Lagunitas Kill Ugly Radio

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

The color was golden orange. The head was creamy, off-white, and laced. The aroma was very hoppy, citirs, and alcohol. The flavor was hoppy, pine, citris, and waxy/bitter at the back of the mouth. The palate was lively. The finish was hoppy and waxy.

Bottle, from malto
Bright golden-amber. Tangerines and apricots on the nose alongside wildflower honey. Fairly crisp hops, clean pale malts with a nectarine and pear fruitiness. Fairly dry, with a subtle alcoholic bite that blends with the lemony hop character. Retains a bit of that signature Lagunitas sweetness at the back. I like it better when I think of it as a random strong ale than an IPA.

Clear gold,fast fading white head. Great citrus hop nose.Floral hop profile, just enough malt, citrus huge bitter finish. Piney green hop overtones Very nice !!

Bottle purchased at Liquor Max in Loveland, CO. Pours clear orange with an average, rocky, off-white head, lasting with good lacing. Aroma is average malt (bread, cereal), heavy hops (perfume, pine, grapefruit), light yeast (sweat) with notes of light alcohol. Medium bodied, alcoholic texture, lively carbonation, and a bitter finish. Long duration, light sweetness, heavy acidity and bitterness.

3 years before I shot out of my mom’s crotch, Frank Zappa was blowing minds for a living. I’m not a giant fan of his music, though some of it is so beautifully far out that you can’t help to like it. Some shrooms helps understand. All that great Zappaness aside, this was a pretty nice ale to drink on a hot, firestorm kinda day and I think this is the ale that made the gal at work I like into a craft beer lover. I mean, come on, I weaned her off a Stella into a Zappa and she dug it. Lagunitas continue to surprise me as their normal offerings aren’t god’s bread. This is bread with a little slice of pudding. Bread pudding.

12/27/07 Re-rate: Draught at Chef Paul’s Bavarian Lodge. Rated exactly 2 months after the original bottle version. Ar 7, Ap 4, Fl 9, Pal 5, Ov 17. Better than I remember the bottle version to be. Seemed to me to be an Alpha King clone. Whereas the bottle version wasn’t well balanced the tap version had virtually perfect balance. Picked up 3 extra points this time around. 10/27/07: Bottle. Wonderful floral hop aroma. Hazy, light amber body with a large, frothy, slightly off-white head. Lots of visible carbonation. Excellent lace. Dry, hoppy flavor. Not balanced enough, but good. Solid if a bit unbalanced. Tastes less strong than 7.8% ABV. Ar 9, Ap 4, Fl 7, Pal 4, Ov 15

Pours orange with a small white head. Heavy lacing on the glass. Nose is of resin and citrus. Taste is heavy on citrus hop. Resiny mouthfeel with light carbonation and a lingering bitter finish. Excellent straightforward IPA.

Pours a reddish gold with a nice head. This beer is big on citrus. Lots of sweet orange, grapefruit, fruity resin, and hops. Smooth mouthfeel. Quite refreshing and enjoyable.