Our Tastes-- Samuel Adams Longshot 2006 Dortmunder Style Export

Next in the LongShot taster is Bruce Stott's Dortmunder Style Export. It poured a very clear dark straw pilsner color. Aroma for me is a slightly malty bread with hints of hop. Bruce came in 1st in the Northeast regionals that got him to GABF, later putting him in the SALS 6er! I had to research the history of dortmunder beer a little and I wonder if Bruce used the true sulfated H2O and balanced with CaCO3 (calcium carbonate=chalk) because many times I've learned the pH can sway the flavor profile a ton. This one weighs in at 5.5%abv and is a keeper fo sho'. I like it as a slightly influenced golden pilsner tangent.