Maximus - Lagunitas Brewing Company

Evan47

New Jersey

4.75/5  rDev +19.6%

12-12-2012 00:04:57 | More by Evan47

mkirkland80

Virginia

4.5/5  rDev +13.4%

05-18-2013 02:23:50 | More by mkirkland80

eliz108

Wisconsin

4/5  rDev +0.8%

05-17-2013 16:03:45 | More by eliz108

jklecko2

Missouri

3.5/5  rDev -11.8%

05-17-2013 14:25:08 | More by jklecko2

Pelican5

California

3.25/5  rDev -18.1%

05-16-2013 07:30:55 | More by Pelican5

jwk7324

California

4/5  rDev +0.8%

05-16-2013 05:46:21 | More by jwk7324

BierStein711

Illinois

3.89/5  rDev -2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

Big bottle poured into pint glass.

Appearance, beige off-white head, moderate carbonation

Smells: Pine, grapefruit, apricot, and hop

Taste: Medicinal, Resin, Pine, grapefruit, odd funky finish

Mouthfeel: Perfect

Overall, not bad but I expected better.

Serving type: bottle

05-16-2013 03:28:19 | More by BierStein711

Joshpu

California

4.75/5  rDev +19.6%

05-16-2013 01:27:10 | More by Joshpu

tuckerlikesbeer

Minnesota

3.75/5  rDev -5.5%

05-16-2013 00:25:06 | More by tuckerlikesbeer

melisassy

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev -5.5%

05-16-2013 00:17:45 | More by melisassy

Kevincredible

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev -5.5%

05-16-2013 00:13:09 | More by Kevincredible

erialbill

New Jersey

4/5  rDev +0.8%

05-15-2013 12:51:22 | More by erialbill

alex_hart

Massachusetts

4.21/5  rDev +6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

appearance: a burnt orange with nice carbonation and a thin white head. good lacing as well.

smell: classic IPA smell. citrus, grapefruit, and hopps. nothing special, but still nice.

taste: wayyy different than i expected from the nose. I was just expecting another bitter hop bomb like many others, but there is a caramel sweetness to it that balances so perfectly with the hopps. this is brilliantly done. some bready notes, still some grapefruit, citrus, that caramel that I just spoke of, and malt.

mouthfeel: medium bodied with good carbonation.

overall: i rated this 4.25 because of how much the taste surprised me after the "uniform IPA" appearance and smell. The taste was just fantastic. Must get.

Serving type: bottle

05-15-2013 00:29:57 | More by alex_hart

drummermattie02

Texas

4.25/5  rDev +7.1%

05-14-2013 18:11:19 | More by drummermattie02

Chegui

Connecticut

5/5  rDev +25.9%

05-14-2013 15:19:42 | More by Chegui

HarmonMW

Michigan

4.25/5  rDev +7.1%

05-14-2013 01:39:19 | More by HarmonMW

ryand14

Michigan

3.5/5  rDev -11.8%

05-13-2013 12:28:44 | More by ryand14

twenty5

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +0.8%

05-12-2013 21:38:22 | More by twenty5

SFNC

North Carolina

4/5  rDev +0.8%

05-12-2013 18:58:51 | More by SFNC

Kubrickx

Illinois

4/5  rDev +0.8%

05-12-2013 18:57:28 | More by Kubrickx

Bonko_the_sane

North Carolina

4/5  rDev +0.8%

05-12-2013 18:27:49 | More by Bonko_the_sane

drh88

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -5.5%

05-12-2013 04:45:51 | More by drh88

Chico1985

Massachusetts

3.94/5  rDev -0.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

Bout time I reviewed this one...

Dark copper/amber color with a thick off-white head. A thin but full cap retains with some decent lacing.

Scent brings intense earthy hops, citrus and grapefruit hops with sweet candy caramel malts there as well.

Taste mostly follows suit, still quite hoppy but the malts are more present. Lots of sweet, buttery bready caramel battles some intensified pine and earthiness, grassy and citrus hops. Sweeter than your average DIPA for sure, you can't ignore the malts here, but well-balanced.

Thick mouthfeel with carbonation a bit on the low side. Some alcohol noticeable. Big malts+hops make this a bit of a sipper.

The sweet+hoppy combo is very well done here. This is what I've come to know as a "classic 6-pack". Tough to beat this for $10. Yet another Lagunitas beer makes it to my regular rotation...

Serving type: bottle

05-12-2013 02:45:02 | More by Chico1985

SimonTja

Sweden

4/5  rDev +0.8%

05-12-2013 01:38:26 | More by SimonTja

jallison

Virginia

4.5/5  rDev +13.4%

05-11-2013 23:18:48 | More by jallison