Lagunitas Cruising with Ruben and The Jets

Brewed by Lagunitas Brewing Company
Style: Imperial Stout
Petaluma, California USA

dark brown pour with a coppery hue - aroma of a very sweet roasted malt - very sweet and complex flavor profile with raisins, brown sugar, with only a slight amount of hopping that shows up in the aftertaste - very high alcohol level comes through in the taste.

Out of the bottled flowed something that looked like dirty well water, but when the glass filled it darkened up quite nicely, developed a big fluffy head that provided no lacing. In the glass it looks thin, but in the mouth there is some creaminess that balances well witht he strong carbonation. Some roaty tastes with slight apple notes. This is a good stout, and for $4.50, its hard to beat. In retrospect, if you are drinking this, close your eyes and think "strong brown ale", and it is actually a great offering. But looking for RIS notes, this one doesnt deliver for what I was epecting./

pours a dark brown with a medium size head, and decent lacing. smell is of cocoa, malt, a touch of coffee, a touch of vanilla, and some nuts. taste is thick, chocolate, hops, a slight amount of dark fruits, a touch of coffee, and some roasted nuts, ends a little bitter and somewhat dry. seems more like a doppelbock.

~Pours a cloudy dark brown with big brown head. ~Strong chocolate, caramel malt, dark fruits, coffee, and alcohol in scent. ~Bitter chocolate coffee with raisin in flavor. ~Thin bodied, some alcohol tingle, bittersweet finish. ~Good brew. I was rather impressed by the scent. Flavor fell slightly short. The body is too thin. There are other imperials I rather spend my money on.

22oz bottle. Nice thick black pour with a thick creamy head. Chocolate bar aroma with a hint of pepper. Chocolate and toffee taste with hints of dark fruit and roasted grains.Would have liked a little more pepper, but overall very good stout.

Bottle Pours out a very dark brown topped with a nice tan head. Aroma of chocolate and molasses and plenty of sweetness. Tast was nice lots of roast malt and more of the sweetness. A little Dark chocolate bitterness on the end.

Robust, thick coffee, chocolate and peat scents top oof this beautiful black body... thick brown head imposes, then settles nicely... a nice, subtle warming sensation packs the alcohol into a palatable presence with an effervescent end... thick chocolate and oatmeal hints craft a mellow, balanced stout definitely sweet... brother Jer and I found this on a beer run, laughed ourselves into its purchase, and he found it a surprisingly heavy offering... a syrupy sweetness pervades the glass--a bit too sweet may be the only argument... alcohol hides itself well, like much of Zappa’s intentions...