Lagunitas Kill Ugly Radio

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

Bottle, 7.8%. Fruity aroma, distinct elderflower notes. Almost clear golden orange colour, small white head. The flavour is very clean with a good, noticeable bitterness and ending on a fruity note with a hint of yeast. Goes down very well. Not heavy in spite of ABV.

Bigger than a typical IPA, on its way towards IIPA. Very nice, big nose, fresh hops, resny, citrusy, and a slightly biscuity sweetness. Delicious and refreshing.

Poured a clear fizzy yellow with a fizzy white head. Nice aroma greets you up front with notes of earthy pine and grassy hops with a bit of citrusy grapefruit rind. Flavor is bitter and complex with notes of lemon and grapefruit citrus with big notes of earthy pine with some grass. Not a whole lot of sweetness here, but a good amount of bitterness and hop complexity. A fresh-tasting hop profile, though without a lot of malt sweetness to add additional complexity... even knowing that this style typically does not call for heavy body, this one could stand a bit. It also has a bit of a thin body for this flavor. I’m enjoying the hops here, but its rather light feel makes me think this would be better served in a 12 ounce bottle rather than this 22. Not quite as enjoyable as Freak Out, but a good IPA.

Bottle. Nice head with excellent duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are rich with grapefruit, other fruits, flowers and hops.

Bomber. Pours a light cloudy deep draw golden with a wired shiny cobwebby spotty head and minimal lace. Aroma is stale citrus hops- grassy, and light toffeee toasty malts. Flavor is on the light side with some grassy and citrus hops upfront with light malts, some tingly metallic hints and a fading finihs that leaves nothing behind. Medium bitterness with a very light tartness sensed on the lips. I seemed to like this a bit better when fresh, so I guess this one fades real fast in the bottle. Ill bump it up a couple pts since I really did like this fresh more than tonight (slightly stale).

So, I finally got around to trying this beer and wow is it good. The beer pours to a clean shiny lightly orange hued golden body with a medium white head that mostly dissipates. The aroma is a definite pleasure. Rich mango, nectarines, grapefruit, and oranges. A true west coast IPA. Vibrant and fruity. The flavor is quite nice and very unique. A blend of resiny pine, grapefruit, oranges, and sweet juicy malts. Kind of disappointing that I didn’t open this beer earlier! I figured it would just be another IPA. Bitter but not harsh at all. Finishes clean with only a slight lingering bitterness. Nice!

Bottle. Creamy white good mostly lasting head. Yellow colour. Powerfull hoppy aroma with strong grapefruit/pomelo notes. Heavy bitter flavor. Long powerfull nice moderate bitter finish. Creamy palate. Great stuff.

On tap just down street from brewery. Nice color. Pleasant smell/not too strong. A little too bitter for my taste.