Lagunitas A Little Sumpin’ Extra! Ale

Brewed by Lagunitas Brewing Company
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Petaluma, California USA

Bright,fragrant,pine and citrus hop aroma , exhibits all that s wonderful about the fresh hop essence,flavor is hop dominated with bitter hopping really showing off,and the tangy grapefruit rind tangerine,piney tar flashing its colors in a fireworks of flavor,just the slightest hint of malt sweetness ,also of a fruity nature as backing, one of the best hop brews I have tasted this year,and with its 4 dollar price,this has to be what Consumers Report would call the "Best Buy" of the year

22. Pours an absolutely crystal clear medium orange amber with a towering fluffy whitish head. Intermittent little blips of fuzzy white lace coming down the ides of the glass. Nice big fresh and tangy pine nose, almost a spicy sugary pineness to it. Bold and crisp and even a bit sweet. Very interestingly pronounced pine quality. Creamy medium body with crisp and active carb, almost a bit prickly in spots but not quite. Very assertive. A little caramel and lightly browned toast underneath a big fat tsunami of tangy wango mango, pineapple, and plenty of pine. Finish washes through in a big wave of pine bitterness that slowly gives way to a slightly darker resinous bitterness. Overall a very brightly flavored IPA that gets its bitterness from an oily high-acid hop rather than overwhelming bags full of long-boiled hops that broke way down. Very light body for 8.74, but all the flavor you’d expect, plus tons of carbonation. More refreshing than anything I can think of that’s higher grav, and at least as refreshing as anything I can think of over 8. But, then, they really should ought to know what they’re doing with huge bold ales by now, right?

Pours light golden amber with a big off white head. Aroma is frech citrusy, slighty sprucy resiny hop. Flavor is full of fresh citrusy and tropical fruit like hops with lots of grapefruit and a big bitter finish. Very good.

22 oz bomber. Pours a clear golden amber with a thick creamy off white head. Aroma is fruity citric tangerine hops, very refreshing and zesty. Some pine all accompanied by a strong caramel and toffee malt back. Flavor starts with a solid caramel malt base but the hops come out quickly and overtake the tongue with citric fruits and resins. Gets a sharp grapefruit like zest in the finish and some alcohol burn. Medium slightly syrupy body and a sharp active carbonation. Pretty good double IPA, which the alcohol burnt less but nicely balanced.

The Dan Journal #317. Tasted 11/19/09. 22oz bomber. Hazy with an orange hue and golden highlights. Brainy off-white head. Citrus candy nose. Medium to full bodied with a bright body. Good effervescence. Very nicely brewed! Went back for seconds.

750 ml (I think) Bottle. Poured a rich deep dark orange color with a small white head. Aroma has touches of spice, hops, malts. Flavor is quite refreshing, with notes of sweet malts, touches of spices, and a nice hop flavor throughout. Pine. Finishes pretty well, refreshing and was extraordinarily well priced.

Copper color with white head. Dominate citrus and pine nose. Solid malt backbone to hole up the big hop flavor. Good IPA.

A clear copper beer with a large fluffy off-white head. No visible hop haze, leaves lace. Aroma is big cascade hops, flavor is much the same atop lots of hop bitterness, but some caramel maltiness in there too. Finish dry and bitter. Good DIPA!