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Lagunitas Gonzo

Lagunitas Gonzo - American Strong Ale

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 Percentile 
91
overall
Brewed by Lagunitas Brewing Company
Style: American Strong Ale

Petaluma, California USA

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 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
343.69/5.03.64/5.0Special8.5%58.6Snifter, Trappist glass
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Commercial Description:
It is just a plain old 'punch-in-the-mouth' of a beer, meaning that it is SG of 1.075 or so and a robust bitterness... The beer is, in a word; Dark, Alcoholic, Bitter, and Unapologetic. Brilliant. Hunter has long been one of my personal heros and inspirations. From the label: Hunter S. Thompson occupies an honored seat in the pantheon of our heros. We have appropriated much from him, both stylistically and literally. From a direct and unattributed quote on the BrownShugga about "...The short-changed children of the eighties..." to the tone from the Imperial Red Ale story. We didn't ask permission to use this image or make this beer but Hunter did not ask permission to spray-paint "F---the Pope" on the America's Cup boat in Newport Harbor way back when either. Hunter looms as large as Kerouac, Hemmingway, Baudelaire, and Dylan in our thinking. His subersive Thursday columns in the also gone Examiner propelled our own processes and in that were changed. Gonzo is dead. Long live Gonzo!
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 yespr (11645), Copenhagen O, Denmark
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/102/57/104/515/20
Aug 6, 2008  
Pours murky orange with a yeast sediment and a white head. Dry woody and dense caramel malty with a solid citric to orange note. Smooth and yet fruity hops into a slight dry finish.


 Rastacouere (5551), Montréal, Quebec, Canada
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/102/512/20
Nov 26, 2007  
Considering the style, Scores ranging from 1 to 5, 5 being the most intense
Appearance:
Body:   Clear(1)->Murky(5) : 2   Light Brown(1)->Dark(5) : 2   Ruby : XX   Still(1)->Sparkling(5) : 3
Head:   None(1)->Large(5) : 2   White(1)->Tan(5) : 2   Lasting: 2   Lacing : 3
Aroma:
Intensity : 3  
Yeast : XX   Bread : XX   Apple : XX   Esters : XX   Banana : XX   Phenols : XX   Leather : XX   Perfume : XX   DMS : XX   Diacetyl : XX
Malt : 4   Biscuity : 2   Toast : 3   Caramel : 3   Toffee : 2   Maple : XX   Molasses : XX   Nuts : 2   Candy : 4   Pumpernickel : XX   Cereals : XX   Fruits : 3   Chocolate : XX   Coffee : XX   Vanilla : XX   Grapes : XX   Blackberries : XX   Dates : XX   Cherries : 3   Plums : 2   Figs : XX
Hops : 3   Noble(1)->American(5) : 3   Leafy : XX   Floral : XX   Orange : XX   Herbal : XX   Spicy : XX   Pine/Spruce/Resin : 3
Notes :   Earth : XX   Wood : XX   Cloves : XX   Smoke : XX   Pepper : 1   Ginger : XX   Peach/Pear/Apricot : 2   Candi Sugar : XX   Anise : XX   Vinous : XX
Flavor:
Initial Flavor : Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 4   Finish Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 4   Sourness : 1   Bitterness : 3   Complex : XX   Length : XX
Palate:
Light(1)->Full(5) : 4   Flat(1)->Fizzy(5) : 2   Clean : XX   Sharp : XX   Watery : XX   Oily : 3   Chalk : XX   Astringent : XX   Alcohol : 2   Mineral : XX   Oxidation : XX   Metallic : XX

Comments: Quite fruity and very much candied (Jolly Rancher?), malt-oriented, sweet and oily ale with contrasting resinous american hops.


 weeare138 (933), Collegeville, Pennsylvania, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/514/20
Sep 11, 2007  
Thanks to hopdog for opening up this retired bottle... Appears a semi transparent amber with an off white head that fades into a mild film and collar. Streaky lacing is left around the glass. Smell is of caramel, raisins, vanilla, toffee, cookie dough, and oatmeal. Taste is of the mentioned aromas with caramel and plums breaking through as the highlights. Mouthfeel is slightly bitter with notes of flowers, cherries, and cocoa.


 hopdog (5527), Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/515/20
Aug 1, 2007  
22oz bottle acquired in trade with DarkElf (thanks!). Poured a deep orangish color with a small sized off white head. Aromas of caramel, dark fruits (cherries and plums), citrus, and a little earthy. Tastes of caramel, light roast, dark fruits, and citrus. Smooth body with the alcohol content well hidden.


 TomDecapolis (3130), Skippack, Pennsylvania, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Jul 31, 2007  
Thanks to hopdog for opening up this treat. Pours a lightly hazy deep amber with a bunch of floaties and a medium off white bubbly head. Aroma of dark fruits, caramel, leathery, some alcohol, old hops, some oxidation. Flavor of toastd malts, sweet caramel, some toffee, nuts, citrus some light hop bitterness., brown sugar and light hop bitterness. Would have like to try this one fresh to gete more of the hops out of it.


 spector (906), Lancaster, Ohio, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
Dec 6, 2006  
Get some caramel malts in the aroma.Pours dark amber with a medium off white head.Prety good balance of malts and hops in the flavor.Medium to full mouthfeel with a biter finish.


 moejuck (1165), Ohio, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Nov 24, 2006  
Thanks to Mr. Dick for being generous enough to trade this one. Caramel malt aroma. Golden brown appearance with a medium head. The palate is fairly full. Taste is of earthy hops, malt, and some bitterness.


 nolankowal (850), Columbus, Ohio, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/516/20
Nov 9, 2006  
Bottle CTV3 shared by that theif moejuck ;) thanks! Brownish orange pour with an off white head. Aroma of grassy, earthy hops and caramel malts. Flavor of caramel malts, grass, some citrus wuth a bit of sourness. Finishes bitter and clean, not bad stuff overall.



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