 argo0 (5860), Washington DC, USA
Apr 28, 2008 (12oz bottle, best by 7/08) Large and creamy off-white head that leaves nice lacing, atop crystal clear light amber body. Aroma is medium sweet, corn, berry, some spicy. Taste is medium sweet, nectarine, wheat, toast, some grape, light orange. Finishes with the grape characteristic. Light-medium body, some effervescence.
kp (5800), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
May 11, 2008 Name: Longshot Grape Pale Ale
Date: 05/10/2008
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, Cellar Party
Appearance: clear amber, wispy dirty white head, sudsy lace,
Aroma: sweet crystal malt aroma with a winey grape character, light floral hops,
Body: creamy body,
Flavor: sweet malt flavor, grape character adds additional winey sweetness, light hops for balance, light bitter finish,
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 11/20
Rating: 3/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **/4
CaptainCougar (4476), Wauwatosa, Wisconsin and Atlanta, Georgia, USA
May 10, 2008 Transparent bronze with a stringy-lacing white head. Aroma of slightly sweet pale malts with a hint of grapes. Starts with about average thickness and some semi-sweet, grainy notes with a mild bitterness and some faint grapey flavor. Pretty bland and uninteresting overall. Would be better with a bigger grape flavor.
BückDich (4392), Boise, Idaho, USA
Apr 10, 2008 Bottle: Pours a copper color with a light white head and nice lacing. Nose of light toasty wheat, crisp noble hops and a touch of fruit which comes off as yeast esters. The flavor is chewy with a basic NW cookie-cutter brewpub pale ale mouthfeel but has a really odd out of place fruit extract twang. I can see the grape, but I think it’s subconscious. I would have seen this as extract twang otherwise. Decent finish. Longshot indeed.
Cornfield (4217), Oak Lawn, Illinois, USA
Apr 2, 2008 While I applaud all experimentation in the brewing of the world’s best beverage, this one did little for me. It seems like a mild golden ale with a hint of green grapes. Nice pour, a deep golden body with a full head. The aroma? A malt & corn sweetness with a suggestion of the vined fruit. The flavor is almost as exciting, cleaner malt tastes with a splash of honey and mayhaps some fruit or other. I wanted to like this more, but there’s not much to enjoy. Maybe it’d be better on a warm day, if we ever get such a thing in the Chicago area again. <font size=-4> Pat’s Liquors, Porter, IN<font size=-1>
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