Lagunitas Imperial Red

Brewed by Lagunitas Brewing Company
Style: American Strong Ale
Petaluma, California USA

This bottled brew from a bottle shop poured a medium sized head of foamy finely sized tan colored bubbles that were long lasting and left behind a transparent typically carbonated light brown colored body and a good lacing. The aroma was malty brown malt and mild spice. The crisp mouth feel was tingly at the start and at the finish. The strong flavor contained notes of hops and Irish red malt. Delicious and one I would certainly buy again.

Bottle from Kegs & Barrels in Plano, TX. Pours a clear deep amber/red with nice beige head. Aroma is filled with hoppy citrus, very aromatic. Flavor pine, a little sweetness, very light caramel, malty, nice clean bitter. Mouth feel is medium body with high carbonation. Overall, this beer has some liveliness to it, I very much enjoyed and would recommend.

Well I have to go counter public opinion on this one. Way too hoppy and bitter. The hops over-power the beer in all aspects. Poured a bottle of dark reddish brown with a thin head that quickly dissapated. In the smell I could immediately smell the heavy malt, and Hops (Cascades I would guess). Both were very strong in the aroma. Taste, for me is all in the balance. I got some hops in the aroma, hops up front with the malt, and heavy hop flavor and bitterness on the back end. Not a beer I enjoyed, nor would I drink again. I know the hop heads may disagree, but I have had much better beers from Lagunitas.

Love the beer, not the color or the aroma- great finish and solid drinkable imperial-

Poured dark red with a tiny white head that vanished quickly during inspection. Nice blend on the flavor, hops, malt, rye. Not bad and will try again.

On tap at Falling Rock during GABF week. This was a nice red color with a decent aroma of hops. The mouthfeel was similar to all Lagunitas beers, creamy yet also slightly sweet. Flavor was some hops and some caramel. This beer was decent but I enjoyed the Hop Stoopid much, much more. Serving type: on-tap Reviewed on: 10-11-2007 15:39:16

Pours a dark red with a tiny amount of head that seems to leave rather quickly. Medium bodied beer. On the nose I am getting rye there along with a hop smell and some subtle malt nuances. On the palate I am tasting rye first, some hops and a sweet but subdued malt finish. Seems to leave the palate without leaving much behind but with this beer for some reason I actually enjoy that. I like this beer a lot. Definitely great, especially the price.

12 oz. bottle at Lunar Brewing Co. and poured to a shaker with a copper/brown color, light tan, frothy head, and clingy ribbons of lacing. The aroma was mid-fruit, citrus, a lesser degree of pine and malty sweetness. The flavor offered the same notes with the malt sweetness balanced by a well rounded hop bitterness. The texture was near syrupy, and the finish was pleasantly dry. Good stuff!