Long Trail Unfiltered IPA

Bottle- Hazy orange pour unleashes a frothy, and short lived white foam, that dies down to a thin ring. Some minute lace. The aroma is chock full of pine needle and floral notes, with grapefruit and spices. This IPA is very piney. The taste is full on pine needles and very bright hops with a whallop of grapefruit towards the finish and just a touch of earthy, malt sweetness. If this was named Pine Needle IPA, I wouldn’t be surprised. Finish is creamy, quite sharp with the hops, and a smidgen of malts. Very hop forward and not very balanced at all, but in this case it is the unbalanced aspect that makes this beer quite delicious. Thanks mom!

Smells quite malty for an IPA, some soft sour hop notes. Taste is lacking in hops, some light malt tones. Not bad, but a little weak for an IPA.

bottle. not a bad offering from long trail. pours hazy orange - its bottle conditioned so there is a fair amount of sediment at the bottom of the bottle. hops are resinous with a slight citrus edge. solid flavoring but not overpowering. the carbonation is a bit fizzy, but otherwise its a tasty session brew for a good price.

Pours a hazy golden orange, with a minimal head. The nose is grainy and grassy. Light sweet malt, but smells more like a lemony hopped up wheat. The palate is a little fizzy, but not overly carbonated, with some graininess. The flavor is strong and unrefined. Not particularly clean. Grassy grainy wheaty flavors predominate. Some lemony citrus. The finish has some floral points, but as that clears up to be the after taste, earthy flavors come in.

Slightly hazy light orange pour. No head to speak of. It was my second beer in an hour, so my rating may be a bit skewed. Taste had distinct hop, but really no more than necessary. Other than that, some citrus and bit of sugar. Very drinkable IPA, and very tasty in fact. Just not a ton of bricks when it came to classic hop bite.