Lagunitas Lucky 13 Mondo Large Red Ale - Lagunitas Brewing Company

ryrust5301

Louisiana

4.6/5  rDev +11.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

Appearance - Copper color that looks to be identical to the color of a penny. Great looking red ale with a tan head that looked almost creamy on the top. Pretty sweet in the lace department as well.

Smell - First thing I get is a deep caramel malt smell, with an almost bready quality to it. Hops are blended in as well as some citrus notes.

Taste & Mouthfeel - This one has a deep almost abyss like amount of never ending caramel malt. Hops seem to scratch through in the back to give a bitterness to the finish. Citrus flavors are present as well to help tip the scales back to an ipa feel. Mouthfeel is smooth as silk and way on the creamy side.

Drinkability - Absolutely a must for any lover of the style. Delicious to the last drop.

Serving type: bottle

05-22-2009 03:49:37 | More by ryrust5301

drinkiusmaximus

New York

4.6/5  rDev +11.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

A- pours a brownish color with slight red highlights nice 2fingers width head which is hanging out for a while and leaves a nice sticky lacing.

S-nice smell of bittery hops balanced by sweet malt scent.

T-bitter hops up front citruousy and piney malts make a small showing mid palate but there come the hops again in the aftertaste.

M medium bodied and nicely(not overly) carbonated to make it smooth creamy and bitter.

D-drinkability on this one is above par the 8.5abv is well hidden. a very nice west coast take on the Red Ale.

Serving type: bottle

07-30-2010 05:27:52 | More by drinkiusmaximus

antlerwrestler19

Nebraska

4.6/5  rDev +11.4%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

This beer pours a sinister crimson color with amber highlights when held to light - one finger off-white head fades leaving behind a thin lacing that encircles the entire glass. Smells excellent - buttery caramel malts melt into a mixture of sweet fruity hops. The flavor blows me away - malt and hop combo that is balanced beautifully - very sweet caramel and grapefruit, also piny oily and resinous, this beer is damn good! The mouthfeel is moderately thick and a bit sticky with good carbonation - no real feel from the abv. This is an outstanding Amber/Red ale, I'm a huge fan of Odell's hoppy Red Ale and this one is battling it out neck and neck and might just pull of the win!

Cheers!

Serving type: bottle

09-02-2011 05:03:17 | More by antlerwrestler19

rtratzlaff

North Carolina

4.58/5  rDev +10.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Lucky 13 pours a deep clear red with an off white head that leaves good lacing down my tulip. Aromas are grapefruit, caramel, slight alcohol presence. It looks beautiful and smells that way too. Plenty of caramel malt and grapefruit in the nose. Not heavy in the body, but plenty there. Highly drinkable with enough carbonation to keep it from being thick. I wish this was lower abv, but the alcohol is pretty well hidden for over 8%.

Serving type: bottle

07-17-2009 20:09:55 | More by rtratzlaff

BeerEndevour14

Minnesota

4.58/5  rDev +10.9%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

This beer is amazing it could deserve an A+ or 5's for all ratings, because the hard malt burst of red ales tops this brew it does not deserve a 5 for taste, mouthfeel or drinkablilty. Overall this is one of my personal favorite beers, its crispness is remarkable urging you to session it all night, or at least 50 ounces of it.

Serving type: bottle

11-24-2010 04:13:36 | More by BeerEndevour14

TheManiacalOne

Rhode Island

4.55/5  rDev +10.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 5

Poured from a 22oz bottle into a US tumbler pint glass.

A: The beer is a bright copper color with a short foamy off-white head that fades slowly and leaves a thick lace on the glass.

S: The aroma is well-blended and loaded with floral hops and citrus & caramel sweetness.

T: The taste is very well-balanced with a strong hops bitterness and sweet flavors of citrus and caramel. There’s a tiny bit of alcohol that comes through, but it doesn’t detract from the taste at all. The malt character is hearty and the after-taste is nicely bitter and hoppy.

M: Smooth and very crisp, medium body, medium carbonation, slightly sticky finish.

D: Very tasty, goes down quite easily, not very filling, good kick to it, if the label didn’t read “a mondo large red ale” I’d swear this was a 2IPA and a very good one at that. This beer is one that I could drink for a whole and enjoy the entire time.

Serving type: bottle

05-26-2007 02:00:56 | More by TheManiacalOne

ViveLaChouffe

Georgia

4.55/5  rDev +10.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

This is the 13th anniversary release from Lagunitas and bills itself as "A Mondo Large Red Ale". Knowing Lagunitas, that means copius amounts of hops.

