Long Trail Double Bag

Brewed by Long Trail Brewery
Style: Altbier
Bridgewater Corners, Vermont USA

Serve in Kölsch/Altbier

Bottled. Amber coloured. Unclear. Dense beige head. Aroma of sweetness, caramel, Breda. Flavour of caramel, chocolate, fruits, some sweetness. Medium bodied. Ends on a light bitter and fruity note.

From the 12oz bottle purchased at The BeerHive in Pittsburgh. Pours well with the expected amount of head and lacing. A tartness prevails on first mouthing. Lacking on hop bite and flavors customary to a strong ale. Also rather weak on the alcohol punch for the advertised 7.2% which will normally kick off a buzz. Could not connect the two cow label symbolism to anything I tasted.

Draft. Pours amber/red with a small beige head, some retention/little lace. Aroma is malty, red candies, citrus/grassy hops, toffee, biscuit. Taste is quite malty: toffee/caramel malt, biscuit, citrus hops, lightly bitter. Palate is soft, sticky, medium body, lightly bitter finish. OK.

pours light coppery-orange with a small white cap, no retention. citrusy, tanginess, light acidity, light dry caramel malts, toffee-biscuity, a lot of herbs too. soft carbonation, medium body, silky, short to medium long herbal-citrusy finish

On tap at Long Trail.The color is a clear amber with a thin beige head. The aroma is of malt and sweet candy but very light .The taste also of malt,caramel toffee,with some herbs in the mixe all in all a very good alt beer.

12oz. bottle. Sweet, lightly fruity, nutty and toasted malt aroma, with notes of brown and powdered sugar, caramel and bubblegum, some lighter suggestions of berry and spice as well. Brilliantly clear medium orange-amber color, head is very fine and slight. Flavor is similarly dominated by malt and sweetness, more caramel/toffee to be found as well as a lighter bready character and some traces of earthy, herbal hop flavor and very mild bitterness, particularly at the finish. Some lingering dried fruit and berry aspects very late. For all of the sweetness, it does finish relatively clean, but certainly falls short of being able to be termed refreshing. Somewhat low in effervescence on the palate, body is medium-full. Enjoyable, although I might personally find a sixer a little hard to finish single-handedly in a reasonable amount of time.

OK, I admit it. I thought (assumed, like an ass) this was a IIPA when I drank it. I’m like, "Wow, this is a really malt, balanced, not too hoppy IIPA." Wellllllll, I guess I was wrong. But it’s still a damn good beer. Poured into my Tired Hands Brewing Company stemware. Pours a ruby, crimson, red with little head and zero lacing. Aroma is of hops, malt and alcohol, but very well blended together. Mouthfeel is light but a tad too fizzy. Taste is malty with some hops, alcohol and banana esters and bubblegum. A good dose of cherries and dark fruit are present as well. I really liked this beer. Glad someone brought it to the exchange. I’m going to look for it and buy it again!

From bottle on numerous occasions over the past several years. A strong Alt, like a Schumacher Latzenbier (but in a smaller bottle, and easier for me to obtain!). Viscous; body is quite full. Creamy medium-beaded head. Aroma of noble-type hops and malt, with a bit of pleasant fruitiness. Smooth but assertive bitterness with good malt support and resiny hop flavor. Bitterness lingers in finish.