Lagunitas Lucky 13 Mondo Large Red Ale - Lagunitas Brewing Company

bsp77

Minnesota

4.18/5  rDev +1.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Serving glass: Poured from bottle into Nonic Imperial Pint.

Appearance: Reddish-copper with nice sized head and light lacing.

Smell: Grapefruit and other tropical fruits with some caramel-like malts. Sweet, sticky and tart smelling.

Taste: Malty upfront with caramel and some sweet, dark fruits. Nice hoppy overtones of grapefruit, orange and pine. The finish is spicy and just somewhat bitter. Pretty balanced, but a little sticky sweet.

Feel: Smooth and creamy with a medium to full body. Moderate carbonation with a barely dry finish.

Overall: This is very similar to their Imperial Red Ale. In fact, I copied my review and changed a few words. However, I would say that this is a little bigger and sweeter, and ultimately not quite as good. But still very good.

Serving type: bottle

05-25-2013 03:09:34 | More by bsp77

draheim

Washington

4.01/5  rDev -2.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

22oz (Julian code 123 = bottled 5/3/2013) into a tulip. Pours a deep coppery amber w/ a big fluffy beige head, tons of sticky lace moderate carbonation.

Aroma is a blend of piney evergreen hops, spicy malt, and more than a hint of booze.

Taste is a blend of pale biscuity malt and heavier caramel malt, sharply bitter piney hops, and a touch of alcohol.

Mouthfeel is fairly full-bodied and slick, a little coating and chewy.

Overall this is a pretty powerful beer with a solid malt backbone and I presume a relatively high gravity. Might be fun to get this in 6-packs, but one bomber is enough for me.

Serving type: bottle

05-25-2013 02:55:52 | More by draheim

Fatehunter

Oregon

3.95/5  rDev -4.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Poured a finger of reddish head on a clear, deep amber colored body.
The aroma is rich: finished wood, dry grain and lemon.
They get big flavor points for the shear "biggness" of the beer. Big malt, big hops, big bitterness, lower malt sweetness. It tastes "red."
The texture is crisper with moderate carbonation.
They hit it for a big red ale.

Serving type: bottle

05-24-2013 03:31:06 | More by Fatehunter

memphischas

Tennessee

4.21/5  rDev +1.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

22 oz bomber picked up because guy behind counter saw I was getting a Hop Stoopid and recommended the Lucky 13

A - glowing amber/copper color, 1/2 finger head with decent lacing

S - pine, hops, grapefruit, kiwi

T - don't believe I have ever had a red ale with this much hops. caramel middle with a bitter finish. does not have a strong metallic taste as most reds taste to me but it still retains that "red" flavor.

M - medium mouthfeel with just the right amount of carbonation

O - very impressed by this mondo large red beer, only second beer ive had from lagunitas but im fast becoming a fan. will definitely drink again because its not expensive (4.99) and very good.

Serving type: bottle

05-22-2013 15:53:38 | More by memphischas

PaleZombie

Arizona

3.95/5  rDev -4.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured from 22 oz bomber into a wine glass.

A - Orange copper color with about 1 finger of head, good lacing.

S - Strong caramel malts, mild tropical fruit hop notes, some alcohol.

T - To me this was a malt bomb. Extremely strong sweet caramel malts all the way through with a slight bitter hop finish.

M - Very thick and oily, medium carbonation.

O - A pleasant beer however it wasn't as hop forward as i thought it would be. Still very tasty and cheap.

Serving type: bottle

05-21-2013 07:48:49 | More by PaleZombie

SHODriver

California

4.25/5  rDev +2.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

A: pours a deep reddish orange with a finger of dense and rocky off white head that leaves excellent lacing as it fades to a small pool in a Duvel Tulip. I know it isn't the 'proper' glassware but let's face it, the beer is an off color DIPA
S: smells dank as all hell with some citrusy, piney and earthy notes
T: tastes of earthy hops, some pine and a bit of grapefruit with some caramel sweetness providing balance , some brown sugar, and slightly bready as well. swallow is big oily and bitter with a bit of residual sweetness and a slight toasty malt flavor
M: heavy side of medium in the mouth with somewhat prickly carbonation that helps mask the thickness of the beer, juicy hop finish
O: It's a big beautiful and hoppy red ale. it tastes good, is priced well and is very inoffensive and well made if you like hoppy beer. It's everything I'd expect from a lagunitas beer.

Serving type: bottle

05-20-2013 03:56:44 | More by SHODriver

lancecenter

Texas

4.13/5  rDev 0%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

A - rich copper color with two fingers of head that laces the entire glass.

S - smells like a cross between an American strong ale and an IPA. Caramel, toasty malt, and some piney hops.

