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Longshot Friar Hop Ale
Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)
- From:
- Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)
- Massachusetts, United States
- Style:
- Belgian IPA
- ABV:
- 9%
- Score:
- 82
- Avg:
- 3.61 | pDev: 12.47%
- Reviews:
- 185
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Mar 18, 2017
- Added:
- Mar 17, 2011
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 3
No description / notes.
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Ratings by zaphodchak:
Reviewed by zaphodchak from Virginia
3.73/5 rDev +3.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.73/5 rDev +3.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Fluffy tan head over a gradiented amber body. Laces nicely.
Some Belgian yeast on the nose; a trace of honey.
Taste explodes on the front with a harmony of several different flavors; this breaks off and a rather clean hop finish. I get some light honey with floral notes and some tangerine/apricot hop tang, with a bit of black pepper in the mix. Quite varied, quite balanced. Just a trace of the alcohol is present in the taste. I'm not really getting the "orange and coriander" not the "toasty caramel sweetness from the malt" that the label proclaims, but this is probably more a semantic difference than anything else, because I found a lot of flavors close to those.
Mouthfeel is standard; well-textured and neither over-carbed nor thin. Keeps a big flavor from being syrupy.
Overall, this thing won a contest, and I'd tend to agree that it deserved to do so. It's a really neat hybrid between American strongs and barleywines, which can be overpowering with hops, and Belgians strongs with yeast and spice (which I personally prefer) and the result is very natural, not forced at all.
Jul 28, 2011Some Belgian yeast on the nose; a trace of honey.
Taste explodes on the front with a harmony of several different flavors; this breaks off and a rather clean hop finish. I get some light honey with floral notes and some tangerine/apricot hop tang, with a bit of black pepper in the mix. Quite varied, quite balanced. Just a trace of the alcohol is present in the taste. I'm not really getting the "orange and coriander" not the "toasty caramel sweetness from the malt" that the label proclaims, but this is probably more a semantic difference than anything else, because I found a lot of flavors close to those.
Mouthfeel is standard; well-textured and neither over-carbed nor thin. Keeps a big flavor from being syrupy.
Overall, this thing won a contest, and I'd tend to agree that it deserved to do so. It's a really neat hybrid between American strongs and barleywines, which can be overpowering with hops, and Belgians strongs with yeast and spice (which I personally prefer) and the result is very natural, not forced at all.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada
3.64/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.64/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Amber color, solid 1/3" head on it, average retention, attractive. Aroma wasn't over the top belgian spice rack, SA usually understands and gets this right for their audience. A noticeable yet not west coast amount of hops.
The taste hid the alcohol quite well, hopping still there, a tiny spice rack intrusion, a little bit of orange rind. This was better than expected but neither mindblowing.
Mar 02, 2016The taste hid the alcohol quite well, hopping still there, a tiny spice rack intrusion, a little bit of orange rind. This was better than expected but neither mindblowing.
Reviewed by diddly from New York
3.94/5 rDev +9.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.94/5 rDev +9.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
The date on the beer was September 2011, so I'm a bit past the date, but it somehow got shoved in the back of the fridge and I figured it was worth a shot. Poured into a tulip glass and was pleasantly surprised how fresh it still seemed.
Aroma is not too strong, with a slight slight fruitiness. Definite Belgianness comes through.
Appearance is a dark gold with an off-white, fairly thin head.
Taste is surprisingly good, and I'm usually not into Belgians overall, and specifically not Belgian IPA's. Nice use of spice and hops to gain some balance, while retaining the overall style.
Mouthfeel is well-carbonated, but perhaps a little light.
Overall, I was surprised how much I enjoyed this beer, and imagine it may have been even better last summer.
Aug 08, 2012Aroma is not too strong, with a slight slight fruitiness. Definite Belgianness comes through.
Appearance is a dark gold with an off-white, fairly thin head.
Taste is surprisingly good, and I'm usually not into Belgians overall, and specifically not Belgian IPA's. Nice use of spice and hops to gain some balance, while retaining the overall style.
Mouthfeel is well-carbonated, but perhaps a little light.
Overall, I was surprised how much I enjoyed this beer, and imagine it may have been even better last summer.
Longshot Friar Hop Ale from Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)
Beer rating:
82 out of
100 with
240 ratings
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