Lagunitas Olde Gnarly Wine

Amber beer with lasting ivory yellow head. Strong bready malt aroma mixed with weaker notes of tangerine and peach hops, and some sweet alcohol notes like sherry. Dry and malty flavour with some hop flavour and bitterness. The malt is bock-like and becomes cloying.

A beautiful clear red-amber color with a small orangy-white head that doesn’t last. A bit light in color for a BW. Wow, what an aroma. Real full malty smell with roast notes, a bit of caramel sweetness, and finishes with floral hops. The flavor doesn’t quite back it up, but is still nice. Lots of hop bitterness stands out, but the malt backbone is there along with some alcohol warmth. Bitter finish.

~Pours amber with big foamy yellowish head. ~Sweet hop citrus scent. ~Sweet citrus taste, mild bitter hop taste. ~Palate is thick and creamy feels sticky ~ I was surprised by this. I was expecting a dry hop beer instead I got a rich citrusy beer. Great job of hiding the alcohol.

Copper color. Smell of hops, nuts, toffee, spice, malt and candied sugar. Taste of malt, nuts, hops, pine, spice, copper, metallic, flowers and alcohol. Solid barely wine.

Bottle @ thewolf-and-his-flock-of-sheep tasting session. Clear orange-red color. Aroma of sugar, caramel malt, hop. Bitter taste, malty, toffee, sugary.

poured a nice mahogany color with very thin off white head. The had dissipated rather fast leaving a beautiful almost cognac like presence. Aroma was a mix of sweet caramel notes and some leather notes. A hint of oak. Flavor was rich sweet malts, pine-like hops and a kick ass alcohol note to boot. A bit thin on the palate, but still very good.

clear deep mahogany color, with a frothy cream head. light sweet sugary aroma. somewhat thin feeling for the alcohol. malty and bitter hops, nothing really jumps out about this one

Pours a dark orange color with good clarity and a large, pure white head. The aroma is mildly sprucey hops with a solid toffee/molasses malt aroma. The flavor is wonderful. The hops are the star of the show, but they’re not overpowering. Rather, they blend in perfect harmony with the mildly strong malt sweetness. Vanilla, caramel, and something almost floral are present in the malt while the hops provide a mild spiciness that balances very well. The mouthfeel is also excellent with a clean finish for such a big sweet beer and silky texture. Probably the best ABW I’ve tried.