Longshot Friar Hop Ale
12 oz bottle pours a very clear copper color. Not much in the way of head nor lacing. Nose is candied apples with a little pineapple and it seems like a tag-team fruit effect is going on with both the hops and yeast chiming it. Taste is very fruity, yeast forward with a drying effect from bittering hops and lots of alcohol. This one kinda blurs the line between BSPA and Belgian IPA. The malts are on the lighter side for an IPA, but contribute some sweetness. Not bad, although I still think the best Belgian IPAs are actually Belgian. I would put this second best amongst a pretty subpar longshot pack for 2011.