Hibernator
Long Trail Brewing Company in Bridgewater Corners, Vermont, United States 🇺🇸
Scottish Ale Regular|
Score
6.40
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Built to take the bite from a cold winter night, Hibernator features a rich malt base highlighted by warming notes of caramel and toffee. Don't sleep on this rich, robust winter brew.
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6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottled. A bit of spiciness and some caramel. AN ok winter beer though not my favorite.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 May 2025
at 00:51
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Refrigerated 12 oz bottle poured into a glass. Clear dark amber with medium off white head. Aroma is caramel malt, medium body, lower carbonation, and little lacing. Taste is caramel malt and herbal spice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Nov 2023
at 00:47
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
A rather unique Winter Warmer. Has some Scottish Ale tone for sure, more so than a Wee heavy, which I assumed this was at 6%. Not quite spiced, but a lot of fruitcake depth which reminds me of Winter Warmers. Kind of a product of the past, when breweries were interested in creating something unique, malt interplay ect. Good.
Tried
on 03 Apr 2022
at 07:00
6/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jan 2022
at 18:07
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
6-pack for my 2019 Easter Vermont weekend. Pours a clean amber colour with a big frothy light-beige head with good retention and full of creamy lacing waving around. Aromas are a nice blend of spicy rye grains, caramel malts and hints molasses, alcohol. The taste shows the caramel and again, light molasses to balance out the sweetness. The other thing that helps out is the dryness that builds in the finish. Like it says - a rich, robust winter beer for 6% ABV.
Tried
on 20 Apr 2019
at 23:42
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Pours dark amber with thick creme head. Aroma of maple and aroma notes. Taste is earthy and malty. Palate has dark notes, resinous finish.
Tried
on 15 Mar 2019
at 22:47
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Pours a nice rich brown from a bottle, malty, rye bread and leather aroma, similar flavor, a little fizzy in the mouth. Very dry finish is nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Dec 2017
at 17:15
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Poured from bottle nice dark amber brown with a thin tan head. Aroma is sweet malt dough bread honey and light floral notes. Taste is nice not overly sweet balanced bitterness in the finish and a nice mouth feel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Dec 2017
at 17:25
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
From old tasting notes. Tawny copper, brown color. Small white head. Earthy sweet malt nose. Bittersweet toasted malt flavor has an intense bitter hop aftertaste. Dry puckery mouthfeel.
Tried
on 15 May 2017
at 19:27
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle shared by Kelly and Paul, thanks for the opportunity! deep brown color off white head. Rich toffee and caramel with a bit of butterscotch and movie theater butter. Decent beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Dec 2016
at 18:57