beerdetox (14), Illinois, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Jun 12, 2009 Bottle - I usually pass on Lagunitas because their is so much other good brewers to choose from. Glad I picked this up. Aroma, color, and flavor are all above avg. I may have to try others now!
 GG (1665), NorCal, California, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Jun 12, 2009 Man, I’ve had The Hairy Eyeball and now this one one right after the other and both were just outstanding. I’m not the worlds biggest Lagunitas fan, but this beer is moving the needle a bit the other way.
The beer pours out a nice copper brown color, 1" thick creamy head with a mostly clear body. Aroma has some really great malt/hop combo that starts to lean towards barleywine territory. Deep brown sugar aroma, caramel with a nice showing of tropical fruits. Alcohol does show up a bit in the aroma. The flavor has a nice malt profile with caramel, floral hops, vanilla and alcohol all show up. Reminded me of a nice dessert beer. Definitely recommend pick-up a bomber of this if you see it.
vtafro (477), , New Jersey, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Jun 12, 2009 Tap. This beer has a great back story, this beer has great flavors and ironically they are very grassy/hoppy in nature. Decent beer.
tgncc (843), Bellmore, New York, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Jun 10, 2009 Very interesting. The aroma is earthy hops, brown sugar, some flowers. The appearance is beautiful, dark reddish brown, white head. The flavor is malty, caramel, brown sugar, light floral hops. The finish es a vaguely citrus hop residue. The mouthfeel is medium thickness, syrupy. Decent overall.
cathcacr (592), Portland, Oregon, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jun 10, 2009 Very much like Brown Shugga (rated 4.3 by this user), very sugary on the nose and flavor. The sugary character pretty much overwhelms anything else. Tasty even if one-dimensional in the sugary aspect.
beerater (16), Dayton, Ohio, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jun 10, 2009 In some brewing guidlines, there is a fine line between the process of brewing a double IPA and actually ending up with a barleywine. I would classify this as a smooth, yet very interesting Double IPA/Barleywine crossover. Bought a case of this for $40, and let me tell you, if you appreciate barleywines, this is one of the best deals out there. Great aroma, hoppy, sweet, tangy, warming bite of alcohol. I truly enjoy sipping a beer like this with a nice mild dominican cigar. I think this should be sipped from a snifter, rather than glogged from a cold pint glass. Very, very nice beer, but if you are expecting a double IPA or American Strong Ale, you may be surprised that it seems different...but you should not be disappointed.
scrizzz (1327), kirkland, Washington, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jun 10, 2009 Clear caramel, touch of brown sugar and caramel on the nose, mostly leafy glorious hops. Imperial mild? That’s about right. Begins a bit thin in body, some crystal malt, then explodes with dirty alcohol, juicy hops, and a gritty sweetness in the finish. It’s a celebration and a paradox and a delight. And it’s efficient. Lagunitas does excellent work across the board.
tympanic (51), Alabama, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jun 9, 2009 Bottle. Smooth, a little sweet, buttery. Copper. This was the perfect beer for tonight.
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