Long Trail Ale

Brewed by Long Trail Brewery
Style: Altbier
Bridgewater Corners, Vermont USA

Bottle, from mug. Bottled 09/22/06; released 3 months later. Copper-amber color. Frothy foam fades fast; fairly frilly farewell. Aroma is citrus with a buttery note. Medium body, slick texture, strong carbonation. Flavor of bitter hops atop mild caramel. Hops turn metallic in the finish.

Enjoyed a pint of this one on draught at the brewery in Bridgewater Corners, VT. Long Trail has been a favortie of mine for years, and Long Trail Ale, is a beer I really love. This beer is a very good domestic example of altbier, with lots of good hop and malt character. This beer pours to a beautiful, bright, deep copper color, with a thick, white head, and a good carbonation. The nose on this beer is excellent, with lots of good zesty/herbal hop aromas. and hints of light fruit. The palate is firm, with good nutty/toasty malt flavor, on a clean, smooth, round body. This beer finishes with more of those great malt flavors up front, then ends with a zesty burst of herbal hop bitterness that lingers. Excellent altbier, a beer I could pound with impunity. Made a fantastic match with a hot cup of VT cheddar cheese soup at the brewery.

12 oz bot....very pretty copper color..a thin tracing of foam...a pleasing aroma with nice fruit charasteristics and fruit to follow on the palate mixed with some clean malt flavor....such a crisp texture to the body..damn i love this beer...easy to drink but with taste....good out of the glass but best served straight out of the bottle and into a happy awaiting mouth...this could easily become my new "buy by the case beer"..whoo hoo made this beer go from 52 to a 53!!!

Pours a rich amber to a very light ruby to maroon with orange tinges and a thin white head. The nose is fruity (berry) and light with floral hops and a caramel sweetness. The mouthfeel is good for a session beer, not too thin, but not too fizzy. The flavor is up there too. Lightly sweet with dry fruity acidity. Bears a lot of similarities to a minerally white wine. A little creamy, the finish is dry fruity sweetness, with a crisp hop bite, but nothing too big. There’s a slight lingering bitterness. This is much cleaner than the Double Bag I had last night. A really pleasant session beer.

Clear orange in color with a small bubbly white head. Malty, grassy, a touch of citrus fruits and a touch of caramel. This beer is highly drinkable and full of flavor, not bad overall.

Clear amber appearance with a small, off white head and spotty lacing. Toasted malt aroma, some soft fruit and a mild earthiness. Herbal hop taste, some sweetness, with a fruity finish. A fair interpretation of a domestic alt.

12 oz. bottle. Amber color and thin head. Fruit, yeast and hops in the nose. Full malt flavor, sweet caramel, light fruitiness and a surprising hop bitterness in the back of the mouth. Good and enjoyable full flavored brew. I could see this being a nice session beer.

Bottle. Amber/red body with a thick foamy head. Nose-dusty, grassy, plastic. Taste-very lightly husky, light honey, medium-high CO2, apple, pear, restrained fruity esters, caramel malts. This tastes exactly like Budweiser but with a thicker body. Has the same flavors as Bud but it is richer, fuller, and more flavorful. I wouldn’t call this an Altbier, and I wouldn’t call it bad either.