LongShot Mile High Barley Wine Ale - Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)

ShadesOfGray

Pennsylvania

4.13/5  rDev +6.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured from a 12oz bottle into my tall Allagash chalice/snifter glass. Pours a pale, clear deep amber/brown color. As the glass fills, the appearance becomes a bit cloudier, but not super hazy. A massive creamy head forms, about 3 fingers! Head has excellent retention too. Once it dissipates, it remains as a layer of cream on the surface, and leaves great sticky frothy lacing. A great looking beer...therefore a great start!

Aroma is also wonderful. A mouthwatering American Barleywine down to the "T". Full of malts, citrus hops, dark...yet crisp fruit, mild booze. Can also pick up the sweet hint of caramel in the complexity of the nose.

Flavor is actually very good! Samuel Adams has made a beer I can be proud to say I like! On the other hand, perhaps I should be thanking Ben Miller...so Cheers to you Ben! A very nice mouthfeel...medium carbonation, medium body, decent booze warmth. Citrus Hops up front, mixes over to the sweet caramel and malt notes. Finishes with a wonderful array of dark fruits like raisins and plums. Glad I got the chance to try this beer!

Serving type: bottle

11-26-2010 02:28:35 | More by ShadesOfGray

Drknight

Virginia

4.25/5  rDev +9.5%

06-01-2013 04:35:44 | More by Drknight

Kelp

New Hampshire

4/5  rDev +3.1%

04-23-2013 06:21:45 | More by Kelp

ShemRahBoo

New Jersey

4.25/5  rDev +9.5%

03-02-2013 01:53:04 | More by ShemRahBoo

Budinetz

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -9.8%

02-04-2013 19:35:41 | More by Budinetz

generallee

New York

3.75/5  rDev -3.4%

09-02-2012 12:55:16 | More by generallee

t0rin0

California

3.5/5  rDev -9.8%

08-26-2012 18:09:37 | More by t0rin0

johnnnniee

New Hampshire

3.78/5  rDev -2.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pours a deep ruby brown with a meringue like head that slowly dissipates but sticks lots on the sides. Some earthy resinous hops are still evident but you can tell they are a shadow of their former glory. There's a solid shot of brown sugar and caramel in the aroma as well as a hint of wet cardboard. The flavor has become a lot sweeter than I remember with lots of sweet dark sugar and caramel with some dark cherries and raisins as well as just enough resinous hop to still provide a hint of balance. Medium body with a sweet sticky mouthfeel and a moderate level of carbonation. This is still a nice beer, but I think it in that in between stage where the hops are fading and allowing the malt to shine, but it needs more time to complete its transition.

Serving type: bottle

08-17-2012 00:54:10 | More by johnnnniee

ssjkyle

Nebraska

4.5/5  rDev +16%

07-14-2012 03:35:14 | More by ssjkyle

crobinso

Colorado

3/5  rDev -22.7%

07-01-2012 02:39:30 | More by crobinso

cowboy83

New York

4.25/5  rDev +9.5%

06-06-2012 15:03:50 | More by cowboy83

40451

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev -3.4%

05-19-2012 01:06:51 | More by 40451

Monkeyknife

Missouri

3.75/5  rDev -3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Poured from the bottle a reddish-amber color with two fingers of off-white head.

Aroma of honey, grapefruit, and sweet caramel malts.

Tasted of light citrus, honey, and a rich caramel maltiness. The nearly-10% abv added a boozy bite.

Medium bodied and sticky with a lighter carbonation.

Another interesting brew from the LongShot series.

Serving type: bottle

03-17-2012 15:08:23 | More by Monkeyknife

imperialking

Illinois

4/5  rDev +3.1%

01-21-2012 01:12:48 | More by imperialking

RBlaszak

Michigan

3.5/5  rDev -9.8%

01-06-2012 01:58:55 | More by RBlaszak

Sinewave

Texas

5/5  rDev +28.9%

01-01-2012 23:28:50 | More by Sinewave

buckyp

South Carolina

4/5  rDev +3.1%

01-01-2012 02:53:33 | More by buckyp

jheezee

Texas

4/5  rDev +3.1%

12-14-2011 04:59:49 | More by jheezee

JohneHoodlum

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +3.1%

12-05-2011 02:25:34 | More by JohneHoodlum

THECPJ

Delaware

4/5  rDev +3.1%

11-29-2011 19:31:29 | More by THECPJ

rab53

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +3.1%

11-25-2011 04:29:04 | More by rab53

tzieser

Arizona

5/5  rDev +28.9%

11-19-2011 18:33:00 | More by tzieser

EasyReader

North Carolina

4/5  rDev +3.1%

11-16-2011 21:11:08 | More by EasyReader

richbrew

New Jersey

5/5  rDev +28.9%

11-15-2011 13:28:18 | More by richbrew

Exiled

Texas

4/5  rDev +3.1%

11-15-2011 05:55:06 | More by Exiled