Lagunitas A Little Sumpin’ Sumpin’ Ale

Brewed by Lagunitas Brewing Company
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Petaluma, California USA

Weak and thin head. Bland flavor for an IPA. I like this brewer, but this was a below average IPA.

Bottle compliments of Buckeyeboy: Clear gold with a nicely, sustained white head. The aroma is astounding - an overflowing basket of apricots and grapefruit that got stuck in your nostrils. It is soft and seductive, makes you want to keep sniffing until your lungs explode. The taste is equally delicious - all fruity and bitter hops. This is basically an all around AWESOME IPA that I would be happy to drink for the rest of my life.

Bottle courtesy of BuckeyeBoy. Clear light orange amber with a nice thick sandy head. Exquisite citrusy hop aroma. this to me is the definition of west coast hoppiness. Simply devine. Flavor is also very nice. Classic hoppiness with out some of the iIBU "baggage" that throws me off sometimes when overdone. Modest lingering bitterness. Pretty light malt backbone. This is a HOPS "vehicle’ that fortunately for us, made a stop at my place tonight.

Bottle pours out a clear gold topped with a long lasting white head. Aroma of sweet caramel, citrus hops all over this thing. Tast lots of sweetness tons of citrus hops. Very nice. Thick malt and more of the great hops. For the price this brew has to be one of the best.

12 oz bottle. Hazy orange with a meringue head. Leaves patchy lace. Nose is orange, tangerine, pink grapefruit and grass. Sharp bubbly carb. Medium body, resiny. Taste is pineapple, mango, caramel and pine.

This isn’t really beer. It is, in fact, carbonated grapefruit juice. I have confirmed this with the brewery. It smells like grapefruit juice, tastes like grapefruit juice and best of all? You can chug it. In all seriousness, this stuff is really really good. I really don’t love Grapefruit juice, but I do love me some sumpin’ sumpin’. Lagunitas could very well be my favorite brewer.

Draft at Coles in Buffalo. Pours bright orange with a thin head. Huge sweet grapefruit and orange citrus hop aroma. The flavor isn’t quite as impressive as the aroma, and I actually found it to be surprisingly well balanced. A quasi hop bomb that doesn’t come across as too intense in its bitterness. Notes of grapefruits and other citrus fruits, and a hint of pine. The finish is on the short side. Very good.

Very very interesting, started and looked like a nice pale ale, but then it was just a little bitter at the end, and malty throughout. Whoo at what buzz, it is a little sumpin for for a good night.