I’ve this love/hate relationship with Sam Adams; I hate their flagship Boston Lager, and their pompous marketing, but I love their other beers and everything they’ve done for the beer community.
So it’s no surprise that their Longshot series of beer is right up my alley. It started a couple years ago, when they held a contest to find the best three beers in America (two from around the country and one from an employee) and produce and distribute them large scale.
Well the beers from the 2007 Contest have finally been released. Rodney Kibzey’s Weizenbock and Sam Adams’ own Lili Hess’ beer, a Grape Ale, are now available nationwide, including New Orleans.
Unfortunately, due the worldwide Hops shortage, Mike McDole’s Double IPA will be pushed back until early next year. Hats off to Sam Adams though for still going through with the production of it, and holding off until they can do it right.
March 5th, 2008 at 11:05 am
Grape ale? Wouldn’t that be…wine? I like fruity beers, but I just can’t imagine what grape beer would be like.
March 5th, 2008 at 1:06 pm
Maybe you should get a 6 pack (which has 3 of each) and write a review of it for the blog
March 5th, 2008 at 3:04 pm
As much as I dont like Strawberry or Raspberry beers, I am intrigued by a grape beer. I also didnt like the Sam Adams Cherry Lambic when I had it. I dont know if the bottle I had had gone bad or not, but it tasted like vomit. So maybe this grape beer can break the run of bad luck I’ve been having with fruity beers.
March 5th, 2008 at 3:26 pm
Though I haven’t had it yet, I hear the Grape Ale is pretty light on the grape
March 5th, 2008 at 3:51 pm
WORLDWIDE HOPS SHORTAGE!? AM I THE ONLY ONE WHO IS WORRIED?!
March 5th, 2008 at 10:14 pm
longshot… not to be confused with http://www.moonshotbeer.com/!
March 10th, 2008 at 8:55 pm
Tried both. The grape was good but I didn’t taste any grape though. The Weizenbock was incredible though. Loved it!
March 13th, 2008 at 8:58 pm
Didnt see these at Martin Wine Cellar today. Too bad, I wanted to try them. Not like I left empty handed, though.