beer_name: LongShot Cranberry Wit
text: Poured from a 12 oz. brown bottle into a tulip glass. Pours a deep, hazy golden hue with a nice off-white mousse that shows moderate retention and leaves some rings of stick behind on the glass. Aroma is citrusy, with orange and orange peel, lemon zest, and a bit of wheatiness intermingling with a light fragrance of cranberries. Body and mouthfeel are pleasant, with a spritely effervescence provided by a moderate level of carbonation lifting what would otherwise be a slick and moderately thick, protein-rich brew. Malted barley and wheat both play a nice, pleasant, none-too-sweet base for the spicy notes of coriander and cinnamon and fruity, citrusy orange, with a barely discernible smooth, lightly tart cranberry flavor that comes in just toward the back just before the light, citrusy finish. Very well-rounded, the cranberry plays a supporting rather than a dominating role and never dominates. While I am (unlike most) a fan of Boston Beer's Cranberry Lambic, this brew would make a superb replacement for that brew and would certainly garner much greater praise for its level of balance and a name that garners no false pretenses (as in Cranberry "Lambic"). Superbly drinkable, I was left craving another. The Longshot pack contains two bottles; sadly, my girlfriend had already downed the other. Certainly one I hope becomes available in the holiday sampler, and perhaps a viable reality considering creator Carissa Sweigart's status as a BBC employee.