Lagunitas Maximus

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

Medium to dark orange pour with small off-white head. Surprising nose at first--all I got was a deep astringent smell, but I could tell something was behind it... piney resin, malt, and faint grapefruit skin. Seemed overly resiny and perhaps sweet to me, not allowing the citrus of the hops to come out. Still, I’m intrigued as this was a pretty distinctive brew to me. Subsequent tastings may change my mind. My bottle was 8.4%, not 7.5%, by the way, and the alcohol was definitely present on the palate.

Note: second tasting revealing more citrus and better balance, though overall impression was a little astringent. I bumped it up a point.

I love this beer. It’s big on aroma and flavor. A creamy body and a really rich hop finish. Mmmmm, beeer.

Poured at Firkin Fest at Triple Rock, a hazy gold with ecru head, aromas of floral piney hops and a touch of malt sweetness. The flavor comes in with a punch of caramel sweetness which quickly turns into a drying floral hop bitterness carrying pine and citrusy gratefruit notes. Nice balance that is enhance by the small cask experience. Good beer.

old rating: 7/4/7/3/14 - 3.5 pours a clear burnt orange with a large yellowish head, very good lacing. smell of grapefruit, hops, touch of caramel. taste is creamy, hoppy, caramel, touch of citrus, a bit sweet, some roasted nuts in the back, end is a little bitter with a thick mouth-feel.

Wonderfully balanced and rich DIPA. Golden amber with a thick white head. Massive hop nose with piney and citrusy notes. Devilish hops up front with a subdued malt sweetness balancing things out. Very, very nice.

Bottle. Light to moderate malt aromas of cookie and caramel, heavy smells of pine and grapefruit for the hops, light broth for the yeast, and currant and date in the background. Head is small and white with fair lacing and is mostly diminishing. Color is murky orange tan. Flavor is lightly sweet and acidic to start and the long finish is lightly acidic and moderately bitter. Palate is medium, oily and the carbonation is lively. A very nicely balanced DIPA with no negative characteristics

What ever hops these guys use I love them. Great piney aroma and flavor are the signature of the Lagunitas hop brews. I always tend to head for the hoppy beers but these guys got it!!! Great balance overall and I love the pine aroma and flavor.

660ml bottle, bright golden color, with a frothy white head, sweet toasted malt and nice floral hop nose, of coniferous, cedary, piney accents, with some orange, candied apricot notes, hint of toffee in the aroma follows through on a medium-bodied palate with a toasty, caramelized malt, juicy flowery hop character of pine niddle, leafiness, cedary, coniferous, a bit resiny too, with a mild fruity accent of citrus, candied orange peel and manderine, with an intense hoppy warmth muothfeel, leading towards a good leafy hop dry bitterness finish.