Long Trail Double Bag

Hardcore still and oily with a light chestnut colour. The aroma is full of candy sweetness and light raspberry notes. The hops are there but indistinct in a dusty way. They follow through more in the mouth with an immediate burst of tingly dryness which quickly moves on to tight, herbal pine and through to sweet, sweet cherries. The dryness comes through in the finish with some alcohol burn and back of-the-tongue tightness.

pored out yellow amber with a nice thick frothy head that is a little off white that fades sort of slowly with a nice very clear see through amber, really nice body. it also has decent lacing that is some what fragile but holds fairly well. the aromas are somewhat alcoholic, but still malty. has some dried fruits inter mingling with the malts, and not to much hop aroma either. just a little to week aroma for an altbier from what i am used to, but not bad. the flavors are bitter malts? kind of cool how they blended the hops they used with the yeast and malt. i get some hop bitterness in the finish, but mainly an alcoholic malty medium bodied taste. it finishes dry, and i can really sense the alcohol in it, so...personally, i dont think they did that good of a job hiding it, but still enjoyable after the third. very good price for it also considering longtrail makes very good beer at a decent price.

Pours a hazy, golden brown with a tint of orange. Aggressive pour gives minimal head, snow white with large bubbles. Moderate staying power. Malty nose. Not much in the aroma. Very malty body. Hint of bitterness at the end. Not very complex, but tasty. Medium on the palate. Carbonation laid back and fits the style nicely.

Had this at Bridgewater’s Pub at Amtrak Station in Philadelphia. Served with a small off white head that persisted and good lace. Color was a medium coppery amber. Aroma is caramel, toffee, malt, and a bit of hop. Flavor was same but sweet up front and a bitter end. Good body and carbonation. Short finish. Very drinkable. Session beer.

22 oz bottle from Supreme Liquors, Cambridge MA. Dark amber colour with a slight haze. Not much head. Malty aroma - fruity and a little "fat". Some caramel. Toffee and fruity "malt loaf" flavour. Fair amount of soft hops. Also some raisins. Somewhat slick mouthfeel. Slightly sticky and distinctly bitter at the same time. Bittersweet finish with the bitterness lingering longer than the sweetness in the aftertaste. Warming, but not too hot, alcohol. Not really like a traditional altbier - more like an altbier/bock hybrid. I like it.

Bottle: Deep copper amber with a dense light tan head. Richly malty aroma offering a toffeeish note, dark fruit (raisin/plum). Almost like a well done authentic doppelbock. Rich fluffy dense carbonation in the body. The fore flavor displays rich dark German malts- toffee, mild raisin and a hint of fig. The middle is more toasted and dries out then comes the mildly peppery noble hops. Rich yet well attenuated and textured. Nice take on the style. (In my six pack only a couple of bottles had some diacetyl, but overall it’s still solid).

Pour is a reddish amber with an off white head. Aroma is sweet caramel malts and a bit of light fruiting. Flavor is toasty with some nut and some plum fruit. Mostly dark caramel malt, but some depth to it. Not bad at all. In fact, pretty good.