(Boston, MA) – In this third and final installment and last but not least, is Ben Miller, who won for his 12% Mile High Barley Wine. Miller became the first to win both the GABF Pro-Am Competition and the Samuel Adams LongShot competition in the same year since LongShot started in 2006 1996. Considering winners of both contests were announced within a couple hours of each other on the Saturday afternoon of GABF weekend, it stands to reason that Miller probably had one hell of a party thrown for him on that Saturday night.
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(Boston, MA) – In my second article on the 2010 Samuel Adams LongShot beers, I’m featuring Jeremy White’s Lemon Pepper Saison. The Captain’s Chair blog was the first to provide an overview of the winners of the 1,300+ beer competition in late September. In the piece, Aaron reveals that White is actually on the Information Technology staff at the brewery.
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(Boston, MA) – Here is the first of three articles coming up on the Samuel Adams Longshot Series from Boston Beer Co. Two bottles from each winner will be included in the new six-pack coming out in April 2010. Boston Beer Co. founder, Jim Koch, generally selects three winners each year: one an employee of his own brewery and two others that are not affiliated. There were four finalists vying for those other two spots with the winners being named at the GABF in late September.
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[12/2 Update: The Beer Spot checked in with a Bell's rep who confirmed this would be draft-only and may eventually hit bottles but no guarantee.]
(Kalamazoo, MI) – Judging by the lack of label artwork, this will be exclusive to the General Store. Larry Bell indicated late last month that there would be no HHNF this year though he wasn’t telling the whole story. Bell’s Bourbon Barrel-Aged Hell Hath No Fury got label approval recently and will be bottled. Details are unknown about the bourbon-aged beer at this time but if any locals would like to chime in or act as street reporters here, the efforts are welcome.