T/M - The taste is closer to that of a standard red ale with a bit of a malty/alcohol kick that follows. A little bit of fruitiness too.

O - It's hard to call this a malt bomb because it's so balanced. This is a really good beer. If you're like me and feel that most American strong ales are a bit of an unbalanced taste-bud assault, give this a try.

Serving type: bottle

05-19-2013 20:12:07 | More by lancecenter

DrunkenMonk

California

4.09/5  rDev -1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

This has a great scent of grapefruit with a slightly sweet grapefruit flavor. It immediately formed a nice head that dissipated rather quickly leaving a clean moist lace on the glass.

Very good, though I expected more malt from a red beer. The hops was unexpected, but enjoyed. I love grapefruit!

Serving type: bottle

05-18-2013 06:19:13 | More by DrunkenMonk

jdhowe

California

3.53/5  rDev -14.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5

I remember really liking this beer last year and was really excited to see it hit shelves again

Poured from a 22oz bomber into a pint glass

A: slightly cloudy deep amber color with half-finger of light khaki head that dissipates quickly to minor lacing.

S: amber malt sweetness, lots of hoppiness. Earthiness.

T: Not what I remembered. A quick punch from the carbonation and hops followed by an enormous malty backbone and hop bitterness that sticks around long after sipping. Not as much hop flavor as I remember, and simultaneously a little bit more bitterness early in the sip and lingering.

M: a very full body, smooth, with lots of carbonation and an oily sensation that lingers in the mouth that is really the only thing I'm not liking.

O: a little above average, and certainly not disappointing for its price, but not what I remembered it being from last year. This year it does seem to be much more the amber it advertises than the DIPA it seemed like in memory. Still tons of hop as the 77 IBUs can attest. Probably not seeking out more of this, but not unhappy to be drinking it.

Serving type: bottle

05-13-2013 23:43:20 | More by jdhowe

TheSixthRing

California

4.01/5  rDev -2.9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

Appearance - Pours a clear, bright reddish/orange amber with an off-white, 2 finger head. Excellent retention, resulting in a thick layer of microbubbles hogging up the entire surface. Strong lacing all around the glass with great stick.

Smell - Ruby red grapefruit, hints of tropical fruit, a touch of spice and faint bready malts.

Taste - Follows the nose. prominent ruby red sweetness, backed by a fair amount of
bready malts. Touches of pineapple. Faint traces of spice and tobacco.

Mouthfeel - Medium bodied, but with exceptional fluffiness, leaving this brew feeling significantly lighter than what actually is. Goes down smooth and easy.

Overall - Another Lagunitas beer, another sweet red grapefruit bomb. I realize this is their signature hop profile, and I do love it, but do we really need a dozen beers that all taste nearly identical? But hey, if it ain't broke, don't fix it right? Nickelback and Linkin Park release the same formulated songs time and time again, and they're successful, right? Ahh, I digress. This is good, but if you've never had this before, don't expect much of a difference from their other releases.

Serving type: bottle

05-13-2013 06:36:06 | More by TheSixthRing

lighthabit

Oregon

3.98/5  rDev -3.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

clear, deep, reddish copper. big, beautiful thick head leaves rings around the glass, dies down to a quarter inch or less, but makes a good effort at hanging around. sweet malty smell with hops to balance it. there's a tiny bit of - not sure of the right word. astringency? - but, really, it's minor . has that wonderful characteristic lagunitas flavor in the background. thick, yummy, hard to not go thru this fast. sweet up front, lingers a bit, and finishes perfectly with a bit of hops saying hello at the end. others have said this would be a great intro brew to show friends better beer, and i agree; very easy drinking, very approachable. i think this would be great with steak.

it's been awhile since i've had a lagunitas, and it's very nice to reacquaint myself with lucky 13.

Serving type: bottle

05-12-2013 06:35:40 | More by lighthabit

rringler

California

4.48/5  rDev +8.5%
look: 5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

A: Pours a very clear, dark copper color, with a big 2 to 2.5 fingers of very fine, creamy beige head. The head has very good retention (which I suspect is due to the size of the bubbles) and leaves great lacing.

S: Very malty. Some green, citrusy fruits in there too, but mostly dominated by bready malts.

T: Not too far off how it smells. Pretty mild citrus start, followed by thick bready malts that taste mildly roasted, and finishes with a moderate hops that are well balanced (77 IBUs; my taste buds may be blown out.)

M: Pretty good body on her; a little bit bigger and thicker than others, but what should you expect from Lagunitas. As with all their beers, carbonation is great. Not boozy at all at 8.65% abv, which is always a sign of a quality brew.

O: A very nice red. As an IPA fan, I think I prefer this to their Censored copper ale, as it has a bit more hop bitterness in the finish. Enjoyable in its own right, but also might be a good beer to introduce someone into greater hops of an IPA.

