I picked up a sixer of the two Sam Adams 2007 Longshot brewing competition winners yesterday, and tried one bottle of each last night.

It's a Wheat Bock and a Grape Pale Ale this time, and they're both real good beers, of course. One of the 2006 winners was an Old Ale that I thought was one of the best brews I've ever had - and neither of these is as good as that one, IMO.

The Wheat Bock recipe was from some guy in Illinois, and the Grape Pale Ale is by a female in Hawaii. When we had the brew shop, I noticed that only about 2% of homebrewers are women - but the few women who get into the hobby tend to be real, real good at it.