Lagunitas Imperial Stout 3.37 435

Lagunitas Imperial Stout

	Percentile
	80
	overall

Brewed by Lagunitas Brewing Company
Style: Imperial Stout
Petaluma, California USA

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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Ratings	Average	Score	ABV	Style Pctl	Serve in
435	3.38/5.0	3.37/5.0	8.2%	14.6	Snifter

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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fishingnet (1045), Brandon, Florida, USA

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	7/10	4/5	7/10	3/5	14/20

Nov 13, 2007

Bottle. Pours a clear dark brown with ruby highlights and a small but lasting tan head that leaves some lacing. Aroma of licorice and roasted malt. Taste is coffee, licorice, and roasted malt. Medium mouthfeel with a moderate amount of bitterness. A little thin for an Imperial Stout but still very good.

Palidor19 (1785), Brandon, Florida, USA

3.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.4	7/10	4/5	6/10	3/5	14/20

Nov 13, 2007

very good, but for a high quality stout, it does feel a little thin. their a great aroma of dark malts, dark fruits and mild hops. look and taste lac, the quality that you make this a super high quality stout.

nick76 (2675), Tampa, Florida, USA

3.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.3	7/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	11/20

Nov 13, 2007

The aroma is chocolaty, coffee like, with malt toasted darkly. The appearance is dark brown with a tan head. The flavor is like the aroma. The palate is smooth. I really like this.

golubj (1290), Sunnyvale, California, USA

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	7/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	15/20

Nov 10, 2007

Bottle. Aroma of some fruit and a little bit of smoked malt. The mouthfeel is a little more carbonated than it should be with a cola like aspect to it. The roasted malt lingers a bit in this one. Below average for the style.

malrubius (1002), Valley Stream, New York, USA

3.1	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.1	6/10	3/5	6/10	3/5	13/20

Nov 7, 2007 Updated: Feb 1, 2009

22 ounce bottle in pint glass. Deep dark brown but not quite black with lasting tan ring and some lace. Mild aroma with some hop, some chocolate, and very slight alcohol. Burnt coffee and ripe plum flavor with mild hop finish. Medium body and carbonation. Not very impressive. lacks fullness and richness of the best imperial stouts.

redlight (1490), Winter Park, Florida, USA

3.1	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.1	6/10	2/5	6/10	2/5	15/20

Nov 4, 2007 Updated: Sep 23, 2008

Some chocolate and coffee in the aroma. Pours brown, not at all that dark for an imperial stout. It was roasty and chocolatey, very light and dangerously easy to drink for an imperial stout. not bad, but if i want an imperial stout, i’ll go for old rasputin or yeti!

PhillyBeer2112 (2089), Orange Park, Florida, USA

3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	7/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	17/20

Nov 2, 2007

Not opaque, shows a garnet in the light. Smallish head, leaving no lacing at all, the glass looks virtually clean as I work my way through it. Aroma is primarily chocolatey, with a mild roast note. There is perhaps a vague fruitiness in the background. Flavor similar, only slightly sweet, slightly chewy with a long dry roasted finish. Mild astringency. Pepperiness in the throat reveals some of the alcohol in this but otherwise it tastes like an oatmeal stout to me.

Boliv (197), New York, USA

3.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.2	6/10	3/5	6/10	3/5	14/20

Nov 1, 2007

Bomber. Poured deep reddish/brown with little head, much lighter than expected for an impy. Sweet malty aroma with chocolate and coffee. Flavor is an initial malty rush followed by creamy chocolate, and finishing with a slight espresso kick and a tingling sour tang on the palate. Very smooth. A good beer, just a little weaker than what I expect from an imperial stout.

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