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rAvg: 4
pDev: 12.75%
Reviews: 1171
Hads: 1108

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Lagunitas Brewing Company

California, United States

Style | ABV
American Strong Ale | 9.99% ABV

Availability: Winter. bottle (1059), on-tap (102), growler (6), cask (4).

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Reviews by Fanhitter:

Fanhitter

4.43/5 rDev +10.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Draft Pint @ Ashley's Westland 11-7-2012

In the pint glass, this beer holds a deep burnt auburn hue, with impeccable transparency. Even with a broken surface of microscopic bubbles instead of any sort of head, this looks like a serious brew.

Smells mildly sweet at the top of the glass, a bit grapey even. A good hop presence is notable with a nose in the glass.

Tastes surprisingly mild for a sugared up barley wine or whatever this claims to be. You'd never know it was 10 percent based on the malt to hop flavors. An apricot flavor drifts faintly in after swallowing, and a burnt prune flavor unexpectedly follows on the finish.

On the sip, its got a mild bite to it, not unlike a strong Canadian beer. A bit boozy, but nothing outrageous. For a strong beer it's silky and easy to gulp or sip despite being a bit syrupy.

Overall, this beer is great. Halfway through drinking a nice wine texture comes out in it, that some might find unpleasant, but I find it very enjoyable. For a malt and hop lover it may disappoint, but for the whole package, it's pretty solid. In all honesty I wasn't expecting this beer to be as mellow as it is compared to other Lagunitas offerings, but for a strong beer it stands out. I could easily be overserved with this one.

Serving type: on-tap

11-09-2012 01:55:49 | More by Fanhitter

More User Reviews:

Spaz7

California

4.5/5 rDev +12.5%

05-24-2013 21:14:47 | More by Spaz7

steevbr

Illinois

5/5 rDev +25%

05-24-2013 21:01:47 | More by steevbr

Topher78

California

4/5 rDev 0%

05-23-2013 17:41:53 | More by Topher78

InfernoBoss

California

4.5/5 rDev +12.5%

05-23-2013 06:43:00 | More by InfernoBoss

mikeincharleston

South Carolina

3.75/5 rDev -6.3%

05-23-2013 02:18:48 | More by mikeincharleston

smitty5245

California

4.25/5 rDev +6.3%

05-22-2013 22:41:40 | More by smitty5245

dcloeren

Texas

4.5/5 rDev +12.5%

05-22-2013 20:07:00 | More by dcloeren

cyrushire

Florida

4.25/5 rDev +6.3%

05-22-2013 02:45:05 | More by cyrushire

Mcvs1507

Indiana

4.25/5 rDev +6.3%

05-22-2013 00:09:54 | More by Mcvs1507

jl28r1

Texas

4/5 rDev 0%

05-21-2013 20:23:36 | More by jl28r1

InspectorBob

New Jersey

4/5 rDev 0%

05-21-2013 20:21:12 | More by InspectorBob

johntfox

Florida

4/5 rDev 0%

05-21-2013 17:46:56 | More by johntfox

brewcifix

Connecticut

4.5/5 rDev +12.5%

05-20-2013 22:01:15 | More by brewcifix

Kmat10

Alberta (Canada)

3.98/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

A- Dark amber, one finger of head, lacing all over the glass

S- Caramel, citrus hops, can smell the alcohol

T- Nutty flavors, little bit of sweetness, fair amount of hops

M- Full bodied, moderate carbonation, you can notice the alcohol, dry finish and very bitter

O- Very good American strong, Very hoppy and bitter, good amount of malts

Serving type: bottle

05-20-2013 04:51:21 | More by Kmat10

chefhatt

Pennsylvania

4/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

When i poured this beer into a glass, it has a dark amber color body with a 2' tan head to it. The smell has a sweet raisin aroma to it. The taste is hop and malt up front, very boozy, but as it warms up, i can taste a little brown sugar sweetness. The mouth feel is real good and overall this is a good sipping beer.

Serving type: bottle

05-20-2013 01:15:43 | More by chefhatt