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Lagunitas Maximus 3.73 1143

Lagunitas Maximus

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bottled
common

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
11433.73/5.03.73/5.07.5%77Snifter, Tulip
Commercial Description:
At the height of the heat in the heart of the summer, we felt that the only cure was a raging mouthful of fresh hops and malt. Caution: May remove enamel from teeth. This is Lagunitas IPA pumped up by about 30%!
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 Pyrozoid (352), Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/58/103/513/20
Mar 1, 2009  
Bouteille de 600 ml. Dégusté avec french tickler et Agaguk. Bière de couleur caramel avec un très bon collet beige pale moyennement collant. Odeur d’épinettes, épices, oranges, sucre, miel et sel. Gout de très sucré, miel, caramel, sucre d’orge et un peu la poire.


 DrnkMcDermott (1861), Downers Grove, Illinois, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/58/104/516/20
Feb 28, 2009  
22 oz. bomber, 2006 vintage. Probably the oldest IIPA I’ve had. Still has some nice PNW hop in its nose, but now almost overwhelmed by caramel malt. Cloudy caramel colored IPA body. Thin white head. Taste starts with hop note of pineapple backed by tangy orange. Relaxing alcoholic malt, thick with a hint of toffee, rum and whiskey. Warmth and hoppiness expands as I work down the bottle. Well-aged ale even starts to finish with hints of 7-up. That’s a good thing.


 mhelgason (495), Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/56/103/515/20
Feb 27, 2009  
bomber. avg creamy/rocky off-white head into clear cooper body with minimal lacing present. aromas of strong caramel and mod citrus hops oily mouthfeel that coats. too much sweetness in flavor for me.


 altonbrownd (1959), Amsterdam, Netherlands
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Feb 26, 2009  
Ryan/Casey’s. Bright orange body with rocky tan head. And a hoppy nose I can smell from far off. Strong taste of hops, slightly bitter. Texture is quite oily. Strong bitter finish. Nice stuff. That said, I’m beginning to feel that all American beers are starting to taste the same...


Merrill (77), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/516/20
Feb 23, 2009  
Red-orange amber with a whitish short-lived head. Lots of spotty lace. orange zest and Pez,slight grass, rather refreshing aroma; just a little plain hop aroma. Sharp hoppy bitter in the middle with almost enough candy-like malt to balance this hop mini-monster. This style of all-hop IPA is well represented here, and the finish is a pleasant bitter dwindle


 BrianDorry55 (117), Spring Hill, Florida, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/105/516/20
Feb 22, 2009  
22oz. from Trinity Liquors in Spring Hill, FL. Pours a nice amber with a red tint...no cloudiness..thin tan head, alot of lacing. Aroma is not as strong as I was expecting...Nice pine, citrus, and grass. Flavor is some pine, quite a bit of citrus and malt up front. Not real bitter at first but the bitterness hits pretty hard a few seconds after you swallow it. Really nice bitter aftertaste. Medium mouthfeel...Nice warming feeling. I really like this one...a very nice balanced IIPA.


 daknole (3023), Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/515/20
Feb 22, 2009  
Poured at the gulfstream beerfest. I have had this a few times, but finally I am getting around to rating it. A very nice gold color and a medium white head. The hops are big and citrus with some pine notes as well. Flavor hits hard with hops. Pretty damn bitter. I must say that there are some caramel malts present in the beer, but the hops dominate in this brew.


 trayns (242), Beverly Hills, Michigan, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/103/517/20
Feb 12, 2009    Updated: Apr 28, 2009
Bottle. Pours a bright golden color and big bright white head. Smells that great hoppy, piny scent. Flavor is surprisingly big and strong and deep. Did not know until now that this is an imperial IPA. Very huge and complex IPA flavor, so I guess it would make sense. Great bargain.



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