I guessed right as big citrusy hops hit the nose as it pours a lovely orangey copper. The hops dominate the tongue too but it's nicely balanced by a considerable malt backbone. The 8.3% ABV is nicely masked and it the malt is pleasantly sweet. Very smooth and drinkable for a big beer.

This is probably only the second "Double Red" type beer I've had and they both have been really nice. Go get it.

Serving type: bottle

09-05-2007 19:54:04 | More by ViveLaChouffe

wobblynoggin

New Jersey

4.55/5  rDev +10.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Bought this at the guidance of my buddy at the liquor store. I am not a fan of reds, but his mention of it being very hoppy and the alcohol content convinced me to give it a try.

A - A translucent ruby color, nice lacing, with a medium head if you pour it right that dissipates in a few minutes.

S - Citrus, hops and a bit grassy, but more sweet alcohol coming through.

T - A citrus twang, and hoppy enough to make you raise raise a brow, with a grapefruit and heady alcohol finish. It doesn't finish with as oppressing an aftertaste as a double IPA like a Stoudt's Double, or other extreme IPAs. I think they are on to something here, with the way the malt balances out the finish. The malt seems to keep the finish away from the lemon sucking candy feel of a strong IPA and actually leaves your pallet pretty clear. That's impressive.

M - At first sip or gulp you think it may be a bit thin, but the flavor follows up nice, leaving you with a sweet, and citrus hoppy taste on the sides of your tongue. It dissipates a few seconds after a swallow. I would imagine this will pair well with rich foods given its lack of aftertaste.

D - Wow, this slides down nice. I have gotten through about 7 ounces through this review, and it finishes so well on your pallet you really look forward to the next sip. At 8.3%, it's heady, so I will be careful.

I am very impressed. For a very hoppy beer to not have an oppressive aftertaste makes this a very drinkable selection. As I said, I am really not a fan of reds, but this hoppy red balances out the hops so well. Perhaps this was the intention. There will be a spot in my fridge for this beer as long as I can get it.

Serving type: bottle

05-04-2008 23:01:40 | More by wobblynoggin

tonistruth

Nevada

4.55/5  rDev +10.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

on tap @ Stone in Escondido, CA

A- amber with a red tint and a head of off white foam, decent retent, silky lace

S- toffee, sweet with a pine hop edge

T- pine and citrus hops headline throughout, toffee sweetness (also in aftertaste), toasted malts, and caramel

M- creamy medium body until hops turn it coarse

D- love the balance and mouthfeel, malts are great, easily one of my faves from Lagunitas, great for style, recommended

Serving type: on-tap

08-02-2008 07:08:29 | More by tonistruth

Gehrig

Illinois

4.55/5  rDev +10.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 5

Dark crimson with a finger of off-white to slightly tan foam, good duration--a great-looking brew. The nose was more hopped than I expected with lots of malt--citrus fruit with a hint of roasted vanilla bean. Wonderful taste, malty and smooth with a nice bite from hops; well-balanced. This is easily one of the two best Red Ales I've ever had, just fantastic.

A slightly thin mouthfeel results from a little flattening, but nothing too compromising. Incredibly good beer, Lucky 13 Mondo is a gem.

Serving type: bottle

08-12-2008 19:36:29 | More by Gehrig

montageman

Michigan

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

Poured into a pint glass.

Beautiful red hue with a bone white head that leaves a bunch of lacing. The smell is sweet like brown sugar. The taste is complex - dry and sweet with a nice alcohol burn in the finish. Perfect in the mouth with just the right amount of carbonation. Very easy to drink for a big boy - totally satisfying and balanced. A delicious beer. Highest recommendation.

Serving type: bottle

09-14-2008 00:21:25 | More by montageman

Offa

California

4.55/5  rDev +10.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

This is one of my favourite Lagunitas beers, rich, flavourful, and balanced with lots of both malt and hop character.

It's deep red with a medium-large, foamy, light tan head, steadily shrinking to a thin top and leaving some lace.

The aroma is richly fruity, raisiny, citrusy with grapferuit and candied orange, caramel and a hint of rum.

The taste is like the aroma, with plenty of hoppy bitterness and character balanced with sweetness and the high alcohol and malt. It tastes of caramelly toasty grain, some fermented rummy fruit, rich candied citrus - lemon, caramelised grapefruit, and candied orange, with candied pine and a little pine bark, plus some dryish pine needle with citrus in the finish. It's feel is rich and full, oily, yet zesty frothy. It stays engaging and tatse and feel throughout, and has sweetness and bitterness in good balance. Considering its strenght, it's dangerously easy to drink.

