Lagunitas Cruising with Ruben and The Jets

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

22oz. bottle, Pours dark brown, small sediment, light brown head. Mouthfeel is smooth, soft, and dry. Good spice chocolate notes, a little bitter, sticky finish, not an exceptional stout but tasty nonetheless.

Thanks for sharing this with me, bro! Pours a dark brown with a medium tan head. Aroma is peppery, light roasts, and cocoa powder. Taste is cocoa, some coffee, and a bit of pepper. Interesting.

Bottle thanks to larsniclas
On March 7, 2009
Dark brown to black color, brown head. Mild sweet roasted and chocolate scent. Sweet, alcohol, malty, grainy taste. Smooth mouthfeel, low bitterness. Raissin aftertaste.

20090307 Bomber. Twist off bomber? Well, that’s a first for me. Dark, muddy brown with small beige ring of foam. Aroma is mild milk chocolate and prune with some vodka notes. Light spiciness in the flavor--I had no idea this beer was supposed to be a stout with pepper and actually thought it was just a really lame attempt at a strong Belgian with light spiciness from the yeast. Guess not, now that I see it was intentional. It’s a bit of a mess still. Sweet but not cloying at first, but an unfortunate milkiness comes forward to compete with lingering milk chocolate notes. Light late burn from the pepper. Some emerging notes of rotting veggies. Eh, I don’t know what to make of it as it doesn’t seem to take any of the directions it’s heading, yet that is not to say it’s a complex beer. It’s not. I like the idea of chocolate and pepper, but this beer just turned out weird.

Bottle. Opaque but more a dark brown than black. Small tan head. Nose is roasted malts, light spice, dark chocolate and light coffee. Taste is more roasted malts, light spicy note, chocolate, bitter coffee, and light hops. Rather chewy body with bubbly but creamy carbonation. Ends with more chewy malts, roasted notes, light spice, dark chocolate and coffee. Tasty beer!

Pours dark brown with thick tan head. Aroma is of cocoa, roast, and light pepper spice. Taste is rich cocoa, roasted malt, light coffee and faint pepper. Finishes clean with a bit of light pepper that is ever so light.

Bomber. Dark brown with a nice thick brown head. Nose is spicy, perfumy, roasty, malty. Taste is bit soapy, sweet, viscous, chocolately. Alcohol is present but not overwhelming. Body is thick and viscous, chewy. Reminds me of Avery 14. One of Lagunitas’ better efforts.

Very smooth and not long lasting. Typical stout taste. Chocolate malts, ect. Good balance for a stout. Impressiver overall.