Sam Adams “Longshot” Old Ale
This, the third and final of the Longshot series, is certainly the burliest and most interesting of the three brews in the series. Again, I’m not entirely sure what genre this should be tossed into, although it seems as though this would be on par with a Belgian abbey-style ale or even an oak-aged ale of some sort. Regardless, while I’m not sure what it is, I am certain that I like it.
This beer pours a dark and transparent brown with a very slight caramel head. The aroma of the Old Ale is very rich, with hints of maple, anise, and malt. In the mouth, this is a very complex beer. The initial taste is quite sweet and rich, moving to a substantial maple tone on the middle of the tongue. Through the length of the tongue, we get hints of maple, dark cherry, licorice, and finally some dark malt around the back of the mouth that sits around for the aftertaste. Also in the aftertaste, there are hints of toffee that seem to develop in the seconds after the beer is swallowed. Honestly, I’m sure I’m missing some flavors here. This beer is positively bursting with flavor, and it plays different all over the tongue. Apart from the Utopias, this is the craziest beer I’ve drank from the folks at Sam Adams, and I feel sure I would buy this regularly if it were offered outside of this specialty pack. (And, between you and me, they could probably sell this one for a lot more and get away with it)
where or how may i find this great kind i had it once along with boysenberry an the dortmunder export but never seen it again an really wish to have some more its prob the best ive had in a long time so please help me find it again thanks
carole
Hi Carole,
Sadly, they typically don’t re-release the Longshot ales. You can get it while it’s on shelves for it’s limited time. After that, you’re out of luck. For that reason, I picked up some extra six-packs of the latest batch so that I can keep ‘em around for a while. That being said, I agree that the Old Ale was great and I wish they’d put some of these Longshot brews into regular production! -Ben