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Lagunitas Imperial Stout

Lagunitas Imperial Stout

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An Imperial Stout brewed by
Lagunitas Brewing Company

Petaluma, California USA

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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3683.37/5.03.37/5.08.2%11.6 Snifter P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Having downed his forth Imperial Stout of theay, the wild eyed charlatan from Voldvostogniaky belched and hollered for the Czarina to enter his chamber and bend herself to his will. The economy was a wreck and revolt was just around the corner. Nicky the Czar dude was off playing soldier like any pale nobleman with a hemorrphagic skin condition would. Such were the final days of the old empire. Reactionary, decadent, sputnik, stroganoff, wierd, and drunk. But even as the proletariat countryside labored under inhuman conditions and a threat of being sent to futile war in the east, they wisely took the time to slam back an Imperial Stout or two. After all, life can be a real "suka", as they say in the old country. Big, black, bourgeois, bolshoy, belligerent, buxom, and scary - this is our version of the chaotic end of an era in a bottle.

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JoeZasada (89), Beaumont, Alberta, Canada
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/512/20
Sep 7, 2008  
Pours a thick dark brown with a light brown head.... lots of complex flavours, kind of nutty... pretty good! Could use more hops though...


 jvmiller (285), Bel Air, Maryland, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/516/20
Sep 5, 2008  
Not a terribly good imperial stout, but a pretty good stout/porter. Its a bit dry and thin on the mouth, but it does have some complex flavors to it. Nothing over the top, but subtle and there. A little smokey and nutty, a little bit roasted, light chocolate and molasses. Its pretty enjoyable, and it could almost make a good session.


 StFun (298), Indiana, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/517/20
Sep 3, 2008  
Ok, I am a little torn on this one. At first, I was a little let down. The aroma is great, nice mix of chocolate and molasses and brown sugar. But, the flavor lacks the power and wallop that I expected. However, the more I sipped on this one, the more I started to enjoy it’s subtle complexity. This is more of a Stout than an Impy, it lacks the punch of an Impy, but it has a lot of nice subtle flavors in there; nuts, grains, and yeast go along with the previous mentioned flavors. Very nice stout that looks to be a little underrated.


 MAP (868), Lakewood, Ohio, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/514/20
Sep 2, 2008  
As far as imperial stouts go, this one is lacking. It isn’t too strong of an aroma, it has a very mild smooth mouthfeel and only wakes up the palate a little. That being said, its a pretty solid stout, but not for an imperial. And at under $4 a bomber, not a bad deal. If it wasn’t 8.2% it would make a good session. Aw hell, it still would make a good session beer.


PaulHegedus (74), Brampton, Ontario, Canada
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Aug 29, 2008  
Bottle at Volo in Toronto, August 2008. No strong aroma, faint chocolate perhaps. This has thin body, and the head disappears quickly. There is little of the complex roasted flavours I associate with the style: it starts watery, skips right to the finish, which has nice chocolate and dark cherry. One dimensional.




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