Long Trail Brewmaster Series Imperial Porter

Brewed by Long Trail Brewery
Style: Imperial/Strong Porter
Bridgewater Corners, Vermont USA

Bottle ( 22oz ). Shared with blankboy and garthicus. Opaque brown with and average frothy tan head (3+). Interesting aroma - waves of green herbal hops balanced against bitter chocolate/coffee roast - not sweet at all. Taste - follows, more chocolate, much better balance, some alcohol, quite dry and bitter in the finish. Slick, light bodied, a tad flat, but a nice slick hoppy/roasty linger - well done.

Thanks to HogTownHarry for sharing with Blankboy and I. Appearance: Pretty black with a creamy thick tan head. Aroma: Hoppy with a lot of cream, lots of milk chocolate, spice and mocha. Very nice. Flavour: Bitter mocha i.e a good mix of chocolate and coffee, alcohol is evident but certainly not overpowering, good amount of hops too, what an interesting brew. Long bitter hop finish with notes of chocolate too. Very enjoyable.

Pours dark brown/black with a huge lingering frothy tan head. Roasted and chocolate malts beautifully dominate the nose with a pine undertone. The taste is similar to the aroma with the addition of espresso, dark fruit, tobacco. The hops are a little more pronounced. Medium-full bodied, smooth, and moderate carbonation. A very enjoyable sipper.

On draught. Black pour with a thick light brown frothy head. Aroma of chocolate and licorice. Great full bodied taste of cereal and oats, roasted malt and chocolate with a slight burn in the finish. Great find at a little hole in the wall restaurant.

Bottle 650 ml
Appearance: light haze on dark brown plain. Mid plus fine creamy crown. Gourmet top with fine lace.
Nose: frontal citric hops , light dryness of alcohol , brown malt , slightly nutty , hint of vanilla at end.7+
Flavor/Palate : complex: blend of roasted nuts , chocolate with wet hops , alcohol ,citrus. Good American Porter. Neatly balanced.

22 oz bomber. Pours a dark cola with a medium sized light brown head. Aroma of toasted malts, bitter chocolate and barley. Taste of toasted malts, bitter chocolate, barley and a touch of burnt sugar.

Bottle. Pours near black with a lasting beige head. Roasted malt with some dark chocolate and a little bit of hops. Nice roasty malt flavor with some chocolate a hint of smoke, and some nice bettering hops floating on top. Pretty good.

Bomber. Poured rather clear, deep brown with a well-retained cap of beige head. The aroma picked up toasty semi-sweet chocolate, coffee, and lesser molasses with sour metallic and coffee undertones.. baker’s chocolate on the final impression.. just OK. The flavor found more well-roasted (almost charred) coffee and molasses than anything else.. green coffee bitterness and sourness surrounded.. lots of char, more sourness, and residual sugars on the finish. Medium-bodied and grainy on the palate with some off-putting sourness.. not bad, but it didn’t fully come together.