Compared to something similar, Oscar Blues Gordon's Ale, which I recently compared to this, this is darker, with a richer, more complex and less grapferuity character in smell and taste and a richer, frothier feel.

Serving type: bottle

04-01-2009 23:52:01 | More by Offa

foxbat2500

California

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

Drank it from a bottle I bought at BevMo.

Pours a wonderful red color with a fantastic 1 inch head. Wonderful carmel like smell. Head really sticks to the glass.

Taste - sweet and nice at first than a perfect burst of hop flavor.

Fantastic beer on par with Hop Stoopid.

Serving type: bottle

08-03-2009 06:43:16 | More by foxbat2500

ToasterChef

Maine

4.55/5  rDev +10.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 5

Poured from a cellar temperature bottle into a room temperature glass mug. The beer has a very pretty orange/amber color. It's crystal clear and has a bit of carbonation rising within. There is a thick head of tan foam. As it settles, patchy lacework is left behind. This beer looks like how I want a mug of beer served to me. As soon as I opened the bottle, I could smell caramel malts. Now that the beer is in the glass and I can get a better handle on the aroma, I can smell caramel and toffee malts, oak and a bourbon-like alcohol. It smells strong and pleasing. The taste is equally impressive. Crispy, toasted malts are readily apparent and give the beer a a slightly sweet taste, reminiscent of brown sugar. Caramel flavors are present in the finish. The aftertaste has some oakiness. The entire taste has an underlying bitter presence. The beer is full bodied and leaves a lot of coating, but isn't too sticky or sweet. It is highly carbonated. For all of the big aspects of this beer (it is an Imperial Red, after all), it is very drinkable. I'll easily make my way through these 22 ounces this afternoon. I find myself wishing I had more than this one bottle. I also wish I had consumed this beer sooner. I've had this bottle for a few months, and I think the hop presence has suffered. I'll have to seek out a source of fresh bottles.

Serving type: bottle

05-18-2010 19:07:04 | More by ToasterChef

713IPA

Texas

4.55/5  rDev +10.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Serving was the ubiquitous 22oz bomber. Is there a better size, really?

This beer pours an inviting dark coppery color into the pint glass. With a 1/2 inch tan colored head that leaves lacing all the way to the bottom of my all too fast empty glass.
One whiff of this beaut and I was hooked. Lots of resiny hop smell. A touch of citrus, but not sure what b/c I'm just not that good yet. Kinda of a hint of a west coast IPA smell if you follow that.

TASTE- Here is where good turns golden. It hits the tongue with some force and wrecks it all the way down the back of the mouth, but in a good way. Hops galore, but balanced oh so delicately with what must have been tons of malt. A red the way a red should always be.

The mouthfeel is big, naturally. It can overpower if not prepared.

I could drink this in the Sahara or Antarctica, but probably only 2 or so at a time. It's a tad strong to be sessioning this mutha unless you got your big boy pants on.

Serving type: bottle

08-22-2010 22:19:56 | More by 713IPA

gregalobeer

Connecticut

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

Well hot damn! This red is quite a treat. Color is a gorgeous bright red/amber. The head is moderate to thin, with a solid lacing left behind. Smell and taste have a cherry hint, with a strong supporting cast of bitter hops and malty sweetness. Very well-balanced, with notes of fresh fruit lingering on the lips. I see that it's got a healthy dose of alcohol, but really I wouldn't suspect 8.56. Well-masked in the hops profile. I can't wait to refill the glass with the second half of this big beer.

Serving type: bottle

09-11-2010 01:31:41 | More by gregalobeer

Kvlterbm

Pennsylvania

4.55/5  rDev +10.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 5

Poured from bomber to tulip

A: 2 fingers of off-white head, dark reddish-brown, good lacing.

S: Sweet malt in the front of the nose, piney hops, slight citrus aroma.

T: Very similar to odor. Sweet, caramel, bready malt up front, piney hop taste at the finish. Bit of citrus/grapefruit in the aftertaste. The alcohol isn't noticeable.

M: Nice body, nice carbonation.

D: Extremely drinkable. Delicious, very well balanced.

Overall, a great beer. Very drinkable (should probably keep the ABV in mind, though), great aroma, and delicious. A new favorite of mine. I can't wait to get my hands on some more.

