Lagunitas Censored (Kronik)

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

Had this from a 12oz bottle at a brewpub into a pint glass and wasn’t all that blown away by a brewery I otherwise like.

Shared a 12 oz bottle with MereLikesBeer. I like Lagunitas, but this wasn’t very good. Poured a copper clear red, with small head. The aroma was sweet and malty. The mouthfeel was watery, and just not very pleasing. Oh well. Cheers!

I shared a bottle of this with BeerBaron617 this evening. It poured a nice copper amber color with a thin white head that was quickly gone. The aroma is very malty, sweet, and caramelly. The aroma and taste don’t translate. Taste is awkward. It’s slightly carbonated and has a very very light mouthfeel. I just don’t really like it all too much.

Pours amber with a small disappearing off white head. Not much aroma. Fruit and a little hops. The taste is hoppy and slightly nutty, fruity up front. Medium bodied.

Taster at Vinens Verden, Odense, DK. Bottled, 210709. Amber with small head . Aroma of malt and caramel. Flavor is lots of caramel - that brings along nutty and wood notes.

Poured out a thin white cap with no retention (none was expected), light brown / dark amber colour but the pisser here is that it is not clear. I wanted clear, dammit! Clean this sucker up! Pretty good fruity smell hits quick - a bunch of tropical fruits with a dose of citrus, sometimes the malts come in thick and caramelly, other times I don’t really notice them unless I’m thinking about them. At times the aroma is a non-feature - it’s there but imparts no impression. There is also a faint leather to go with a powerdery impression. The taste is very citrusy to go along with a touch of alcohol, lots of caramel malts but a mild version of the flavour, odd, initially I was reminded of the stiff aroma of an Eisbock (not the malt side of it). Smooth brew with nice soft carbonation. The after taste has been so so all the way through with ample leafy and unsweetened grapefruit hops that thankfully lack power. Not sure how much I liked it - I didn’t not like it. I guess it’s more of a "well, that was... er.. something. Yea."

Bottle. Poured a rich reddish brown in color. The aroma was that of caramel hops and roasted malt. The mouthfeel was full bodied and left a smooth hoppy aftertaste. Overall a very good ale, most definitely would buy again.

Pours (surprise, surprise) copper into the glass with an off white head. Aroma is sweet with lots of dark fruit. Flavor is somewhat sweet with caramel and plum. Almost has a dubbel quality to it. Really nice beer.