins, and baked bread with some piney, resinous hops. Taste is similar to the nose, pleasantly sweet and nicely balanced between the caramel, raisins and fairly pungent pine and citrus hops. Mouthfeel is smooth, slightly sticky, with a touch-over-medium bodied and good carbonation. Overall a very nice surprise from the SA Longshot pack, I'm glad I have another to age a bit longer!

Serving type: bottle

01-06-2012 04:36:02 | More by jsanford

Sinewave

Texas

3/5 rDev -20.8%

01-01-2012 23:29:06 | More by Sinewave

buckyp

South Carolina

4/5 rDev +5.5%

01-01-2012 02:54:00 | More by buckyp

TheManiacalOne

Rhode Island

3.63/5 rDev -4.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Poured from a 12oz bottle into a US tumbler pint glass.

A: The beer is a deep golden brown color, with a short dense off-white head that fades slowly and leaves a thick lace on the glass.

S: The aroma contains raisins and other fruits, caramelized malts, brown sugar and some hops.

T: The taste starts out with flavors of caramel, brown sugar and raisins. Then a hearty malt character comes in along with a touch of an alcohol bite. The hops presence is mild but complementary and brings some balance. The after-taste is sweet.

M: Smooth and a little crisp, medium body, medium carbonation, finish is slightly sticky.

O: Tasty, goes down easily, not too filling, strong kick, not too filling, decent representation of style, it’s a solid beer but there are others in the style that I would choose first.

Serving type: bottle

12-14-2011 07:13:05 | More by TheManiacalOne