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Lagunitas Amber Ale 3.33 58

Lagunitas Amber Ale

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
583.34/5.03.33/5.05%86.6English pint, Shaker
Commercial Description:
This hoppy sweet amber was the original ale brewed at the first Lagunitas brewery in West Marin. The original, actually, was a fair example of 'Odious Ale-ism'. Sometimes it was wonderful, sometimes it took the enamel off your teeth. Well, we are better brewers now, and it has become a tasty Cal State Fair award winner!
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 TipsyMcStager (928), Calgary, Alberta, Canada
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Aug 24, 2005  
Nice aroma, lemon and brown sugar. Pours a nice dark copper brown, thin head. Medium body. Mild sweetness, hoppy with a sour finish. An enjoyable and refreshing amber.


 presario (3001), Calgary, Alberta, Canada
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/514/20
Aug 18, 2005  
Tocaloma Amber. Dark red amber colour. Aroma is more hops than malt with cedar notes as well. Malty body, hops are not as strong in the flavour as in the aroma. A very nice session beer. A touch of sweetness in the finish.


 Bockyhorsey (2552), Mesa, Arizona, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Jul 21, 2005  
Had a fermented malty aroma. Body was dark amber color with tan head that was small and was gone quickly. Flavor had a sweetness and mild bitterness to it. Little caramel aftertaste at the end. No to bad.


 Ernest (4501), Boulder, Colorado, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/511/20
Jun 6, 2005  
Bottle. Head is initially small, frothy, off-white, mostly diminishing. Body is dark amber. Aroma is lightly malty (toasted grain, cookie), lightly hoppy (flowers, grapefruit, resin). Flavor is moderately sweet, lightly acidic, lightly bitter. Finish is lightly sweet, lightly acidic, moderately bitter. Medium body, watery texture, lively carbonation. Rather run-of-the-mill amber/pale ale with a somewhat faint aroma, but pleasant.


 Murphy (1759), Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/516/20
Jun 4, 2005  
Fleeting head, dark amber color. Aroma is nutty and buttery. Malty toasted and nutty taste, bready and slightly doughy. Very sweet, but not quite unbalanced. Hops evident in the finish, as well as Lagunitas house character. Approchable, honest beer.


 aspidites (1274), manteca, California, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/512/20
Mar 11, 2005  
Almost a brown ale. more rasted amlt than crytal malt body. some caramel and toffee notes nice balance very clean and good hopping.


 DarkElf (2681), La Jolla, California, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/104/514/20
Jan 9, 2005  
(12 oz bottle: Steele Bear in Petaluma, CA) Amber Ale?? This is the darkest amber ale I think I’ve ever seen, ruddy brown in color, with lots of flaky sediment suspended in the beer. But for all that color, this is only slightly more flavorful than the average amber, though it is a pleasant tasting beer. The flavor is balanced toward the malty end, being bready and toasty, but the hops bitterness is mild to moderate. Medium bodied with a nice full mouthfeel. Sweet, bready nose is pleasant, but only moderately aromatic. The head is light tan in color and pours to a decent size, but fairly quickly fades to a thin film with a thick rim around the glass. Some patchy lacing is left on the glass. Pretty nice, overall.


 ChillCoat (1029), Concord, California, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/513/20
Nov 17, 2004  
Pours amber with no head. It’s just kindda there- not much really to say about it. Slightly syrupy mounthfeel.



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