Brown Shugga' - Lagunitas Brewing Company

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rAvg: 4
pDev: 12.75%
Reviews: 1170
Hads: 1105

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Brewed by:
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 generalnotsew:

generalnotsew

Tennessee

4.28/5 rDev +7%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Nice body on this one. Dark mahogany that is consistent with barleywines. The head and lacing however is a bit thin. Smell is sweet caramel, boozy, sugary malts with a strong odor of bittering hops. And yes I would say it does have a brown sugar smell. Even being served a bit too cold it smell is powerful. Taste is all over the place. Somewhat tropical notes lead the way with the sugary sweetness of the caramel and candy sugar blasting it's way in. I have had 2 lagunitas beers before this and the aftertaste was plauged with a watered down sameness. I detect nothing like that here. It is quite flavorful thru and thru. Mouthfeel is extremely oily and thick with a bit of heat on the throat. I am really glad to have picked this up. Much preferred to Olde Gnarleywine.

Serving type: bottle

07-24-2011 02:34:45 | More by generalnotsew

More User Reviews:

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)

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