Samuel Adams Longshot Traditional Bock
Name – Samuel Adams Longshot Traditional Bock
Country – United States
Type – Bock
Appearance – Pours a semi clear brown to dark red color with a one finger off white head that disappeared quickly.
Smell – Slight caramel and roasted malts are picked up but it is pretty subdued.
Taste – Slight malt taste up front but it is very thin with some roasted notes. Rather underwhelming.
This is the last in the Longshot pack from Sam Adams and it just came across and a very underdone bock. The smells and taste were so thin and just didn’t have a good punch to them for what you would expect from a bock.
Overall Grade – D+
Posted on June 4th, 2009 under Bock, Grade D • Tags: Boston Beer, Samuel Adams Longshot, Traditional Bock. • 
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June 4th, 2009 at 9:03 am
The first bottle I drank of this rubbed me the wrong way. I think it may have been too cold. But the second bottle i had was around 55 degrees, and the flavor was much more palatable. I picked up some coffee notes and biscuit malt.
June 4th, 2009 at 12:00 pm
I didn’t think about that but did you think it was a good bock still after allowing it to warm up some?
June 4th, 2009 at 12:12 pm
No, as far as bocks go, it was bad. I’m just saying I was ready to donate my second bottle to charity, but having given it a second chance, it was drinkeable. I’d probably give it 2.5 out of 5 stars…Maybe a C-.