LongShot Old Ale
Picked this up in the Longshot box and was very interested to try this. I've never had an Old Ale before, and even though I'm not accustomed to this style, I figured that a homebrewer's take on it would be a good introduction for me. After downing nearly half of what's in my pint glass, I can't say that I love this style, but I have to admit that it's very intriguing to me, and that this beer is indeed well-crafted! The pour was very nice, since the head filled my glass up and the deep, mahagony color was a nice sight to behold. There wasn't a lot of carbonation to this and the lacing was nowhere to be found, but the taste and mouthfeel more than made up for this. There's a lot of caramel, molasses, and roastiness to this, and yes, the 10.6% ABV is pretty up-front. This is very malty and the burnt aspects of this linger on the palate for quite a while, after each sip. It's pretty warm out, and even though this strikes me as a beer for a cold winter's nice, I'm enjoying it...with all things considered! This beer tastes like a cross between a double bock, a barleywine, and a nut brown ale. It has the kick of the former styles, with the depth of the latter. Even though it will probably be a while until I have another one of these again, I'm glad I gave this a shot, and like many other reviewers on here, think that Boston Beer should put this into it's regular rotation. It's certainly worthy considering...