Maximus - Lagunitas Brewing Company

damndirtyape

Ohio

4.5/5  rDev +13.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

12oz bottle poured into a milkshake pilsner glass. There is a date/batch/bottling stamp on the neck, but what the numbers mean is unknown to me.

Appearance: Crystal clear copper ale with golden notes. Pour gave a 1/4" dense off-white foam that died down to a decent ring at the edge of the glass and a thin foam film across the top. Persistent strands and small sheets of lacing noted. Large bubbles coming up consistently through the beer - nice to look at.

Smell: Oh man this smells good. Strong papaya and mango with a hint of pine.

Taste: A hop bomb, but well balanced with malt. Up front immediate hoppiness with the tropical fruit flavors, then moving into a blended sweet/hop bitter flavor, and then a strong piney, but not overpowering, finish. A smooth sipper and the malt is there at each step to temper the bitterness, but not get in the way.

Mouthfeel: Thick, but quite smooth. Carbonation is there on the tongue, but just right - not fizzy, not scouring. Yields a hoppy burp from time to time - not that I'm complaining mind you. Definitely some hop oil residue clinging to the teeth, but I think the carbonation that is here helps to pull some of it off, just not all of it.

Overall / Drinkability: I REALLY enjoyed this beer. Dangerously drinkable (I finished this off fairly quickly and want another), works as a smooth sipper on its own and as a great beer with a meal for washing things down (cinnamon beef stew in this case - would go great with a Burger too I think). Quite good and definitely worth picking up again. This may be my new favorite DIPA.

Serving type: bottle

11-16-2011 23:48:23 | More by damndirtyape

DrDaves49

Oregon

3.5/5  rDev -11.8%

06-19-2013 06:34:34 | More by DrDaves49

heavenlyStash

California

4/5  rDev +0.8%

06-19-2013 06:09:58 | More by heavenlyStash

Tonmeister

Georgia

3.59/5  rDev -9.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5

Bottle Served in a 16oz Goose Island Glass

Appearance: Amber, with a solid white head

Smell: Piney, hoppy, sweet,

Taste: Sweet, Caramel, Sugary. The hops are not cutting through on this one. It reminds of the Undercover Investigation Ale.

Mouthfeel: slight to moderate carbonation and thin bodied.

Overall: I wouldn't consider this a DIPA. I would characterize this as a flavorful Amber ale. The hops are not cutting through on this. It is very sweet and malty. The sweetness overpowers the hops.

Serving type: bottle

06-19-2013 04:44:18 | More by Tonmeister

TheBeerAlmanac

Kentucky

3.25/5  rDev -18.1%

06-19-2013 00:47:33 | More by TheBeerAlmanac

Matthewpakula

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +7.1%

06-18-2013 15:56:05 | More by Matthewpakula

spw109

New York

3.75/5  rDev -5.5%

06-18-2013 01:50:00 | More by spw109

SawyerMI

Michigan

4.5/5  rDev +13.4%

06-18-2013 00:54:36 | More by SawyerMI

phooky

New York

4/5  rDev +0.8%

06-17-2013 18:41:25 | More by phooky

Paccamacca

California

3.75/5  rDev -5.5%

06-17-2013 01:55:09 | More by Paccamacca

Bonis

Ohio

4/5  rDev +0.8%

06-16-2013 05:26:34 | More by Bonis

MarshallBirdhouse

Kentucky

4.25/5  rDev +7.1%

06-16-2013 01:12:12 | More by MarshallBirdhouse

jaxon53

Connecticut

3.5/5  rDev -11.8%

06-15-2013 10:31:51 | More by jaxon53

jrohrbacher

North Carolina

4/5  rDev +0.8%

06-15-2013 02:14:36 | More by jrohrbacher

CATVDK

Maine

4.25/5  rDev +7.1%

06-15-2013 00:29:35 | More by CATVDK

Kerfluffel

Washington

3.5/5  rDev -11.8%

06-14-2013 03:36:47 | More by Kerfluffel

goldenM13

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +0.8%

06-14-2013 03:07:19 | More by goldenM13

dbkdev

Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev +7.1%

06-13-2013 23:51:21 | More by dbkdev

J_Beloved

Indiana

3.5/5  rDev -11.8%

06-13-2013 22:52:03 | More by J_Beloved

doremite

Massachusetts

3.5/5  rDev -11.8%

06-13-2013 21:45:23 | More by doremite

HopsXray

Oregon

4/5  rDev +0.8%

06-13-2013 08:35:59 | More by HopsXray

Norseman

Illinois

4/5  rDev +0.8%

06-13-2013 00:30:19 | More by Norseman

VaporDome

New York

3.5/5  rDev -11.8%

06-13-2013 00:27:56 | More by VaporDome

samibr

New York

4.5/5  rDev +13.4%

06-12-2013 23:16:36 | More by samibr

Jas45678

Michigan

3.75/5  rDev -5.5%

06-12-2013 21:32:08 | More by Jas45678