Lagunitas India Pale Ale

	Percentile
	88
	overall

Brewed by Lagunitas Brewing Company
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Petaluma, California USA

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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Ratings	Average	Score	ABV	Style Pctl	Serve in
1087	3.52/5.0	3.51/5.0	5.7%	78.2	Shaker, Tulip

Commercial Description:
This is our unique version of an ancient style. A style as old as the ocean trade routes of the last centuries Great Ships. Not as old as the equator they had to cross twice enroute, nor as old as the 10,000 or so miles of Di-Hydrogen Oxide and Sodium upon which they sailed, but older than the Circulithium-4 Lentloid that binds the Lupulin Quartnate onto your taste buds. Weird. Think about it. Now stop. OK, go again, now stop. Think again, and stop. But we digress. Made with 43 different hops and 65 various malts, this redolent ale will likely float your boat, whatever planet you're on.

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trayns (240), Beverly Hills, Michigan, USA

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	7/10	4/5	7/10	3/5	15/20

Jun 5, 2009

Bottle. Pours a nice yellow golden color and a large white head. The aroma is all hops, and the taste follows. Pretty nice balance, nice malt body and big hop feel. The only knock is a thinner palate. Overall, a nice deal and a nice IPA.

CheersMate1 (785), Atlanta, Georgia, USA

2.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.9	5/10	3/5	6/10	3/5	12/20

Jun 3, 2009

I thought I had rated this before? Oh well. Anyways, good looking IPA. NIce fluffy head that doesn’t fade away quickly. Orange/caramel brown in color. Looks pretty good. An awkward hop aroma. This pisses me off. I have had a few IPAs that had a tea flavor. This is one of them. The Hoppin Frog Imperial/Double IPA was just like this! An almost tea-like aroma. There are some hops, but there is this sweet flavor that improperly balances the beer out. A very sweet caramel taste. Just lacking in hops. A semi-smooth beer, but overall, a beer that doesn’t come close to Lagunita’s standards. What happened with this one?

mrhoppy (209), Santa Clara, California, USA

2.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.7	3/10	2/5	3/10	3/5	16/20

Jun 3, 2009

Folks this is your standard well made LIGHT IPA. Nothing impressive but none the less an IPA.

WesKBob (321), Bethany, Oklahoma, USA

3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3	6/10	3/5	6/10	3/5	12/20

Jun 2, 2009

Pours a hazy orange color with thin white head. Faint aroma with notes flowers and apricots. Flavor is lots of citrus hops that give way to a ridiculous amount of bittering hops in the finish. Watery mouthfeel. OK, but nothing more than that.

italarican (163), Astoria, New York, USA

3.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.8	7/10	4/5	9/10	4/5	14/20

Jun 1, 2009

Draft. Poured a deep copper with ample thick head. Smells very hoppy. This one taught how great an IPA can be when it’s fresh! Bitter hops, pine, and malt flavors. Bitterness is not overdone and just about perfect.

shawnm213 (913), South Bend, Indiana, USA

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	7/10	4/5	7/10	3/5	15/20

May 29, 2009

Bottle. Pours a clear amber with a creamy offwhite head. leaves some lace on the glass. notes of sweet malts, caramel, some grassy hops. Well balanced. I liked it.

DalzAle (482), Eden Prairie, Minnesota, USA

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	7/10	3/5	8/10	3/5	15/20

May 27, 2009

Tap. Orange/yellow pour, plenty of carbonation and aroma of fresh hops. Flavor was that of your standard everyday solid IPA, plenty of in your face hops, citrus and a good bitter bite on the finish. Not a fan of all Lagunita’s beer, but this one was solid and I will be buying a sixer of this sometime soon.

TampaBrew (805), Tampa, Florida, USA

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	7/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	16/20

May 25, 2009

pours copper. grapefruit, citrus hops. Sweet malt. Flavor is hoppy citrus, bitter, sweet candy malts. caramel.

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