philbertk (79), Seattle, Washington, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 18, 2009 Remarks
22 oz. Bottle. 9.03 % ABV 72.41 IBU’s $9.29/6-Pack
Thin lacy off white head.Clear thin bright dark amber color.Mild toasted floral piney rich malt hop aroma.Cloying sweet rich doughy mild toasted big Amber ESB caramel fruit hint big malty body.Hot hop spice mild earthy EtOH hint cloying malt end.Too malty.Odd tasty variation on Little Sumpin, Maximus.Imperial ESB?
 esjaygee (1578), Oak Creek, Wisconsin, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 13, 2009 Suspended hops and stuff in an amber pour with a three finger airy slowly fading off-white head. Aroma is very sweet and hoppy with toffee, caramel, resinous hops and their trademark alcohol. Taste of toffee, citrus, orange, alcohol, light diacetyl. It’s just a touch too cloyingly sweet for my likes and finishes with mild bitterness and warming.
tpd975 (243), Riverview, Florida, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 13, 2009 A: Pours a nice bronze color that almost looks like an amber ale. There is a huge rocky head that puffs up nicely and hangs around for sometime. What is left makes layer after layer of lacing, some of the best I have ever seen.
S: Resiny pine. pine needles, pine cones, pine sap, pine sol. No matter how you say it the aroma is pure pine.
T: As soon as this one passes your tongue you are hit with a subtle citrus taste which is quickly overrun by a nice strong piney bitterness. The bitterness fades and is then overtaken by a wonderful caramel malty sweetness.
M: Full bodied and pretty thick.
BOLTZ7555 (1107), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 23, 2009 Another solid offering by Lagunitas. Copper colored brew with a pillowy white head that left rings of lacing. Aroma is a nice balance of lemongrass and buttermilk biscuit. Honey, pine, and citrus also find their way to the flavor which is refreshing and highly drinkable considering the ABV of this one. Medium mouthfeel with ample carbonation. Good.
jcr (1179), Jasper, Indiana, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Nov 21, 2009 Bottle. Amber body. Off-white, frothy, diminishing head. Sweet, malty aroma of cookie, graham cracker, toasted grain with notes of grapefruit and pine. The flavor is moderately to heavily sweet, lightly bitter. It finishes moderately sweet and moderately to heavily bitter. Medium to full body, watery texture turning sticky, almost chewy. Moderately carbonation. Alcohol warming. At first sip, the beer is dominated by sweet malts, but those are overrun by the hops. There is not a lot of depth, but the balance makes this a nice drinking beer.
jimmay (223), Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Nov 21, 2009 22 oz bottle. Pours dark copper in flavour, with modest head. Big aroma and taste! Aroma is sweet with a sprucey, herbal hop finish. Flavour is also on the sweet side, with, again, a sprucey hint. Quite good!
GoBlue (102), Falls Church, Virginia, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
Oct 22, 2009 Very rich and flavorful. Rich malty caramel flavor. Yes it is bitter, but it is more than balanced by the malt. Very chewy and coats the mouth to make the flavor last and last. Reminds me of liquid pecan pie.
arrogantb (712), Denver, Colorado, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Oct 7, 2009
This was truly a bitter beer. I’m not sure what the IBU’s were but you could just taste the bitterness. The appearance was amber-orange with a very good white head. The smell is hoppy, definitely DIPA territory, yum. My only complaint is that it is a little sweet. Other than that, this is one of the better Lagunitas beers that I have had.
Serving type: bottle
Reviewed on: 05-29-2007 15:52:20
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