Lagunitas Kill Ugly Radio

22oz. bottle: Been saving this, hope not too long. Pour: Orange-gold with a rich off-white cap, great retention and lacing. Aroma: Peaches and biscuit malt some floral-citrus notes. Good body, rich caramel malts in the front balanced with peachy esters and citrus-pine hop bite which goes bitter in the finish. A great IPA and a tribute to a great man.

The looks is impeccably clear light orange. Large champagne bubbles. Golden with a big puffy head. Looks like a pilsner more than anything. Decent lace. The smell is a magnificent, floral, citrusy hop aroma with a hint of pine. Like an explosion of flowers and citrus fruits. The aroma evolves with a deep inhale: flowers --> citrus --> pine. Phenomenal. Hop flavor is much more woody than anything else. Bitter woody hops. Very strong with an oak finish. Not as subtle in the taste or complex as the smell. Overly hoppy and woody. Not as balanced as I would have liked, to be honest. Feel has a thick, juice-like feel. Leaves a bitter oaky film. Overall it’s strong and "extreeeme!" Hops are almost too much. It’s not a subtle brew. A bit disappointing in its extremity.

This IPA was golden yellow with a tenacious sticky head webbing the glass. Taste is bitter, slight citrus, lots of IBU’s or at least it seems super bitter. Pretty good on the second bottle. I liked this better than Maximus and you can’t beat the price ($3.49). Serving type: bottle Reviewed on: 09-05-2007 15:30:47

Bomber bottle. Pours golden amber with decent head. Nicely floral hop aroma, decent hop ale body, nice finish. Solid brew.

Bomber, so excited I finally get to try this before it disappears entirely! Pours clear and golden, with a medium sized white head. Good lasting lacing. Aroma has a fruity, floral tint, with grapefruit and lemon zest notable. Flaor holds a firm lemony sway, with pale and crystal malt. Nice hoppy accents without much sweetness, which is a change for sweet ASA-specialist Lagunitas. Finish is dry, with citrus flavors and a clean bitterness. This is quite nice, actually, sort of like a toned-down Hop Stoopid. It stays light throughout, masking alcohol as well as minimizing distracting sweetness. Hops are in focus, and made easily quaffable.

2008 Bottle - Pours cloudy orange with a small off white head...aroma is a bit dusty, caramel malt and slight hop florals...not great, expecting the worst...flavour is incredibly light, hops have faded greatly, but it’s still got a nice pitchy bitterness...the malt, coincidently, too is fainter than earlier, which was interesting in itself given the void created by the lack of hops...just great fresh, and just kinda blah now...my fault...

Orange gold brew with a huge off white fluffy crown, endless large bubbs floating up and the dirtiest glass that I’ve seen in a while. The aroma is awesome as it is very fruity: lechee, tangerines, grapefruit. Lots of bready malt, a hint of caramel? as well and there is also a mild pine smell. Seems thick too. The flavour here is great - nothing over the top...no insane hop-hammer. I’ve found that the flavour does not veer from the aroma much. The pine from the hops is more prevalent thought as is the caramel, but it’s still mild. Medium bodied. Smooth mouthfeel and nice carbonation. A bit thick but that seems perfect with this beer. Medium strength bitterness for west coast stuff. Pine and pepper lingering finish. 4.3? Probally too high but I think this is exactly the beer I was in the mood for...plus, since it was Lagunitas, I did not expect this quality. Hands down the best Lagunitas beer I’ve ever had.

"Now this was a bad pour I poured the entire 650ml bottle into schooner and it has four inches of beer and ten inches of foam. As the cap slowly settles out extremely large creators are forming on the top of the crown, the body appears to be cloudy brownish orange I can compare it to the color of peach iced tea. Nice candied grape fruit aroma lots of caramel malts and fuzzy peach chewy candy combine to make this relatively simple but yummy aroma. That’s a wickedly bitter taste the flavour seems mild and held back why? Pine, peach and caramel malt make up most of the taste where’s the rest of it this seems way to simple and mild. Nice mouth feel smooth and refreshing with a slightly sweet bitter after taste. Brew is very drinkable and the high 7.8% alcohol is completely hidden but the taste seems to be lacking however I would have no problem drinking this again. "