SpringsLicker (4048) reviewed IPA from Long Trail Brewing Company 20 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Large white head over a light orange body. There is a bit more malt than hops int he aroma. The flavor is well balanced hops and malt. More assertiveness is needed to really grab the attention of a hop head.
Clarkvv (16523) reviewed IPA from Long Trail Brewing Company 20 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
2004 bottle at Julio’s Spring Beer Festival, 4/02/05. Clear golden-yellow body, small white head, fair retention, some lacing. Aroma of simple, citrus hops and light fruity yeast. Little bit of pale malt to balance, some dry hay-mineral-like notes. Flavor is dry and hoppy, bordering astringent. Fruits, minerals, some iron in there that dosent belong and a bit of soap. Boring, unwavering hops bitterness, little malt backbone, medium body, moderate carbonation. Yawn....
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5
2004 bottle at Julio’s Spring Beer Fest, 4/02/05. Pretty standard, chestnut brown body, light beige head, very clear. Aroma of light chocolate and sweet caramel/sugar. Flavor is simple, with a mild brown sugar and toffee, medium to medium-light body Moderate carbonation, sweet, lightly fruity yeast. Incredibly average and boring. Argo0 certainly nailed this one.
Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Ale from Long Trail Brewing Company 20 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
2004 bottle at Julio’s Spring Beer Fest, 4/02/05. Pours a clear, amber mixed with caramel brown, small white head, with some retention. Smells of light toffee, a touch of sour yeast and some darker, bittersweet fruits. Flavor is quite full up front, with a strong yeast presence coupled with brown sugar, and dry toffee. Dries out considerably towards the end, with some light astringency and a touch of fruitiness. A bit of dirty, earthiness lingers on. Medium body, moderate, large-bubbled carbonation.
Lubiere (24459) reviewed Tram Ale from Long Trail Brewing Company 20 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
Red copper ale with light brown head. Light caramle malt and faint hops. Sweet malt and light hops in mouth. Average body.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Thanks to Willblake for this one!! Deep amber color that produced a fair head which quickly receded. The aroma is light malt. This starts off with a touch of malty sweetness which ends with a hop dryness that comes off rather well. Not bitter, just dry. A dangerously drinkable beer that hides all the alcohol.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
A dark amber beer with a disappearing beige head. The aroma is weak, but what is there is of malt and alcohol. The flavor is slightly sour with notes of malt.
Ungstrup (52110) reviewed IPA from Long Trail Brewing Company 21 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
An orange beer with a small white disappearing head. The aroma is sour and slightly hoppy. The flavor is sweet with notes of caramel and a sticky mouthfeel. This reminds me of a pilsener, not at all of an IPA.
Sloefmans (15389) reviewed Double Bag from Long Trail Brewing Company 21 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Small, but reasonably stable yellow-amber head; deep chestnut-red beer, clear. Outspoken nose of American (C-)hops, some good cookie and amber malt, coming on fruity and nutty. Taste is again very outspoken piney American hops. The underlying, reasonably sweet malt is there, giving it a good tastestructure (if that’s English?). Very faint orange zeste flavour. Chewy, even oily mouthfeel. Alcohol shows, but with no burn (apart from the massive hops). Aftertaste becomes just a tad metallic. Individual notes are deservedly high, but in the "Overall", I can only concurr 100% with the expert, Yogi_Beera. No German brewer has ever afflicted his beer with this kind of turpentine-like hop onslaught. A world of difference with the Z.Uerige German hops finish. I do not bother with style guidelines overmuch, but this is just another (good) American IPA. Sticke Altbier, my ***. All the same, thanks very much, Aaron!
Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Double Bag from Long Trail Brewing Company 21 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
2004 bottle. Pours a dark copper with some brownish-yellow tinges. Small cream colored head, clear appearance, lightly bubbly. Aroma has lightly sour german yeast, plenty of earthy, lightly metallic (not a bad metallic) hops and a huge barley grain flavor. Flavor is rich and strong immediately (with an interesting rum/scotch tone), tons of hops mix in with the yeast and alcohol to give this thing some bite. But the flavor is also well-balanced. Light bitter notes play on the tongue while a lightly sweet malt slowly grows. Finish is strong, malty, alcoholic and lightly earthy. Maybe a touch too much on the alcohol apparency, but a sticke alt it is, so not the biggest flaw. I prefer the smooth balance and wonderfully even flavor of the Uerige Sticke Alt, but this was right up there.