Long Trail Double Bag

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

Had at the brewery and it was the best of their line. The aroma was sweet and malty. It was well balanced and a bit creamy on taste and you picked up the carmel again. At the end a little bit of the alcohol came through. I enjoyed this one.

Aroma has a distinct green apple peel element that follows through to a lesser extent in the flavor. Aside from that slight weirdness, a pretty solid brew. Good hops and malt balance.

Medium brown pour, with whitish head that leaves very little behind. Sweet aroma, with caramel, cream, vanilla. Mouthfeel is pretty thin for a beer this sweet. Reminded me of a cream soda or malt chocolate drinking it. No hop at all. Decent, but pretty simple beer.

Medium bodied with a pillowy mouthfeel, Double Bag hides its 7.2 percent alcohol content well. The aroma is malty with touch of candy, dough and raisins. It pours a coppery brown, but lacks any significant head. The first sip starts sweet but ends with a big whack of earthy bitterness that lays on the sides of the tongue producing a long finish. The hops are very subdued in the aroma lending a light metallic quality. Not quite fruity, but not floral either. One of Long Trails more flavorful entries, Double Dag is labelled an altbier, and equally displays its ale-lager heritage.

First thing I noticed was the 7.2% alcohol content. Pours an almost syrupy texture, amber colored with a thin white head that leaves a little bit of lace. Very rich malty, spiced taste that stays with you until the spicy hoppy finish. There isn’t a dull moment with this beer. Good beer.

Long Train Double Bag Ale ABV: 7.2% Calories: estimated at 170C Volume: 12 oz Glass: wine goblet Purchased at: Circle liquors Price per fl oz: $2.00 / 12 fl oz = $.16 per fl oz Consumed at: home sensory first impression: nice aroma, taste, and weight,. Wine scent, but nice flavor. color is a beautiful orange depth of color. Great hoppy and malty depth. Aroma/Olfactory: 9 out of 10 Malt flavor is: caramel, syrupy, cereal, nuts, roasted Hop flavor is: floral, herbs Yeast flavor is: doughy, rough, of pretzels, great depth and weight. Other flavors include: alcohol, bubblegum, butterscotch, licorice, raisin, sulfur Visuals/Appearance: 4 out of 5 Color is: bright, orange, red, fiery, orange ruby Liquid is: clear, clean Head and lace are: minimal, tan Taste/Flavor: 10 out of 10 Maltiness or Sweetness level is: medium to heavy Hoppiness or Bitterness level is: heavy Sour level is: medium Palate/Tactile: 4 out of 5 Body or Mouthfeel is: medium Texture is: creamy, sticky, slick, thick, oceanic Carbonation is: average Finish is: astringent, long Overall experience: 17 out of 20. I liked the texture, the color, the flavor, and the aroma.

12oz bottle. Caramel color in the pour. Spicy with notes of alcohol.. 7.2 % isn’t hidden very well. Finish is astringent. Not great.

Bottle from the Cranium at work. Nose is sweet and whispy with a tinge of hops after the sweeet malts. Pours a clear crisp amber with small oily head. Body is quite light for the 7+%. It certainly doesn’t seem that way. I’ll give them balanced but just. Rich malty body, maybe on a Coors standard but not mine. Three generous addition? Whos making this beer? Accountants and bean counters. I thought Yankee generosity was a bit more hospitable than this. Well fit to stuyle but overhyped.