Serving type: bottle

05-11-2013 03:37:26 | More by rringler

BeerAficionadoMCMXC

California

3.95/5  rDev -4.4%
look: 3 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

A- Amber red to tan.
S- Piney, Slight grapefruit aroma, caramel, and sweet honey smell.
T- Sweet and matly with a slight bitter finish.
M- Med to med heavy. Hoppy finish.
O- 6/10 Nothing special from Lagunitas. It's like drinking another one of their session beers. It's always a poor level of balance from these brewers. I'm not impressed. I sure will be buying these 22s because I get them for 3.99, but it is only because I enjoy their style of beer. Lucky 13 may only be for the beer advocates but it sure doesn't live up to the BJCP style guidelines.

Serving type: bottle

05-10-2013 02:36:05 | More by BeerAficionadoMCMXC

smakawhat

Maryland

4.45/5  rDev +7.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Poured from the bottle into a nonic pint glass.

Real nice looker here. Copper red amber, fairly clear with brown and orange hues for the body. Head is a big four fingers and settles to a whipped foamy texture with small swiss cheese bubbles and big retention. Head is off yellow and white in color. Real classic amber.

Nose is warm weathering fresh grapefruit hop presence. A little bit of grass and sweet malts hide in the background. Fairly basic but very enjoyable.

First sip brings a great rush of mushy grapefruit, and tropical melon. Balances and finishes with sweet malts and more grapefruit hop bitterneess. Clean and malt dense rich. Hardly boozy hot at all but with a minor warmth that is noticeable.

Overall just a solid impressive great tasting and real easy drinking amber ale.

Serving type: bottle

05-08-2013 22:47:45 | More by smakawhat

rboinski

California

4.14/5  rDev +0.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Served in a lagunitas mason jar at the taproom

Appearance: Great looking beer, red with a nice head and fairly good retention

Smell: A little bit muted. The smell doesn't let you know exactly what to expect, as it has a citrus pine hop aroma without much malt.

Taste: Great flavor! A really good malt base and the hop flavors come through, but in the background a bit. Solid red ale.

Mouthfeel: Good mouthfeel, nice and oily. Could use slightly more carbonation maybe?

Overall: Great beer and I look forward to drinking more of this when waldo runs out!

Serving type: on-tap

04-27-2013 20:03:08 | More by rboinski

atalayafr

4.63/5  rDev +12.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75

Beautiful pour: color, aroma and head are all delicious even before introducing this beer to the palate. Once introduced this beer yields an initial sweetness that soon builds into strong yet manageable hop characteristics. Finishes semi-sweet. This beer circles the palate and ends very nicely. Complex yet very drinkable. A

Serving type: bottle

02-17-2013 04:23:07 | More by atalayafr

chinchill

South Carolina

4.23/5  rDev +2.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5

22oz bottle served in a Unibroue snifter.
Pours a deep butterscotch color with orange highlights and some visible carbonation. The small sudsy head is short-lived but a moderate amount of sticky lacing is left on the glass. Lagunitas Lucky 13 has an aroma that is dominated by citric hops; indeed, a whiff of citrusy hops hit my nose almost immediately upon uncapping the bottle. It becomes a bit more piney and herbal upon warming. Light malts are also evident in the nose and obvious on the tongue where an obvious sweet component is found, and where this very hoppy smelling beer is largely tamed by the sweet malts and ends up only mildly bitter even in the finish. The flavor include suggestions of toffee, starfruit, oranges, candied grapefruit, honey, vanilla, caramel and some faint herbs.

M: The feel is relatively full (medium+ body) and smooth for an imperial red.

O: Excellent, with great balance and well-hidden alcohol. Similar to Lagunitas Imperial Red Ale, i think, which I'd love to have available in a simultaneous tasting.

Serving type: bottle

01-24-2013 23:51:39 | More by chinchill

BeerDawgs

Georgia

4.25/5  rDev +2.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

A - Copper golden with some clarity. 1 finger of head and sticky lace left ALL over the glass.

S - Wow, sweet and malty with some serious citrus hops. Amarillo I believe.

T - Sweet caramel, with a huge sweet malty backbone. Maybe brown sugar, but also with a nice warming alcohol feel.

M - Oily, smooth, low carbonated. Medium bodied. Almost perfect mouthfeel

O - A damn tasty anniversary ale. Cheers to Lagunitas on another amazing brew! And many more...

Serving type: bottle

11-03-2012 02:54:27 | More by BeerDawgs

Redrover

Illinois

4.1/5  rDev -0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

This was has been hanging around in the back of the beer fridge, time to break it out. Poured into an imperial pint glass, the beer is hazy rusty apricot color with a beige head. There is some nice lacing.

