Brown Shugga' - Lagunitas Brewing Company

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rAvg: 4
pDev: 12.75%
Reviews: 1170
Hads: 1101

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Lagunitas Brewing Company

California, United States

Style | ABV
American Strong Ale | 9.99% ABV

Availability: Winter. bottle (1058), on-tap (102), growler (6), cask (4).

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Reviews by Greywulfken:

Greywulfken

New York

3.93/5 rDev -1.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A: center-pour into tulip glass didn't kick up more than a modest off-white head froth; the beer itself was a beautiful deep amber with strong ruby highlighting

S: smell was straightforward brown sugar; some suggestion of dates and candied fruit

T: much crisper on the palate than the nose - has a heartier malt character that gets away from the "possibly barleywine"-like aroma. Some of the alcohol slips into the taste (this is a 45-ish degree beer I'm drinking). The brown sugar is more subdued and you're left with an almost (whiskey/bourbon) barrel-aged flavor.

M: the woodsiness of this beer also creates a thinning feel on the tongue; some bitter astringence from the alcohol, some from the hops - chewier/maltier feeling up front, a drying finish... modest carbonation.

O: I was really expecting to be sugar-slammed here, or maybe a suggestion of a barleywine-like beer, but all that was mostly on the nose; the beer itself reminded me a little of the Innis & Gunn Rum Cask Oak Aged beer I'd sampled once. I would say this is a good but not exceptional beer for my tastes.

Serving type: bottle

11-18-2012 16:34:53 | More by Greywulfken

More User Reviews:

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)

4/5 rDev 0%

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