Belgian White
With an ABV of 4.7%, the Belgian White is perhaps meant to be drank as a session beer more than any other Long Trail product. With the summer seasons upon us, the Belgian White would likely prove to be a solid performer at a cookout or family picnic. The Belgian White pours a very bright yellow color that at first glance seems almost more yellow than any other Belgian White on the market currently. There is a partial cloudiness to the pour of the beer but certainly it is not as hazy as other offerings from different breweries in the same style. Once poured into a standard 16 ounce pint glass, the beer is observed to be very carbonated. When poured, the Belgian white gives way to a very thin white head that quickly dissipates into the rest of the glass. There is little to no retention along the sides of the glass from this pour highlighting the thin nature to both the pour and the assumed taste of the beer. This Belgian White perhaps more than any other is extremely overpowered by a lemon taste and the beer takes on an immediate fruity nature to it. Though the lemons certainly overwhelm the palate, very faintly in the background hints of wheat and paled floral attributes are also noted. Not only does the beer maintain a very lemony taste to it but the smell also is quite prevalent with more than just a hint of lemons. Though there is a certain refreshing and cooling nature that might be associated to lemons and summer, the folks at Long Trail have perhaps gone a bit too heavy with this notion in this Belgian White. Where the lemons are overpowering, the other flavors and smells of the beer fade off into the distance due to the acidic and forceful army of lemons. To ensure that the offering was not perhaps just one bad lemon in the bunch, this beer was had in both a six pack in Massachusetts and on tap at the Long Trail Brewing Company brew-pub as well. Each time the beer was consistent with the other, but that consistency let down a bit each time.