3.2 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Obviously not the "hoppiest brew in the States", but this I.P.A. has adequate bitterness and malt flavor evident. A beer rooted in the Brit I.P.A. tradition with additional hops for Yankee palates.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Too light on everything, in my opinion - body, malt, hops... This beer suffers from not being "big" enough. Rather boring.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
I’ve had better IPAs. There wasn’t much difference between this and their standard ale. I thought it could have been a little hoppier.
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Crystal clear orange color, a light sweet hoppy smell. Medium body. Decent malt overpowered by a sharp bitterness that doesn’t seem to linger too much. Crisp clean bite to it. This is probably Long Trail’s best considering they tend to be over the top and an IPA is suited to just that as it is not so appropriate to other styles.
2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Light orange body with big white head. Smell is earthy hoppy, slightly sweet. Flavor is sharp earthy hoppy, with strong bitter aftertaste. Nothing to balance it -- nothing floral, limited sweetness and no maltiness.
3.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Nice reddish gold color, with a consistent white head. Beer is of course very hoppy, with that typical Long Trail roughness. None of their beers have a very good balance. I couldn’t discern much malt. It was there, but not enough to compete with the hops. I don’t care much for this brewery, but this is a decent brew.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Quite a surprise, very nice malt/hop balance. A and a nice hop ending. I like this beer, nothing bad just a nice brew.
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
very nice IPA not too bitter, actually very medium type, with a nice malty taste, no aftertaste, great after a mtn. bike ride!
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Flowery perfume nose. Light golden copper hue. Head dissipates kinda quick. Nice malts first, bready, medium to light bodied. I enjoy the hopped up bitter finish. Yet it needs some more malt. Long Trail is great, and this is a very quaffable brew.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
not intense hop aroma but flowery and pleasant. Copper color, lots of lace. Hops throughout, very little malt. not intensely bitter like I prefer in an Ipa but pleasant. A good FPC beer at our Gloucester camp site.
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