Serving type: bottle

12-16-2010 06:23:03 | More by Kvlterbm

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

ALESwhatCURESya

Wisconsin

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

Again, Lagunitas doesn't disappoint. They may have officially become my favorite "Out of nowhere, but always there" brewery.

A-Rich mahogany, cognac body with lush white head and tons of lacing. Crystal clear body that displayed a lovely reddish glow.

S-Can someone say Fresh Hops! A boatload of sweet, resinous, citrusy hop glory. As soon as the cap is popped, a swoon of West coast hop magic fills the air. A tiny bit of carmelized sugar hints at a sweet backbone.

T-Floral hops pave the entire sip. The maltiness is there to support the bitterness of the hops and lends a bit of a grainy side at just the right point. With your eyes closed, you would swear this is a huge IIPA.

M-Hop profile is done wonderfully on this one and doesn't finish too dry. The sweetness is there to smooth it out, but the hophead in me loves how assertive the hops come out.

D-Unbelievably easy to drink. You could get in trouble putting down more than a bomber of this. Definately not for the nay-sayer, but a gift to the fellow hopheads.

Serving type: bottle

05-28-2007 00:15:38 | More by ALESwhatCURESya

Drewcifer

Pennsylvania

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

Pours a hazy amber orange with a fluffy two-fingered, yellow/off-white head, good retention, decent lacing.

Smell is mostly citrus hops, some pine, some malts, slightly sweet.

Taste is prevalantly citrus hops, some pine, a good malt backing. Sweeter than I was expecting, lacks the overt alcohol taste found in many of the bigger ales.

Mouthfeel is medium-to-full and smooth, carbonation is just about right.

Overall, a very pleasant beer, a great choice for an anniversary brew, very drinkable for a bigger beer. Well balanced aroma and taste, possibly the biggest negative is the haziness. But a great beer, regardless.

Serving type: bottle

02-24-2008 19:58:15 | More by Drewcifer

snaotheus

Washington

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

Fresh growler (only hours old) poured into a pint glass. Filled the growler at Dog & Pony in Renton, WA.

Dark ruby-amber, medium carbonation, medium-small head, a little lacing. Smell is sweet and toffee and caramel and malt. Smells great.

Taste is very pleasant, nicely balanced malt with a little bitter hops. Smokey but sweet, toffee and nuts.

Mouthfeel is a little flat, slightly filmy, light.

Very drinkable. I might go through this whole growler tonight.

Serving type: growler

08-26-2009 00:34:10 | More by snaotheus

BobbyBeerman

Illinois

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

A: Poured a clear, rich amber. Slightly off-white head diminished to a thin layer that persisted throughout the whole experience but did not produce much lacing.

S: The first things that hit me were the fruity grapefruit aromas blended with some big piney hops in there. The malts play backup to the initial tones. The nose on this is incredible! I had to remind myself to actually drink it.

T: The sweetness of the malts comes though more in the taste than it did in the smell. The hops is well blended pine/citrus. Some of the citrus must be coming from the grapefruit that caries over from the nose to the pallet.

M: Medium bodied, creamy sensation and lightly carbonated. Let's not forget the nice crispness.

D: Very drinkable. If you aren't a fan of hops don't drink this one. That way there is more for me!! Lagunitas makes good quality beer and they hit the mark on this one.

Serving type: bottle

09-03-2009 02:29:46 | More by BobbyBeerman

KomodoDragon

Virginia

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

A - This 22oz brew poured a clear amber with a modest white head.

S - Caramal malts with earthy piney smells, this is gonna be good.

T - Rich malt flavors of caramal & prunes with the sweetness of the abundance of alcohol. The bitterness of the classic American hop finish that one comes to expect from Lagunitas finishes the flavor.

M - This brew is smooth and dry.

This is one to sip which gives one time to think of all that Lagunitas has done in its 13 years.

Serving type: bottle

09-26-2011 01:51:20 | More by KomodoDragon

IPAguy2009

Oregon

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

Finally it's back!! Bomber was 3.79

A-copper colored with a good retaining head.

S-Yeasty, piney, apricot like notes here. Sweet sweet caramel malt in the back.

T- malty sweetness and a great hop subtlety in the background. Yum!!

M- pretty thick despite its great clarity.

O- I LOVE this beer it's always something to look forward to in the summer! Pick it up!!

Serving type: bottle

05-19-2012 01:27:37 | More by IPAguy2009

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