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Lagunitas India Pale Ale 3.51 1101

Lagunitas India Pale Ale

Percentile
88
overall

bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
11013.52/5.03.51/5.05.7%78.4Shaker, 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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 Dedollewaitor (3769), Odense, Denmark
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/514/20
Oct 31, 2007  
Slight unclear copper/orange with a decent head & good lacings. Aroma is of hops - piney & bitter. Medium bodied with a average live carbonation. Fresh & mainly bitter taste from hops. Not as sweet as ex. maximus from same brewery. Good & solid IPA with a lovely bitterness!


 joss (3687), Garching b. München, Germany
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/57/103/513/20
Nov 2, 2004  
Tap @ The Yardhouse Pasadena,CA - fresh keg Neutral nose. Cloudy orange amber, low creamy head. Pine bitterhops blanket tastebuds. Medium body, smooth mouthfeel. Pine bitterhop aftertaste.


 saxo (3647), Højbjerg, Aarhus, Denmark
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Nov 27, 2008  
Bottle. Nice head with good duration. Color is amber. Aroma and taste are malt, hops, flowers and fruits.


 egajdzis (3638), Spring Mount, Pennsylvania, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/512/20
Nov 13, 2004    Updated: Dec 2, 2004
Poured a light copper color with a small off white head with sticky lacing on the glass. Light citrus hop, earth, majorly sweet, malty aroma. Sweet citrus hop taste, coconut, other fruits, finishing with a light bitterness. Nicely balanced, quaffable IPA.


 gunnfryd (3615), Kristiansand, Norway
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/514/20
Aug 4, 2006  
Bottle. Dark golden colour with a beige head. Aroma is sweet fruity hop. Flavour is sweet fruity hop and citrus. Bitter finish.


 badgerben (3605), Blaine, Minnesota, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/58/20
Oct 22, 2008  
Copper color with a large head. Light grassy aroma. Malty flavor with some caramel finishing it up. No hops. None. Not even a residule bitterness. 43 different hops? It doesn’t seem like they even used one. If this had been labeled an Amber, it would have been great. As it is, it is an okay tasting brew that is completely disappointing considering the label on it.


 ClarkVV (3578), Allston, Massachusetts, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/59/20
Jan 13, 2005    Updated: Feb 14, 2007
2004 bottle purchased at Julio’s in Westboro, MA. For good old pasteurised, heavily filtered Lagunitas, I will have to give some credit here. First of all, they knew what they wanted. They wanted to expand the market and send a good beer from west to east coast. That’s cool, and is impressive that they distribute out here in the weak Boston market. Anyways, they pay the price. It’s just a plain filtered golden ale. Hops in the nose recommend that you smell deeper, but it’s nothing heavy. Just some moderate hops, no dry hopping it seems. Anyways, it has good flavor, which is probably its best character. Medium body, good malt presence. Spicy, but not really bitter. Light caramel.
Rerate.
2006 bottle. ended up dumping it. Just blandly boring. Cheaply sweet, filtered maltiness is extremely uncomplex. Loose, forced carbonation and a boring c-hop aroma and flavor. Not attenuated enough either. Slight acid on the end.
More simple, bland crap for the palate-lacking from Lagunitas.


 Dickinsonbeer (3500), Hoboken, New Jersey, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/102/512/20
Aug 18, 2004  
I think this one is slightly over-rated. Nice bitterness levels but aroma and flavor hops were subdued and I definately didnt like the mouthfeel- almost watered down.



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