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Lagunitas Cruising with Ruben and The Jets

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
3593.5/5.03.48/5.0Special8.6%25.1Snifter
Commercial Description:
Chocolate pepper stout brewed to 8.6% ABV, with a healthy amount of chocolate nibs and a subtle zing of white peppercorns. Cruising with Ruben & The Jets Ale was brewed in honor of the 40th Anniversary release of this Album from Frank Zappa.
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BrownDogBeer (50), Portland, Oregon, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/103/57/102/516/20
Feb 26, 2009  
22 oz Bottle. Pours a dark brown to black with a slightly tan head with good lacing. Aroma of caramel and coffee and chocolate with a hint of citrus. Very ight in the body for a stout. Taste of roasted malt and chocolate.


 Oakes (8093), gone rambling, Vietnam
2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/53/102/57/20
Feb 25, 2009  
Murky dull brown. Light dark fruits and a hint of chocolate in the nose. Fairly light. Slightly rank character. Some chile noted but this is thin, going nowhere stuff. Yikes.


 GuilTTy (538), Cherry Hill, New Jersey, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/512/20
Feb 24, 2009  
Bomber from Canals in Lawrenceville. Pours like motor oil and supports a dense dark brown head. Aroma of roasted coffee, chocolate and something else I still haven’t figured out. Flavor of dark chocolate, caramel, and sweet malt. As with just about every other Lagunitas brew, there were other flavors flying about that were impossible to pin down and that didn’t necessarily play nice with one another all the time. An interesting though somewhat odd concoction.


 SDalkoholic (1192), Chula Vista, California, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Feb 24, 2009  
Bottle from Keg N Bottle #2: Pours a dark color of the brown family and creates a rocky patch of foam. Faint smell of roasted down malt and chocolaty sweetness for an aroma. The flavor ends up empty and hollow with only a minor tasting of sweet chocolate. Not impressed with any area of this stout.


 Odeed (1673), Bakersfield, California, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/517/20
Feb 24, 2009  
dark brown brown with crimson red highlights.the aroma is a mix of chocolate,pepper,liquid smoke,and roasted malt.flavor is a little lighter with the chocolate and some gram cracker.pretty nice stuff.i wish i would ahve bought a few more bottles.


 mjg74 (1997), La Mesa, California, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/513/20
Feb 23, 2009  
Bomber from BevMo. Very dark in color upon pouring. Somewhat sweet nutty aroma. Some roasted malts as well. Smooth chocolate flavors. Some roasted coffee, with some burnt qualities. Pretty tasty.


 danielcurtis81 (890), San Diego, California, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/517/20
Feb 22, 2009  
Bottle. Pours a hazelnut brown with a small bubbly tan head. Nose is chocolate malts and black licorice. Really nice dark chocolate flavors (they were helped by the dark chocolate I consumed prior) with a mild alcohol flavors as well. Mouth is medium bodied with a mild carbonation to it. I enjoyed this brew, especially with the chocolate.


 merlin48 (513), New Tazewell, Tennessee, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Feb 22, 2009  
Bomber pours dark brown, not totally opaque. Aroma is fruity, with chocolate and anise notes. A bit thin for a stout. The fruitiness shows up in the taste, as well, dominating the chocolate and roasty notes. Herbal and anise hints, as well. Pleasantly drinkable, but strange. Appropriate, I suppose, for a Zappa themed brew.



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