Lagunitas A Little Sumpin’ Sumpin’ Ale

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

22 oz. bottle. Pours a clear gold with a creamy linen white head that lingered until just about mid-glass. Pleasant aroma of malt, lemon and orange. The flavor is somewhat grainy malt with lemon and orange along with some moderate citrus pith bitterness at the finish. Dries out a bit towards the finish as well. Good stuff.

Bottled. Light amber, tiny disappearing pale head. Nose is mild pine, lots of sweet toffee and some pineapple. Flavor has moderate, mostly resiny hops, minerals, caramel malt, strong bitterness. Pretty strongly carbonated palate. Aroma hops seem to have faded a bit, not as fresh as one’d hope. But still drank just fine.

Clear light amber color with a white head. Nice big piney, floral hop aromas. Medium body. Hop driven flavor is bitter pine, lightly sweet florals on a thin pale malt base.

Bottle. Huge piny hop presence with medium caramel and a lot of grapefruit and lychee. A little doughy malt, oily resin and just lots of bright, cheery punch. Dull, clear orange body with a lacing, spoonable beige head. Taste is bitter and, forgive my flippancy, exactly like all the other Lagunitas offerings (hop bombs) I’ve had, save the substitution of a sunnier hop profile for the overdense caramel and brown sugar. Very dry (bone) aftertaste. Alcohol is strong but not too burny, medium-full body and still a hell of a lot of fun to drink!

Bottle: Pours a nice orange color with light head. The nose is very bright and grassy with orange and lemon, a touch of light malts too. The flavor is hoppy too with a light bitterness, medium body and a light mouthfeel. A bit of toasty resin towards the back of the tongue. Straightforward.

Sampled at WBF in Duham - pours a golden color - much lighter than many IPAs I have had lately. The aroma is very typical Lagunitas - tons of hops and tons of citrus. Very tasty IPA that tastes just like it smells - hops and grapefruit - with some piney aftertaste. This was a signature Lagunitas brew for sure.

WBF. Pours a pale bright gold with a one finger white head. The nose is fresh and pungent, citrus rind, resinous oily hop nose. Flavor shows some mango, medium bittrness, piney resinous character.

Bottle. Pours a gold-amber color with a small white head. Sweet grapefruit and soft pine aroma. An initial flavor of sweet citrus and malt finishes crisp and hoppy. Dry texture with perfect carbonation. Very smooth and well balanced representation of the style.