3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Draft, at Philly Craft Beer Fest. Pours medium amber, capped with a big tan head. Aroma is on the sweet side, with toffee, dried fruit, nuts, some citrus, and alcohol. Flavor is caramel up front, with citrus, brown sugar, and floral notes. Finishes with citric hops and alcohol. I’m a bigger fan of the Double Bag.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Tap at Blind Tiger. Aroma of huge, syrupy malts with berries and toffee, mildly earthy feel. Flavor again predominantly sweet with just that hint of earthy presence. On the cloying side. Ok.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pours deep amber into a snifter. Off-white head with good retention leaves no lacing. Sweet caramel and alcohol aromas. Dry and sweet from front to back. Alcohol burn in the finish.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
On tap @ Coles Buffalo NY. Caramel colored pour. sugary sweet malty aroma. Sweet malt flavor, touch of floral sugarness. Some raisny sweetness that sticks to the tip of your tongue. Sweetness needs to be countered & it isnt. OK
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Draft at Mugs. Flavors of a grape and caramel lollipop. Unvelieveable that this is 9.2%. One of the better LT beers I’ve had.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Pours ruby red with a thin pinkish head. Smells of sweet malt, some rosey hints. Tastes very malt forward with a lot of sweetness (in a good way). Basically an amped up version of the double bag.
2.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
On tap. Poured clear dark ruby, light foamy white head. Nose is mainly licorice and dried fruits. Flavor is dominantly licorice, candi sugar, dried fruit, caramel, lightly chocolate. Way too sweet. Finish is overly alcoholic. No bitterness? Wouldn’t drink it again.
3.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Draft at Harlow’s in Peterboro, NH. Bam! Long Trail has been a reliable brew for me for a while, but I think they out did themselves. Medium amber pour, very light white crown. Damp, sweetish aroma. Fruity, almost as a Barleywine, but not as much hop attack. Fairly smooth, and some honey flavor too. Alcohol is detectable. Very strong Am. Strong ale.
2.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
On tap at McMenamin’s. Mild sweet malt aroma with a bit of light honey and yeast. Dark amber clear with thin off-white lacing head. Medium heavy body with medium carbonation. Starts sweet with light malt sweetness and some golden raisins. Light sugar and caramel. A little to sweet for my tastes, with not enough bitter hops. Meh.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Draft at ginger man. Pours an amber body with a light off white head. Sweet with roasted caramel, actually just load of malt, a bit grainy, with some light hop bitterness to finish. Weird i thought this was going to be a trippel.
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