Lagunitas The Hairy Eyeball Ale

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

12oz bottle served in a trappist glass. Pours dark mahogany with almost no head, just a few bubbles around the outer rim. Smells of toffee, brown sugar, and the signature grapefruit scent of cascade hops. The flavor is a lot like an English barleywine minus the yeast esters. Lots of toffee and brown sugar with a bit of grass and fruitiness. Medium body that is somewhat oily. Still somewhat hot despite being almost a year old. Quite tasty but could probably use some more time in the cellar. Would like to try a bottle at 2 years.

Poured from a 12 oz bottle. Color is a dark, orange color, almost a translucent light brown color with a foamy white head. Aroma is very malty, alcohol noticeable. Flavor is sweet, sweet malts, syrup, notes of alcohol break through the flavor. Touch of hops at the end, but not much.

12-oz bottle. Foamy, full head. Aroma of licorice, caramel, and vanilla extract. Color is medium brown and clear. Heavy sweetness. Heavy full body, sticky texture, almost syrupy. Surprisingly clean finish for such a heavy beer. The finish makes the beer drinkable, and not just for sipping.

12 oz bottle. Pours dark copper in colour, with small head. Aroma is of moderate earthy hops. Flavour packs a huge punch of earthy, herbal hops, with bitter finish.

(draught at Fillmore pub in Plano, tx) pours deep reddish orange brown with creamy head that sticks around forever. Nose of burnt caramel, light hops and some sweet malt. Taste more of the burnt/toasted bread and caramel. Also creamy and finishes with some spicy hops. Alcohol pretty present here too. Nice but very big and alcoholic.

Thick red pour tannish white head. Seems very close to a barley wine. i like the hops taste but then the booze follows and kills it for me.

Lovely beer. Pours a deep ruby with a thick white head. Generally sweet with dark fruits and carmel followed by roasted finish with an bracing alcohol warmth. Finish really lasts.

12 fl. oz. bottle. Dark reddish brown. Medium-sized light beige creamy head. Bold caramelly aroma with burnt characteristics (sic). Smooth texture. Raisins, and with a bold maltiness that is only found in American ales. Chocolate and toffee. Delicious! Great balance.