Lagunitas #10 (formerly #9)

Brewed by Lagunitas Brewing Company
Style: Belgian Ale
Petaluma, California USA

Bottled. Clear, lightly sparkling golden beer with a small white head. Fruity and hop-bitter aroma and flavor, where also some metallic notes are present. Medium body and a metallic hop-bitterness to round it off. A quite boring beer I think. (070216)

No 10, slight hazy blonde hue, with a small white head, leaving laces, yeasty sweet grainy pale malt, with a fruity floral hop, a subtle citrus note, hint of spiciness in the aroma follows through on a medium-bodied palate with a crisp pale malt, and a peachy yeasty character, maybe reminiscent of the westmalle yeast used in this beer, with a nice fruity orangeish floral hop, hints of vanilla spiciness and peaish malt, with a faint honeyish note, a mild leafiness accent, leading towards a flowery dry hop bitterness finish.

22 oz. 2006 batch. Yep, more or less a Belgian character here. Pours a dark golden pilsner/Special B color, with a flush of rosiness in the center. Smell brings out a bot of bubble-gum and other aromatics of Belsian thingies. Taste is crisp, with light fruits, and a bit doughy, with a hint of wheat. Light floral hops, and since they suggest it, kind of reminds me of a Westmalle. Yes, I’d have preferred to taste this in the summer, but I don’t know that it’ll stay good that long. No sediment at the bottom suggests filtering and force carbonation, but still similar to a dubbel in fizziness.

Clear olden colour with a white head. Hoppy, perfume / floral aroma with some fruity sweetness and yeasty notes. Malty sweet flavor with fruity and yeasty notes. Light hoppy and spicy finish.

Good old Lag 10. Aroma is kinda sweet - like its gonna be a killer alky brew. I haven’t tasted a mild Lag yet. Both Brown Shugga and Cappuccino Stout were quite impressive as far as bitterness goes. Upon tasting, it is just as expected, do they use the same background recipe to brew from? Same bitter medicinal treatment on my taste buds. If you like big beers like imp stout and IPA, you bettor give this a try. Very very difficult to drink and enjoy. This is like the bang you get from 32 oz malt liquors from the bar for $2. Why not, this was only $2 for a 22 oz brown bottle bomber! Hop and malt bitterness ensues after a few slugs. The taste is reminiscent of a mild rubber inner tube. Finish is alky that lingers oppressive for a few moments.

Sampled @ Aofoxxy’s Labor day gathering ’06. Pilsnerish nose of yeast and cereal. Pours a clear sparkling golden. The mostly lasting fluffy/creamy off-white head leaves good lace. The flavor reminds me of a Czech Pils. Very well balanced if not very deep. The finish is brief. The light palate is soft & creamy. Very fresh, perfect for summer. Almost wheatish.

22oz bottle, easy drinking. I’m not sure if this one really aspires to be a Belgian or just a crisp West Coast blonde. I’m not sure it succeeds at being either. Decent looking golden with a modest head, it’s crisp and light with just a tad of Belgian yeast in the flavor. But beyond that it’s got no real presence and is on occasion even a bit watery.

Bottle. Quite dry, and yes, crisp at suggest on the label. Some light aromatic hop notes, slightly metallic aswell, with some aspirin notes. Not really for me.