Lukcy Basartd Ale - Stone Brewing Co.

OStrungT

California

4.47/5  rDev +6.9%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4

This beer pours a murky orangish brown color with a thick, fluffy light tan head. the head fades ever so slowly, leaving a good lace.

This beer is dominated by a piney hop aroma. I can detect some caramel malty notes in the background. Grapefruit is also mildly present.

This beer has a piney and grapefruity flavor. Some subtle malt flavor mixes in. It has a sweet caramel flavor also.

This beer is full bodied. It is carbonated to perfection. It leaves a piney taste. The alcohol warms ever so slightly on the way down.

This beer might not make the best session beer. The alcohol content is a bit high, and although it tastes great, the aggressive flavor may become cloying after a while.

Overall: This beer is great. It is like the best of all the Bastards all mixed together.

Serving type: bottle

05-15-2011 23:51:58 | More by OStrungT

RyV

California

4/5  rDev -4.3%

06-18-2013 21:34:36 | More by RyV

djre4orm

Virginia

2/5  rDev -52.2%

06-13-2013 19:13:18 | More by djre4orm

dbossman

Nebraska

4.16/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25

A: Reddish mahogany hue with a thick, solid 2-inch tan-colored head and good lacing

S: So much herbal, grassy, piney, and dank hops: man, this smells amazing--though there isn't much besides those hops going on here

T: More balanced in flavors--still the explosive hop flavors are there but the bitterness is balanced by a toasty, roasted caramel malt finish

F: So creamy and sticky and oily and full bodied

O: This is a fantastic beer; another great beer from Stone

Serving type: bottle

06-11-2013 18:25:24 | More by dbossman

utopiajane

New York

3.79/5  rDev -9.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

This poured dark with a ruby hue. Some yeast like speckles on the initial pour but settles down clear. Ample off white head that dwindled slowly to a nice ring and cap. Excellent retention and good legs. Nose is inviting bitter hops, grapefruit with sweet malt underneath. Oaked presence off the nose and a little pine. Hops are softer on the nose than on the palate. Slick, resiny, long finish but slightly wet with a bitter aftertaste. Body is medium heavy, a touch imbalanced, and favors the sweet aspect of the malt and citrus despite the abundance of bitterness. It’s an agreeable contradiction though at 8.5 ABV.

Serving type: bottle

06-11-2013 14:44:23 | More by utopiajane

jarrgal

North Dakota

4/5  rDev -4.3%

06-10-2013 02:20:59 | More by jarrgal

jaxon53

Connecticut

4/5  rDev -4.3%

06-09-2013 20:04:12 | More by jaxon53

DrinkingDrake

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev -4.3%

06-07-2013 23:11:47 | More by DrinkingDrake

savagepm

Colorado

4/5  rDev -4.3%

06-07-2013 22:36:26 | More by savagepm

DeutschesBier

Maryland

4/5  rDev -4.3%

06-07-2013 14:30:25 | More by DeutschesBier

RBassSFHOPit2ME

California

4/5  rDev -4.3%

06-05-2013 04:00:34 | More by RBassSFHOPit2ME

Paccamacca

California

4/5  rDev -4.3%

06-02-2013 03:47:53 | More by Paccamacca

chromeratt

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -4.3%

06-01-2013 12:16:32 | More by chromeratt

CCutch

Minnesota

4/5  rDev -4.3%

05-29-2013 17:01:15 | More by CCutch

GuttaMane138

Florida

4/5  rDev -4.3%

05-28-2013 08:52:31 | More by GuttaMane138

ste5venla

California

4.25/5  rDev +1.7%

05-27-2013 08:37:59 | More by ste5venla

PEIhop

Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev +1.7%

05-26-2013 00:33:21 | More by PEIhop

sludgegnome

Pennsylvania

4.75/5  rDev +13.6%

05-25-2013 22:09:05 | More by sludgegnome

Hoozierdaddy

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -10.3%

05-25-2013 19:26:40 | More by Hoozierdaddy

thampel09

New Jersey

4.25/5  rDev +1.7%

05-24-2013 18:46:34 | More by thampel09

drh1382

Texas

4.5/5  rDev +7.7%

05-23-2013 20:17:23 | More by drh1382

vcoggins

Texas

3.75/5  rDev -10.3%

05-23-2013 00:18:49 | More by vcoggins

IP-EH

California

4/5  rDev -4.3%

05-19-2013 22:12:40 | More by IP-EH

JonRogers

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev -4.3%

05-18-2013 03:11:16 | More by JonRogers

twenty5

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +1.7%

05-17-2013 15:00:36 | More by twenty5