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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 angrybabboon:

angrybabboon

Rhode Island

3.85/5 rDev -3.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Consumed 11/22/12

Appearance: Light brown from a distance, but really more of a reddish copper - moderate, off-white head - keeps a nice ring, a small cap, and some nice, streaky lacing

Smell: Hoppy, as one would expect from Lagunitas, with an unexpected amount of brown sugar - citrusy, with fleshy, oily grapefruit and orange - some sweet pine - a mild cat urine aroma I've encountered in some other Lagunitas beers - caramel malts and caramelized sugar - brown sugar is quite obvious

Taste: Sugary, sweet, hoppy, yet not disgusting - sweet caramel and crystal malts - caramel sugar, molasses, and most importantly, brown sugar - oily citrus, mostly orange and grapefruit - sweet, resiny pine and mint - lightly bitter, somehow doesn't clash with the sugary sweetness - some hot alcohol in the finish

Mouthfeel: Somewhere between medium and full body, low carbonation, a bit sticky and syrupy, with some alcohol heat

Overall: First you get the sugar, then you get the power, then you get the women

I'm honestly curious if they added brown sugar pre and post fermentation. The sheer amount of brown sugar sweetness in this is impressive on a few levels. Honestly, this should be disgusting. Yet, somehow, it works as a sipper. I don't think I would want to drink more than 1 of these, but that's not the point. I like brown sugar, so I guess that's why I like this beer.

Serving type: bottle

11-22-2012 06:59:06 | More by angrybabboon

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Spaz7

California

4.5/5 rDev +12.5%

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

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Illinois

5/5 rDev +25%

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

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California

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California

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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