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Triple Bag
Long Trail Brewing Co.
- From:
- Long Trail Brewing Co.
- Vermont, United States
- Style:
- American Strong Ale
Ranked #121 - ABV:
- 11%
- Score:
- 86
Ranked #19,553 - Avg:
- 3.81 | pDev: 13.39%
- Reviews:
- 140
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Dec 23, 2023
- Added:
- Oct 05, 2008
- Wants:
- 21
- Gots:
- 77
Triple Bag is brewed in a small batch from single infusion that uses only the first runnings of the mash. The result is a brew made from only the purest part of the grains, providing a uniquely rich and dense flavor, with an aroma reminiscent of the finest dessert wines. This brew is naturally carbonated and is an example of brewing purity that is rarely experienced by those other than brewers themselves.
53 IBU
53 IBU
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Reviewed by StoutElk_92 from Massachusetts
4.59/5 rDev +20.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
4.59/5 rDev +20.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
Pours dark maroon amber red-brown with a creamy khaki colored foam head. Smells a bit vinous like an oxidized sherry wine, some toasty malts, dark fruit, creamy caramel, toffee, molasses, dark chocolate, vanilla, with some earthy herbal piney hops. Tastes concentrated and rich, dark, roasty, a bit charred, nutty, toasty, caramely, fruity, with creamy caramel notes, toasted bready malts, toffee, dark chocolate, blackstrap molasses, dark dried fruit, vanilla, and some earthy herbal piney hops. Feels medium bodied, thick, creamy with moderate smooth carbonation. Overall a real nice triple amber ale.
Jul 20, 2020Reviewed by Tony210 from New Jersey
4.28/5 rDev +12.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.28/5 rDev +12.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Pours a murky amber color, appropriate off-white head. Great malty aroma: toffee, brown sugar, molasses, caramel. Flavor is fairly sweet, lots of caramel, some burnt brown sugar, blackstrap molasses, burnt toffee. I think the burnt flavors are due to the age of the beer. Also, the hops present as pure bitterness, not overwhelming, but very noticeable on the finish. Tremendous creamy texture - not sure if it is from the carbonation, but age def has an impact on it. Overall, a successful experiment - glad I sat on this one, as it is quite enjoyable. Reminiscent of Kane’s Vengeful Heart, with less hops...
1/28/20
12 oz bottle dated 10/15
4.25 rating
***notes from 2016***
Huge beer, reminds me of a double bock. Loads of malt in this, tons of molasses, caramel, brown sugar. Big boy at 11%, but not too boozy. Well done, buy again.
6/23/16
Bottle
5 stars
Note - bought it recently, bottling date of 10/2015. Circus Liquors Middletown
Jan 29, 20201/28/20
12 oz bottle dated 10/15
4.25 rating
***notes from 2016***
Huge beer, reminds me of a double bock. Loads of malt in this, tons of molasses, caramel, brown sugar. Big boy at 11%, but not too boozy. Well done, buy again.
6/23/16
Bottle
5 stars
Note - bought it recently, bottling date of 10/2015. Circus Liquors Middletown
Reviewed by Fordcoyote15 from Pennsylvania
4.25/5 rDev +11.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev +11.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Just like double bag but bigger and maybe a bit more of a hop bite. This was 2 years old and I bet even better at 5 or 6.
Having the last of the this 6 pack now 5 years after my initial rating. Now a 7 year old beer this is exquisite. So few beers ACTUALLY age well but this is right there with old stock ale and jw lees harvest ale on just perfect drinking at 7 years old. Really wish I had bought more of these.
Sep 16, 2018Having the last of the this 6 pack now 5 years after my initial rating. Now a 7 year old beer this is exquisite. So few beers ACTUALLY age well but this is right there with old stock ale and jw lees harvest ale on just perfect drinking at 7 years old. Really wish I had bought more of these.
Reviewed by klopez1253 from Massachusetts
4.83/5 rDev +26.8%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
4.83/5 rDev +26.8%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
This is close to being my perfect beer: plenty of malt, but not as overpowering as a porter or stout, and enough hops to hold its own, for a good balance.
I've never understood why a strong "double" or "triple" amber was so hard to come by, when strong porters, "imperial" stouts, and double or triple IPAs are routine these days. Perhaps just not as many people wanting them.
But this beer is easy to drink -- as easy as the double bag, ie, no more alcohol feel than that -- with a mellow flavor that is not to sweet and still retains some hoppy bitterness.
I love this beer, but expect that with Long Trail having been sold to a larger brewer it's likely to become a thing of the past. If so, a very sad loss, in my opinion.
Aug 17, 2018I've never understood why a strong "double" or "triple" amber was so hard to come by, when strong porters, "imperial" stouts, and double or triple IPAs are routine these days. Perhaps just not as many people wanting them.
But this beer is easy to drink -- as easy as the double bag, ie, no more alcohol feel than that -- with a mellow flavor that is not to sweet and still retains some hoppy bitterness.
I love this beer, but expect that with Long Trail having been sold to a larger brewer it's likely to become a thing of the past. If so, a very sad loss, in my opinion.
Rated by sasamarinkovic89 from New Hampshire
3/5 rDev -21.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3/5 rDev -21.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Pours dark amber with a thin brown head. Very strong alcohol taste, bitter at the end.
Apr 11, 2018Reviewed by bret717 from Pennsylvania
4.24/5 rDev +11.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.24/5 rDev +11.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Look- pours a cloudy, rusty orange-hued brown; 1.2 finger tan head, decent amount of lacing
Aroma- butterscotch, toffee, figs and pipe tobacco
Taste- follows the nose very closely, plus there's a firm hoppy bitterness
Feel- medium/full bodied, lower carbonation, long bitter finish
Overall- really nice "triple amber" that drinks like an exceptional american barleywine
Apr 06, 2018Aroma- butterscotch, toffee, figs and pipe tobacco
Taste- follows the nose very closely, plus there's a firm hoppy bitterness
Feel- medium/full bodied, lower carbonation, long bitter finish
Overall- really nice "triple amber" that drinks like an exceptional american barleywine
Rated by kw_pip from Vermont
4.65/5 rDev +22%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
4.65/5 rDev +22%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
Bottle. Reminisce of a barley wine. Boozy barley, raisins. Similar to a dark high ABV Belgian, without the European master-yeast.
Mar 13, 2018Rated by kboutelle from New York
4.69/5 rDev +23.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.69/5 rDev +23.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
I wish this was something I could find more often.
Jul 09, 2017Reviewed by Lone_Freighter from Vermont
3.9/5 rDev +2.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.9/5 rDev +2.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Reviewed from notes. The appearance had a dark brown/amber colored body that left a film of a small white head. Some really light spider web lacing graced the sides of the glass. The body was too dark for any carbonation to be seen rising. The smell was malty with some nice strong scents of dark fruits coming in strong. The taste takes these same flavorings and ends up hiding the alcohol very well. The palate sits about a medium with some slight sharpness on the tongue. Since the alchol was hidden well, I would say this was a mostly drinkable beer. Overall, hey, this was a good one, I liked it for the style and for the beer, I would definitely get this again.
Jun 25, 2017
Triple Bag from Long Trail Brewing Co.
Beer rating:
86 out of
100 with
439 ratings
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