Lagunitas Maximus

Brewed by Lagunitas Brewing Company
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Petaluma, California USA

22 fl oz bottle, comes as Lagunitas Limited Release IPA Maximus Ale. Pours hazy orange with a huge off-white head. Pinewood needle aroma, dry and quite inviting. Flavour is light acidic pine wood - dry wooden hops note following. Mild sweet caramel malt base appears before the finish. Dry wooden finish. Nice one! Goes great with barbeque.

Bottle. Tasty balance of sweet malt and bitter hops, though this double IPA leans toward the bitter side. Golden orange body with a nice looking off-white head. The initial pour yielded an aroma that was full of pineapple and orange along with notes of pine, resin and grapefruit. Just a hint of doughy yeast. The flavor is moderately to heavily sweet and moderately bitter. The finish remains moderately bitter with a moderate amount of acidity. Medium body with lively carbonation. Soft texture that is slightly sticky. Enjoyable.

The beer pours a penny copper amber with a pale white head. The head is mostly lasting. The nose is a strong mix of bitter floral hops and citrus notes. The front of the beer is surprisingly smooth, the middle is where the action begins. The middle of the beer is full of sweet bitter hops the finish is full of floral hoppyness. The after taste is very staying.

Bottle. Pours a transparent golden copper with a lasting pale head with some decent lacing. The aroma is heavy in grapefruit and pine. Lots of botanic notes mixed in as well as some subtle sweet carmelly notes. Hops instantly bites your tongue as the brew enters the mouth with pine, grapefruit, and tons of grass as its initial flavours. The mouth feel is light and citrusy which adds to the slight sourness noticeable as the brew sits on the tongue. Some mild sweetness is barely noticeable. As the brew passes, bitterness explodes along with the pine flavours. Other flavours become a bit subdued. Surprisingly enough, the caramelly notes, even though subtle, still are pretty noticeable even with the intensification of the hops qualities. It’s pretty balanced up until the finish. The hops are pretty overwhelming. However, I actually enjoy the blast of hoppy bitterness.

Initially a very hoppy aroma and not much else - as it warmed the malt came through with caramel and vanilla. Bright rusty orange, not much head. Really well balanced within the style. Big hops, not very sweet, crackery. Not as much mouthfeel as I was expecting, in fact a little thin. No complexity in the palate or aftertaste, but it’s pretty crisp. My bottle said "Limited Release" and it was 8.4% ABV, which was well masked. I’m appealing to the sysadmins regarding the bundling of Limited v. Unlimited Release. Market Square Liquors.

12 oz bottle from Total Wine in Jacksonville, FL. Pours a nice golden copper color with a white head. Nice aromas of hops and pine. Flavor is hoppy with plenty of malt. Bitter hops finish, but a great beer none the less.

Lovely C hop aroma. Underbalanced with big grapefruit hops. Big bitter finish. Malt just doesn’t stand up, but I don’t really care. Love it.

hazy apricot color, fluffy head. aroma of pine and grapefruit. creamy grapefruit flavor, with a nicely hoppy bitterness in the palate. medium bodied. overall, a decent beer, if a bit mild for my idea of a double ipa.