I like the aroma of grains and something that reminds me a bit of tropical fruit or juicyfruit gum.

Carmel malts, lots of citrus, a bit of fruit and some floral tones. No one taste dominates and the really work well together. The alcohol is well hidden but it is a bit warming.

The mouth is thick, oily and has midlevel carbonation. This is nice beer from a brewery that continues to impress. Happy Anniversary and I hope you have many more!

Serving type: bottle

10-27-2012 00:44:51 | More by Redrover

garymuchow

Minnesota

3.78/5  rDev -8.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Oh boy is that a nice aroma. Fresh sweet fruity mild citrus a little spice. All very nice.
Kinda' cloudy with a more of a gold amber with a fairly dense mostly white head.
Bigger than moderate feel. Almost a little chewy.
Flavor is bursting with hop flavors, but it does push the oils to the point of some excess. As warms this filters into the aroma some too (I find it off-putting). Otherwise the flavors are good. Very nicely hop forward with a very solid malt background.
As I worked through this bottle I became less enchanted by it's flavors. It's not as enjoyable as it could be. Good, but certainly not great. And even good was pushing it at the end. Great start, but it really faded down the line.

Serving type: bottle

09-21-2012 02:31:07 | More by garymuchow

canucklehead

British Columbia (Canada)

4.55/5  rDev +10.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

Killer beer in that over the top but balanced style that Lagunitas owns. I thought this was a DIPA due to the huge hops and big piny finish. I loved the mouthfeel as it was huge yet velvet smooth. No rough edges yet complexity from every sip. I need to get some more of this as the BC government stores stockpiled it at $6.35 each.

Serving type: bottle

08-26-2012 16:00:33 | More by canucklehead

mttaylor1066

Connecticut

4.53/5  rDev +9.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

Don't believe the labeling, this is a golden-colored "sessionable" beer...but with a nearly 9% ABV you may need to videotape your session to remember it.

Appears to be something other than a red or amber, a peachy lager color.

The aroma is a light malt, with some kind of fleshy fruit... but not cloying. I also get a hop kick with a deep inhalation.

The taste of this beer invites another, quickly. You can consume this beer faster than you really should because you can't pick up the ABV at all. Be careful standing up, though!

The only beer that MIGHT beat this for mouthfeel is La Fin du Monde... but a tie goes to the runner. And I'm running for more of this beer.

Overall, I am buying more. Anyone can drink this. Amateurs and serious beer lovers will welcome this brew.

Serving type: bottle

08-13-2012 18:16:29 | More by mttaylor1066

LiquidAmber

Washington

4.08/5  rDev -1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Review from 6/2010 notes. Poured into a Gulden Draak tulip. Pours a dark red amber. Minimal off-white head with light lacing. Nice pine and citrus hop start with a medium sweet malt body. Citrus hop finish and lingering aftertaste. Medium bodied. Delicious.

Serving type: bottle

08-02-2012 23:55:55 | More by LiquidAmber

DocJitsu

California

4.13/5  rDev 0%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pours a clear golden color. There is a discernable peach tint as the beer leaves the mouth of the bottle and waterfalls into the glass. A foamy, off white head appears and lingers, but for no longer than the average ale. There is a wonderful, rich aroma of butterscotch offset by sweet citrus. Creamy mouthfeel that almost seems misplaced. A mild scrubbing appears on the rear of the tongue, likely due more to hop heat than carbonation, as the beer finishes. The flavors are complex. Not necessarily complimentary, but interesting. Sweet, bold malt brings an undeniable, vibrant toffee flavor, followed immediately by some pretty obtrusive hop resin. This is a pretty large effort on the part of Lagunitas for number 13. I like it because it is irreverent and disrespectful, but quite good.

Serving type: bottle

07-28-2012 05:36:33 | More by DocJitsu

whatthehull

California

4.23/5  rDev +2.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured into a La Chouffe Tulip

A - a crystal clear deep copper, one and a half finger off white head and some sugar lacing

S - Funky, pungent, yeast, lemons, earth, wood, grass, alcohol, pineapple, citrus, tree branches, sugar, sweet malts and awesomeness

T - Lots of citrus, interesting yeast, tons of spring/summer flowers, sugar, alcohol, fresh cut grass, some oak, lots of awesome malts, pineapple, pine, lemon and that sour grass you'd eat as a kid

M - Sexy chewy, medium acidity, long finish, very well balanced, nice complexity and medium bodied

D - If you like beer and I mean good, big, tasty, yummy, lagunitas awesoness, then you will enjoy a pint of this

Final thought - Why is everything lagunitas makes that is seasonal so awesome? Thank you again, Lagunitas for always making a top shelf product

Serving type: bottle

07-02-2012 07:48:42 | More by whatthehull