Brewmaster Series Double IPA
Long Trail Brewing Company in Bridgewater Corners, Vermont, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Imperial / Double Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.17
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9.5
Reviewed from notes.
The appearance had a hazy golden body doesn’t allow any carbonation to be seen rising. Beautiful light foamy lacing clings to the sides of my snifter. A decent sized white head appears and lasts for a good minute.
The smell had a spectacular combination of hops and malts, citrus, pine.
The taste was pretty much the same and yet a vivacious sweet orange/apricot/peach comes out and really makes a superb taste. Some sugary malts present themselves in this as well.
The palate was about a medium with a great creamy citrus aftertaste and finish, slightly sessionable.
Overall, this had a great balance on all levels and is a solid brew that I would have no problem coming back to. I’ll go out on a limb and say this is the best brew I’ve ever had by Long Trail. Well done!
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Sampled at Rattle N Hum, NYC. Pours clear dark golden wig a white head. Aroma of caramel malt, grapefruit, light pine. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter. Medium bodied with soft carbonation. Too sweet.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
At a tasting, thanks zvikar, murky light orange, aroma of hay, orange marmalade and a touch of stale bread, flavour of jam, herbal tea and lemon, feels a bit heavy. Fair but seems past its prime.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
66cl Bottle, thanks Harmen! As Brewmaster’s Reserve Double IPA, grey & black label. Slightly hazy golden orange colour, off-white head. Aroma of light sweet floral malts, pine, light sweet citrus, very elegant. Flavour is soft and sweet, crisp malts, flowers, light sweet citrus, bitter citrus and pine in the finish, nice and balanced. Medium-bodied, high drinkability.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Poured from a 22 oz bottle shared at home. Pours a hazy deep gold with a white head. Piney citrus aroma. Muted bitterness.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Bomber. Pretty orange color, oily, fine low head. Nose of orange, tropical fruit, pineapple, honey, crackers. Sweet flavor, honey, sweet orange or mandarin, tropical fruit, syrup. Nice bitterness—not huge. Alcohol comes through a bit too much. Good, fruity, tropical, sweet IPA.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Bottle 22fl.oz.Unclear medium yellow colour with a large to huge, frothy, good lacing, fully lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, toasted, caramel, fruity, moderate hoppy, leather - brett. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, brett, leather. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20120202]
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Bottle; poured a dark amber/orange with a bit of cloudiness. Small tan head with good staying power. Aroma of pine with a little citrus mixed in. Flavor disappointing - minimal hops detected, some citrus, but mostly bready maltiness noted, with some alcohol notes and a bitter aftertaste. A disappointing beer based on the reviews here; although the bottle was a recent purchase and was refrigerated, I have to wonder whether it was an old sample given that it was found in Virginia.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Re-rate 8/14/13: Bottle sample at a tasting at Ariel’s place. Thanks zvikar. Hazy orange. Aroma of stale hops and some malt, a bit caramelly. Sweetish malty flavor with caramel, honey notes and stale hops bitterness. Medium-bodied. Too old. Score is not calculated. 5/3/5/3/10=2.6
Bottle sample at a tasting at Dancing Camel Florentine. Thanks beerandbeyond. Aroma of piney hops with a bit of resinous and citrus notes. Flavor has some malty sweetness at first, nice citric and piney hops and moderate bitterness. Medium-bodied. Nice stuff. 7/3/7/3/14=3.5
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3
Picked this up. Bottle shows 1/26/12 on the neck. No idea if that’s a brew date or best by. Paid about $6 for the bottle. Poured into a Duvel Tulip
A - Nice off-white to tan head of about 4 fingers. Tight and creamy bubbles. The beer is tan in color and no clouds or haze at all.
S - Mild hops, peaches, mangoes and mild pine smells. It’s not the scent of an IPA that I’m used to.
T - There’s no way this is a Double IPA. No hope characteristics at all, some syrupy malts, some cream soda or orange soda aspects.
M - Lots of bubbles, medium bodied
O - This is gonna be a drain pour for me but ONLY because I believe this Double IPA is from last year and I’m just now picking it up. It’s rated so high here, I’d guess that I’m in the minority to say this beer is terrible. This leads me to think that I am drinking an old beer.