Long Trail Brewing Co.
Bridgewater Corners, VT
Alcohol (wt.): 5.7
Alcohol (vol.): 7.2
Color: n/a
Bitterness: 25
Gravity: n/a
Beer Talk
Double Bag Strong Ale
Published March 2004, Volume 25, Number 1
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Fred Eckhardt
What a beauty! Color: an almost glowing mahogany with a beautiful head, and a nice mellow sound. The nose reeks of fine hops and aromatic malts, leaving the drinker on a precipice of desire. On the palate, there is a subtle and pleasing bitterness, which does NOT linger on the tail, but rather blends neatly into the warming invitation of the dark maltiness of the beer.
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Garrett Oliver
It’s got a handsome orangey glow to it, but it doesn’t form much of a head. The nose is quite nice, fruity, with some almost minty hop aromatics. The palate is well-balanced with moderate hops up front giving way to a solid biscuity malt center, leading to a clean, dry finish. At 7.2%, it’s dangerously drinkable; if youj were careless, you could easily end up “double bagged.” Excellent with sausages or a big pork chop.
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Michael Jackson
Silly name but serious beer. Lovely aroma, melding both nutty, toffeeish, sweetish malt and lemony, lime-like.hop. Atttractive, deep copper-red color. Firm, smooth body. Long, malty flavors dovetailed with equally slow build-up of hop bitterness. Modeled on the sticke beers of Dusseldorf. Very credible.
