Lagunitas New DogTown Pale Ale

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

Outstanding citrus/pine aroma. Brilliantly clear gold in color with a thick frothy white head. Succulently juicy flavor of limes, tangerines, sweet toasty malts and some slight melons. Rather full bodied yet crisp with a nice bitter finish. One of the best Pale Ales in the USA!

Had this on draft at Stubbie’s in Gainesville. Wow! It’s like Hop Stoopid Light. I love the hop profile and it goes down very easy. I don’t think I’ve seen this in the stores by me, but I will definitely start looking for it.

Pours rich golden with white head. wonderful aroma with rich pine and citrus as well as a solid malt undertone. Flavor is a beautiful balance of malt, bitterness and hop flavor. Rich, but not lingering with the bitterness cutting though. The medium high carbonation adds to the experience helping the malt come out as well as accentuating the hops. A really great APA and what the style should be about; balance.

Copper-amber with good, creamy beige head / Sharp cut pine and citrus nose / Light to medium body, a touch watery, but with good fruit and hop balance, and fine, sharp and bitter finish / Flavors of cut pine, brown sugar, grapefruit, strawberry (thanks Hoppo!), and vanilla / Could be improved, but a very fine beer.

bottle. Bright clear orange, with a fluffy pillow head that sticks around like crazy. Smells of crisp sharp lemon-lime grapefruit hops with some slight notes of caramel sweetness. Flavors follow the nose, with a hefty amount of tangy grapefruit hops, some orange peels, and an underlying smooth toasted caramel maltiness. Very crisp and clean on the palate, maybe a bit thin but works well for a sessionable pale ale. One of the better offerings from Lagunitas.

12oz Bottle. yellow amber color and a small lacing head. nose was nice and hoppy for a pale ale with sweet malt tones throughout. Great hoppiness that just peaks over the malt before leaving a sticky sense in your mouth before the next sip. Great if you like the hoppy version of a pale ale.

Pours a light copper color, somewhat hazy, forming nice size foamy head, aroma immediate of hops, floral citrus, hops and malts. Flavour much of the same, nice and hoppy, refreshing and creamy. Truly close to what I would consider an IPA, but if Lagunitas insists its an APA, so be it, its a superb APA then.

Pours a deep gold color and initially creates an attractive fluffy and pillowy white head. Unfortunately it fades to a light wisp of thin foam quickly. Simply delightful hop aromas right out of the gate with lush notes of citrus rinds, pine and flowers. Some light toasted malt aromas also sneak in. Mouthfeel was smooth and slightly slick, however slightly thin with an ample amount of carbonation. Flavors are much like the aroma profile with just a huge hop presence for an American PA. Clean, crisp and tangy hop flavors of grapefruit, orange, pine and spice are right up front; very IPA-like. Some subtle pleasant and balancing toasted malt sweetness can be perceived in the background. Overall this is one of the best valued APA’s you can find. Solid!!