Lagunitas Lumpy Gravy

Brewed by Lagunitas Brewing Company
Style: American Strong Ale
Petaluma, California USA

Bottled. An amber beer with a thin beige head. The aroma is sweet with notes of malt, caramel, and over ripe fruit. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, caramel, and fruit, as well as well as a bit of oxidation, leading to a dry metallic finish. Thanks Papsoe for sharing.

(Bottle 65 cl) Courtesy of FlacoAlto. Clear amber golden with an off-white head. Aroma of burned caramel and overripe fruit. Medium body with sweetish burned caramel, fruit and overripe fruit. Some bittering hops in the finish. 190608

RB US #600: Bottle. Papsoes MadsBerg homecoming blindtasting, bottle #14. Pours clear and golden amber with a lacing white head. Mild spiced and wet woody aroma. Flavour is mild spiced, light caramel malt and with a light bitterness lurking through. Medium sweet caramel malt into the finish with a mild bitternes.

Bottle 66cl. @ Amerikaner blindsmagning @ Papsoe, Bottle #14.]
Light unclear medium to dark orange amber color with a average, frothy, good lancing, mostly lasting, off-white to beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, caramel, plum, licorice notes. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. (190608)

Bottled. Ruby red colour, small beige head. Aroma is hops, caramel, some grass and mild notes of nuttyness. Flavour is bigtime hops and grassyness. Some mild notes of toffee.

Botte #14 at Papsoes blindtasting. Clear orange red coloured with a medium sized off white head. Sweet aroma of malts, caramel and dried fruits with notes of rye bread and burnt sugar. Sweet flavour of malts, caramel, fruits and rye bread with notes of alcohol, dried fruits and hops. Hoppy and warming alcoholic finish.

Date: 01/02/2008
Mode: Bottle
Source: Green’s, Atlanta

clear dark red, fine beige head, drippy lace, sweet dark candy caramel aroma with a touch of fruit, dark caramel flavor, caramel sweetness is well balanced by an earthy character, not as sweet as the aroma would indicate,

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 12/20
Rating: 3.3/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4

Bright reddish-amber with a thin bubbly head. Rich, earthy caramel nose with an undertone that is somewhat mushroomy. The palate is a bit thin, with somewhat astringent toasty elements. There’s only a hint of the chewiness promised in the aroma.