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Long Trail India Pale Ale
Long Trail Brewing Co.
- From:
- Long Trail Brewing Co.
- Vermont, United States
- Style:
- English IPA
- ABV:
- 6%
- Score:
- 81
- Avg:
- 3.59 | pDev: 13.09%
- Reviews:
- 419
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Sep 09, 2021
- Added:
- Jul 08, 2000
- Wants:
- 15
- Gots:
- 195
Real India Pale Ale (IPA), as it was first brewed in the days of the British Empire, was not the carefully filtered brew that we call IPA beer today. The first IPAs were unfiltered and featured extra hops and higher strength as a preservative for the long trip from England to the colony of India. Our Traditional IPA ale is naturally carbonated, dry-hopped & unfiltered like the old days.
42 IBU
42 IBU
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Ratings by ZimZamZoom:
Reviewed by ZimZamZoom from West Virginia
3.68/5 rDev +2.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.68/5 rDev +2.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Hazy orange, and a nice big light tan head after a serious down the center pour. I had to sip the head quick before it overflowed the glass and got a nice hoppy bite for my trouble. Maybe a good sign?
The aroma is all citrusy hops. Orange and a hint of spice like cinnamon or something. Taste is again citrusy sweet orange, some spice and a smooth malt character behind it all. SOme bitter hop bite in the finish, but nothing that lingers.
Decent body, natural carbonation is about perfect, and the head stays afloat on this IPA until the last sip. Lacing is prevalent.
I like this English style IPA, seems to be on its way to being an American style with the nice hop bite. Good easy drinker, I would like to revisit sometime.
Aug 24, 2008The aroma is all citrusy hops. Orange and a hint of spice like cinnamon or something. Taste is again citrusy sweet orange, some spice and a smooth malt character behind it all. SOme bitter hop bite in the finish, but nothing that lingers.
Decent body, natural carbonation is about perfect, and the head stays afloat on this IPA until the last sip. Lacing is prevalent.
I like this English style IPA, seems to be on its way to being an American style with the nice hop bite. Good easy drinker, I would like to revisit sometime.
More User Ratings:
Rated by mmalon19 from Massachusetts
2.48/5 rDev -30.9%
look: 1 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 2.75
2.48/5 rDev -30.9%
look: 1 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 2.75
Too thicc
Feb 27, 2019Reviewed by Lone_Freighter from Vermont
3.5/5 rDev -2.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev -2.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Reviewed from notes. The appearance is a golden colored body with no head and leaves a ringy spotty laciness around the glass. The smell has hops, subdued pine, mild malt background. The taste is bitter through the hops and the pine, subdued malts coming through as the beer warms. The palate is about a medium, sessionable, bitter yet malty coating over the mouth and tongue, no aftertaste, watery finish. Overall, not a bad IPA, good.
Jun 25, 2017Rated by Imakecoolstuff from Indiana
3.64/5 rDev +1.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.64/5 rDev +1.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Average but good
Dec 18, 2016
Long Trail India Pale Ale from Long Trail Brewing Co.
Beer rating:
81 out of
100 with
1227 ratings
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