Imperial Pumpkin (Brewmaster Series) - Long Trail Brewing Co.

yesyouam

New York

3.33/5  rDev -9.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3

Long Trail Imperial Pumpkin is a murky copper ale that's topped with a generous and long lasting, creamy yellow foam of a head. There are lots of spices in the nose: coriander, nutmeg, etc. It's smooth and full bodied. The finish is chewy and a bit dry. It's quite sweet. It tastes boozy-- boozier than it is. I taste possible fusel and lots of spices. There's a long, lingering juniper bitterness. I'm known to enjoy crazy pumpkin ales with great delight. This one is just kind of... rude.

Serving type: bottle

09-25-2012 15:23:40 | More by yesyouam

LeahM

New York

4.5/5  rDev +22.3%

05-19-2013 04:02:36 | More by LeahM

twenty5

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -4.9%

05-15-2013 15:31:30 | More by twenty5

JaymeAyotte1

Vermont

4/5  rDev +8.7%

05-08-2013 03:23:20 | More by JaymeAyotte1

Jason1337

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -18.5%

04-17-2013 09:26:44 | More by Jason1337

Woodysbeard

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +15.5%

03-30-2013 23:34:10 | More by Woodysbeard

SupremePie

Vermont

3.75/5  rDev +1.9%

03-19-2013 04:56:50 | More by SupremePie

JohnQVD

New York

4/5  rDev +8.7%

03-17-2013 19:39:48 | More by JohnQVD

Rheaume17

Vermont

3.75/5  rDev +1.9%

03-10-2013 14:58:25 | More by Rheaume17

aszatk01

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -4.9%

03-09-2013 02:49:17 | More by aszatk01

neophilus

Massachusetts

3.8/5  rDev +3.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75

Burnt amber colored, viscous clear fluid in the glass. Adequate head rests on top. Aroma is sharp with a battle between sweet and musty scents. First sip is nearly sour for a moment. Ginger and hot molasses wrestle on top of a gorgeously thick body. Taste mellows out in the end but there is a dominant lingering hot spice flavor on the tongue.

The body is thick the flavor is nearly... not pumpkin. This is fascinating but not exactly brilliant. I feel Long Trail is close to finding a new take on pumpkin beers but needs to clean up the alcohol heat and marry the flavors a bit more to make it get. In a sea of generic pie spiced pumpkin seasonal beers, though, this one stands out as a unique and brave take on the style.

Serving type: bottle

02-09-2013 18:43:06 | More by neophilus

Boto

Connecticut

3.71/5  rDev +0.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

22oz. bottle: This one pours a clear, orangish-amber color. There was almost no head on it, and no lacing. The aroma is decent, and expected. Pumpkin, cinnamon and nutmeg are the dominant ones. Not overdone, but they mask anything else. The taste is pretty good. Nicely balanced between the hops and malts. A touch of pumpkin, the pumpkin pie spices, and a hint of bitterness. A nice fall beer!

Serving type: bottle

01-17-2013 22:00:28 | More by Boto

Dylanjf

New York

3.75/5  rDev +1.9%

01-17-2013 02:04:00 | More by Dylanjf

Thorpe429

Illinois

2.4/5  rDev -34.8%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

On tap at Capone’s. Served in a Long Trail shaker pint glass. Caramel orange. Over spiced and quite dry. Some pumpkin spice. Tannic. Not very good. Wouldn’t try again.

Serving type: on-tap

01-09-2013 12:44:58 | More by Thorpe429

rolltide8425

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +8.7%

01-08-2013 00:10:17 | More by rolltide8425

nafredet1

Vermont

3.25/5  rDev -11.7%

01-02-2013 18:06:05 | More by nafredet1

FrankJCurtin

4.25/5  rDev +15.5%

01-01-2013 20:23:40 | More by FrankJCurtin

jlindros

Massachusetts

3.53/5  rDev -4.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

A nice Xmas holiday dessert to finish off the long day.

Pours a creamy fluffy head that continues rising up till it hits almost 2 fingers before slowly fading back with some lines of lacing and large bubbles popping, over a hazy sediment laden copper reddish orange color.

Nose starts with pumpkin spices, cinnamon, clove, allspice, hint of nutmeg and nutty malts as well, toasty reddish biscuit like malts, candy pumpkin and a bit of a pumpkin pie aroma, candy aromas, toffee, caramel, etc, and maybe a hint of grassy bitter hops but more bitterness from spices.

Taste starts with toasty biscuit, chewy bready malts, caramel, biscuit, toffee, candy, etc. Bitter spices, and plenty of them, allspice, clove, cinnamon, nutmeg, hint of cardamom, etc, and more pumpkin pie spices, as well as pumpkin from candied pumpkin and pie as well. The spices aren't really strong but bring a bitter earthy root taste and never ending flavor, almost like a root beer like root and earthy reddish spice I can't label. A light warming booze comes through more on the back end especially as it warms, bringing a slight warming toasty flavor and even a hint of a fusel boozy taste somehow. Finish is long with bitter spices, a hint of bitter hops, little buttery flavor, biscuit and toffee malts, a little pumpkin flavor too.

Mouth is med bodied, fluffy carbonation, and a bit of of warming booze especially as the beer warms.

Overall OK but not great, decent malt profile, and spices don't destroy it but do come on a bit too bitter and slightly unpleasant. On top of that, the pumpkin is there but not great tasting overall, and booze comes on late and, despite not being very boozy, it brings a slight fusel like flavor. in the middle of the food chain as far as pumpkin beers go.

Serving type: bottle

12-26-2012 01:14:50 | More by jlindros

PeteRiz

Connecticut

3.5/5  rDev -4.9%

12-14-2012 20:16:43 | More by PeteRiz

B00ZER

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev -4.9%

12-10-2012 18:09:47 | More by B00ZER

st9647v3

New Jersey

4/5  rDev +8.7%

12-08-2012 20:04:42 | More by st9647v3

NumberNone

Maryland

3.75/5  rDev +1.9%

12-02-2012 00:37:07 | More by NumberNone

Proclarush

Rhode Island

3.75/5  rDev +1.9%

11-29-2012 19:25:02 | More by Proclarush

Pjev11

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev -4.9%

11-23-2012 00:17:43 | More by Pjev11

SkipperDan

New Hampshire

4/5  rDev +8.7%

11-22-2012 19:52:05 | More by SkipperDan