Lagunitas B3K

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

A hazy amber beer with a thin beige head. The aroma is sweet alcoholic combined with notes of malt and caramel, while the flavor is sweet malty with notes of wood and over ripe fruits.

(Bottle 65 cl) Clear mahogany with a reddish hue and a beige head. Hoppy aromatic nose with distinct alcohol. Medium-bodied with notes of roasted malt and sweetish caramel. Rather light, hoppy finish. 030306

From bottle. Pours hazy orange with a lacing off-white head. Smooth and slight earthy touch. Yet also caramel malty. Nice and slight yeasty. Smooth and flavourfull. Fruity and malty finish with a solid yeasty note.

Bottle. Clear red brown coloured with a beige head. Sweet aroma of malts, hops and pine needles. Sweet flavour of malts, hops and pine needles.

Date: 06/18/2005
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, Noog I

dark amber, sweet carmel malt aroma with lots of earthy hops, sweet malt flavor with tempored hops
-------- /> Date: 08/24/2005

more hops and bitterness in the flavor, well balanced, dry carmel malt flavor but hops are the dominant flavor profile, nice long bitterness upon warming, touch of peppery alcohol,

Aroma: 9/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 5/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 10/20
Rating: 3/5.0
Score: *4
-------- /> The score was calculated based upon the notes and an old scoring system.

Bottle. Ruby colour with a beige head. Caramel malty, fruity, light hoppy aroma and taste. Medium to full body with a sweet light dry finish.

Bottle shared courtesy of RLB (thanks!). Poured a darker reddish/brown color with an above averaged sized off white head. Smells like a nice aged barley wine - vanilla, earthy, light smoke, and caramel. Tastes of the same with dark fruits, brown sugar and very light alcohol (no where near the 11+ %).

Dark burgundy, mostly clear, slowly fading off-white foam. Malt focused nose brings out sweet toasty flavors reminiscent of biscuit, toffee, sweet apples and soft orangey hops. Oxidation notes peak through considerably, letting moisture, tartish bread and metallic component take more and more room as the beer warms. Raisin bread developments could be said to hint at a vague fruitiness, but the texture remains more sugary than juicy. Incredibly well masked 11.3%, I would have guessed 7-8! Nutty, earthy, finish where the hops fail to uplift the tired maltiness.