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Lagunitas India Pale Ale

Lagunitas India Pale Ale - India Pale Ale (IPA)

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 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 
10823.52/5.03.51/5.05.7%78.1Shaker, Tulip
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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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 Rune (2744), Tromsø, Norway
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/104/512/20
Jun 10, 2008  
Bottle at Zum Biergarten, Copenhagen. Thin, white bubbly head over a brown-orange body. Malt-fruity aroma. Bitter orange tones in flavour with a bitter malty ending. Moderate palate. Good drinkability, but a bit one dimensional for an IPA (30.05.2008).


NMC01 (58), Denmark
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/102/56/103/514/20
Jun 8, 2008  
Nice IPA with a lovely malt profile. The hoppy ending is less coating and crispy that I expected for an american IPA. Rather big flaked sediment blurred this and made the appearance less nice though. Refreshing IPA with a decent - or should I say "adequate" - alcohol burden.


 craftbeerdesign (731), Alpharetta, Georgia, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/517/20
Jun 7, 2008  
sample on 6/5/08, rating from notes. pours a golden color with a decent white head. huge hop profile on the nose... a little disappointed that this didn’t carry through all the way to the finish. however, it is a solid IPA that is very drinkable - and under 6% making this a great session beer. the palate is typical of a generic American IPA. Medium body, average carbonation... and a good bitter finish. Just wish those hops came through more.


 can8ianben (903), Pasadena, California, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/57/104/515/20
Jun 7, 2008  
A mild yet tasty offering. It’s not too overwhelming that a rookie IPA drinker couldn’t handle it. Mostly sweet, with a finishing bitterness that balances everything out. Orange in color, a thin white head.


 ChainGangGuy (2522), Kennesaw, Georgia, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Jun 6, 2008  
Appearance: Pours a crystal clear, yellow-orange body with a full, foamy, white head. Smell: Pale maltiness along with notes of spice, pine, and ruby red grapefruit. Taste: Lightly sweet pale malts with a hint of spent grain. Spicy, piney, citrusy hop flavors. Medium bitterness. A final taste of caramel. Finishes with a light bitterness. Mouthfeel: Just barely medium-bodied. Medium carbonation. Drinkability: A fine little American IPA, it delivers pretty much what you’d expect from it.


 Skeegle (476), Maryland, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/516/20
Jun 3, 2008  
Very good IPA that seems to have both floral and pine and citrus hops to it. It is bitter enough to be an IPA but not enough to be a particulaly brutal one. Very smooth like a good bitter. Pretty simple actually, but very good none the less.


 nick76 (2634), Tampa, Florida, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/510/20
Jun 3, 2008  
The aroma is malty with caramel and pine/citrus hops. The appearance is amber with a good head. The flavor is like the aroma. The palate is smooth. I really like this one.


 Palidor19 (1750), Brandon, Florida, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/512/20
Jun 3, 2008  
decent, the malts are nice but the hops kinda fall flat which is what they wanted to go on. still its some malts character with caramel flavor. enjoyable.



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