Harvest Ale

Second Long Trail beer that i tried. This one has a sweet aroma and then a nice thick taste accompanying it. Nice and smoth taste with a carmelly feel to it. No real bite to it as many ales have, but it is certainly not a bad beer never the less. I’ll drink it again.

Bottled on 8/18/2005 consumed 9/6/2005. A true amber ale in color. A tinge of very light strawberry-auburn on the edges. Light beige-cream-colored head is one-finger high and there are a few spots of lacing. Lots of bubbles, force carbonated no doubt and very clear. Aroma of berry skins, fruit and nuts. Like a chewy granola bar. Fruity, papery and hard flavored crystal malts. Fruitiness from the yeast, I suppose, and some decent 2-row flavor, but just that good ole’ filtered mouthfeel. Unsubstantial and very quickly finishing. Dry, no real sweet malt and in the at respect, at least it’s not overly sweet. But craft beers shouldnt be filtered and force carbonated. We are trying to move away from BMC, not towards. You heard it from me first ;)

Dark copper in colour with a very thin white head. Decent aroma, predominant maltiness with a slight nutty scent along with a minimal sweetness. Medium to Light-bodied; Strong maltiness with prolonged bittering characteristics and slight spiceyness. Aftertaste shows some spice character as well as that strong maltiness which lives through the entire aftertaste. Overall, a good beer, not great...but definately better than the lackluster beers I'm accustomed to from this brewery. I owe a large deal of thanks to Jah_noth for letting me sample this twelve ounce bottle in a local trade. Cheers Dan!