Our Tastes-- Samuel Adams 2006 Longshot Old Ale

As much as I would like to have waited for The Enabler to try this one, I had to get in to some. Don Oliver's Old Ale was the second non-employee contestant that won this glorious right. It pours a magnificent mahogany color and heavy malt bill with a slight hop note. The 10.4%abv is as smooth as any great blended beer. He's a student of all occupations and plans on being a brewer/brew pub owner. This one may be the best of the all simply because of the wonderful overall profile and taste. Old ales are an English type of beer that are aged for at least a year. Many brewpub owners used to buy mild ales from brewers and age it in casks just to be able to sell it at a higher price. Hell, I could do that with gas at this point. Don came in first in the Southwest regionals. Man, I have get on the side of one of these bottles!