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Lagunitas Imperial Red 3.7 639

Lagunitas Imperial Red

Percentile
95
overall

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
6393.71/5.03.7/5.0Special7.6%78.4Snifter, Trappist glass
Commercial Description:
This Special Ale is, in reality, a reconstructed exhumation of the very first ale that we ever brewed way, way back, in 1993. Brewed with a big head, a muscular malty thorax, a silky texture & all strung together with a hoppy sweet nerve sack... yum. O.G. 1.072 84.2 IBU
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 moejuck (1172), Ohio, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/514/20
May 2, 2007  
Bottle from Saarlander. Lots of caramel malt--heavy aroma. Dark golden brown with red highlights. Medium to full palate. Hoppy up front, but that quickly fades into a malt flavor that is strong. Nice caramel flavor with hints of vanilla.


 yngwie (5000), Kristiansand, Norway
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Apr 29, 2007  
Bottle. Bomber. Clear, copper-colored beer with a beige head. Hoppy flavor with beef-stock, malt, some sweetness and caramel. There’s hops, alcohol, malt, sweetness and beefstock in the flavor. Quite bitter in the mouth, with malt and hops to finish it off. A nice beer, but there’s too much hops to balance it. (070413)


 spector (906), Lancaster, Ohio, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/516/20
Apr 27, 2007  
Very heavy malt in the aroma.Pours a deep copper with a medium off white head.The flavor is big malt,vanilla and some nice hops as well.Full mouthfeel with a huge malt finish.


 nramsburg (206), New York, New York, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/57/103/516/20
Apr 18, 2007  
I like this beer but I suppose I was expecting something with a bit more malt. Very strongly hopped on the finish with a fairly medium body. Slight carmel right at the beginning.


DrededBrethren (10), Palm, Pennsylvania, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/517/20
Apr 11, 2007  
Honey-like alcohol sweetness and a moderate citrus hop aroma. Copper in color with a long-lasting off-white head. Initial taste was aggressively bitter, but upon second taste the hop bitterness blended very nicely with the low caramel malt flavor and citrusy hop bouquet. A piney hop bitterness lingers in the aftertaste. Nice Red. Medium-bodied and hopped like it should.


 swoopjones (1920), Buffalo, New York, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Apr 4, 2007  
22oz bomber @ Coles, Buffalo NY. Reddish-copper. caramel malts well balanced with hops. Well done red


 robertsreality (2460), Minnesota, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/514/20
Apr 1, 2007  
Copper Colored with White Head. Alot of Caramel Malt with Fruit and Hops. Medium Mouthfeel. Nice Carbonation. Alot of Almost Chewy Caramel, Dried Fruits..Nice Balancing Hops. Dry Crisp Finish. Nice Strong Red.


 muenster (341), Sevierville, Tennessee, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/516/20
Mar 27, 2007  
Bottle, split with NachlamSie. Pours a hazy, yet ruby red color with a medium beige head. Leaves a lot of sticky lacing when swirled. Aroma is a wonderful hop bouquet, lots of citrus fruits, common for a California hop bomb. Flavor is a bit more restrained, the more lemony notes come through, along with some caramel. Finishes bitter, but still more restrained than most hop bombs. Probably a good introductory beer into massively hopped beers.



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