Lagunitas Imperial Red Ale - Lagunitas Brewing Company

RBassSFHOPit2ME

California

4.05/5  rDev -2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

A VERY well done Imperial Red, and possibly my favorite beer from Lagunitas. Not their most "complex" hoppy beer, but 100% a consistent winner for it's respective style no doubt!

Bottled the 100th day of 2012, making this a little over 3 weeks old.

A - Good appearance, a bit active in the glass, average head that you'd expect from a fresh hoppy beer and a light red, amber color.

S - Citrus hops, grapefruit and those "red" malts, and more hops. Yes, that typical "Lagunitas" profile smell...danky. I already know I'll be happy with this one.

T - Yep...crisp citrus, light on the malts, almost non-existent when compared to most other West Coast Imperial Reds but it's there. This one is all about the hops as you'd expect from Lagunitas. House Lagunitas finish here as usual with their hoppy beers. Very good Imperial Red...only complaint is that it could be more "juicy."

M - Fantastic! Dry, crisp, clean, and drinks more of a 6% - 6.5%. Not as heavy and malty as most other imperial reds. Easily begs you for more sipping.

O - I'm sick of seeing this beer compared to Nugget Nectar. They are not really all that much alike. Both are fantastic for the record...but if you want a hop forward posterboy for the style...a fresh Lagunitas Imperial Red is the way to go. Great Job Lagunitas. (If you're dying to know my comparison to NN, send me a BM...if it's really that important to you...)

Serving type: bottle

05-06-2012 22:09:25 | More by RBassSFHOPit2ME

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