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
1092	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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Slick (1962), Thief River Falls, Minnesota, USA

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

Sep 21, 2003

Nice amber color,small head with a decent staying power.Good aroma of hops citrus and some what spicy.The flavor was malty hoppy and grapefruit with an after taste being much the same a the aroma with a nice hop bitterness.Could stand to be a little more hoppy but then i'm not a hophead so this brew really hits the spot.

Andrew196 (1091), Katy, Texas, USA

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

Apr 24, 2002

This stuff has the cascades written all over it. Nothing but prominent hops, a pretty good IPA, but nothing to write home about.

kmeves (1080), Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, USA

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	7/10	4/5	6/10	4/5	15/20

Jun 11, 2003

I give this beer an extra mark or two for the "43 different hops and 65 various malts". Very dark IPA. Floral aroma, flavor and aftertaste. "Hop burps" galore. A top 50 IPA in my book.

AxeMaster221 (343), Portland, Oregon, USA

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	7/10	4/5	6/10	4/5	15/20

Aug 14, 2002

Nice aroma, hops very evident, but the huge head put me off a bit, really too much carbonation in my bottle. Fairly smooth palate, but not as complex as some of the Northwest IPA’s I’ve been having lately. When i want an IPA, I want mega-hops, and this falls just a bit short. Still, i think most people will like it.

brownaler (379), Topsail Beach, North Carolina, USA

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	7/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	13/20

May 28, 2004

Has a cloudy copper appearance and is a nice standard IPA that is bitter throughout, nothing exceptional though.

Chief (11), Mesa, Arizona, USA

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

Feb 6, 2003

Fresh and crisp hops throuout the taste spectrum. Mildly complexed with a mix of light fruit to pine flavor. Lightly malted taste subsides with a clean refreshed pallet.

BeaverBrown (245), Portland, Oregon, USA

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

Mar 22, 2003

Orangish red in color with a nice thick head. Lots of sediment. Smells hoppy. Tastes perfumey and bitter.

Loddeer (171), USA

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

Nov 5, 2004

This has an excellent initial taste, but the aftertaste ... not a great ending. The smell and apperance were promising, overall the IPA was good, not great. Aftertaste lacked the transtiion that could have provided an excellent experience.

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