Kill Ugly Radio - Lagunitas Brewing Company

BadBadger

New York

4.5/5  rDev +13.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

This refreshing brew, Kill Ugly Radio, by Lagunitas Brewing is a very pleasant treat. It pours a nice golden color, with plenty of white foamy head. The smell is hoppy, floral, with distinct grapefruit coming through. The first taste to come through is indeed grapefruit, accompanied by a nice bittering, with just a hint of a metallic bite. A very nice and tasty brew. Seek out and enjoy!

Serving type: bottle

03-29-2008 23:06:48 | More by BadBadger

jaxon53

Connecticut

4/5  rDev +1%

06-16-2013 19:46:31 | More by jaxon53

RBassSFHOPit2ME

California

3.75/5  rDev -5.3%

06-08-2013 07:25:44 | More by RBassSFHOPit2ME

GRG1313

California

4/5  rDev +1%

06-01-2013 05:45:14 | More by GRG1313

jkane101

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev -11.6%

05-10-2013 01:19:55 | More by jkane101

JAHMUR

Connecticut

3.5/5  rDev -11.6%

01-29-2013 02:43:34 | More by JAHMUR

BlissJunkie

Michigan

4.25/5  rDev +7.3%

01-14-2013 23:00:03 | More by BlissJunkie

stereosforgeeks

Virginia

4/5  rDev +1%

12-17-2012 17:17:09 | More by stereosforgeeks

beerpadawan

California

4.25/5  rDev +7.3%

08-27-2012 16:37:11 | More by beerpadawan

ELECTRONICAnonymous

Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev +7.3%

05-12-2012 06:39:01 | More by ELECTRONICAnonymous

smi

New York

3.5/5  rDev -11.6%

04-14-2012 01:49:51 | More by smi

DrFunkenstein

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +7.3%

04-11-2012 00:46:44 | More by DrFunkenstein

KevdoggNasty

4/5  rDev +1%

03-28-2012 16:01:18 | More by KevdoggNasty

mcallister

Ohio

4/5  rDev +1%

02-19-2012 19:46:31 | More by mcallister

Tyrawlings

Ohio

4/5  rDev +1%

02-16-2012 15:51:40 | More by Tyrawlings

womencantsail

California

3.58/5  rDev -9.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Pours a clear golden orange color with a white head. Still surprisingly hoppy. Good citrus notes, mostly citrus peel, as well as some pine and floral hop aromas. A bit of sweet and bready malt. The flavor is moderately sweet, but some of that is sweet citrus hop flavor. A bit of orange peel and some pine bitterness. Light floral and grass flavors as well.

Serving type: bottle

01-24-2012 03:36:03 | More by womencantsail

JayS2629

Alabama

3.75/5  rDev -5.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Had this at a friend's house. It was 3 years old, so that might not be a great thing for an IPA. It wasn't gross. It was actually very mellow and easy drinking. Nothing off-putting.

Poured an amber with good clarity, a nice two finger white head that faded slow and left nice lacing.

The aroma was of biscuit, caramel and apricots. Some floral notes and hints of citrus. Grapefruit and pine notes.

The flavor is simple, clean and mellow. Nice balance of a nutty/caramel, toasty, bready backbone with floral, herbal, and citrus hops. Fruity notes of apricot and vanilla.

Very smooth, medium body

Easy drinking, smooth, nicely balanced drink

Serving type: bottle

01-15-2012 19:32:54 | More by JayS2629

PthPndr

Florida

4/5  rDev +1%

01-08-2012 01:09:16 | More by PthPndr

Turbodog666

Connecticut

4/5  rDev +1%

01-03-2012 23:00:46 | More by Turbodog666

TasteTester

Ohio

4/5  rDev +1%

12-17-2011 02:44:34 | More by TasteTester

rab53

Massachusetts

5/5  rDev +26.3%

12-02-2011 03:18:04 | More by rab53

jenray

Texas

4.5/5  rDev +13.6%

11-27-2011 03:46:26 | More by jenray

brandoman63

Illinois

4/5  rDev +1%

11-21-2011 15:46:49 | More by brandoman63

Ryan011235

Ohio

2.38/5  rDev -39.9%
look: 4 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2

Poured into a Lost Abbey tulip on 3/18/11
Split with MbpBugeye

Though it looks murky while poured, it manages to look something of a pleasant, dirty amber tinged color. Hazy pineapple juice. The two finger head might be smaller in a less tapered glass, but no matter. The head is slow thin and lacing is pretty good.

Smells like dead hops. At best Kill Ugly Radio has shimmied its way into that oh-so-awkward category of DIPA walking the line of barleywine. That's a generous assessment, though. Caramel, butter toffee, candied fruits. Toasty sugar, but not terribly sweet. Thin ghosts of earthy hops and some papery notes. I picked out a timid Orange Crush citric remnant.

This certainly tastes like a dead IPA. Dry and papery. Spritzes of orange zest and residual bitterness. A little earthy, but mostly bitter; kind of astringent at this time. Toasted malts with an underlying candied notion. Faded orange pith and peel as it warms. At least it doesn't taste like a barleywine.

The medium weighted beer is riddled with a weird feel comprised of carbonation, paper, dried resin and, well, paper. Bitter finish is surprisingly devoid of dirtiness.

Drinkable but not really enjoyable. Smeat'll do that to you, I suppose. Tastes better than it smells if only because it was far from sweet.

Serving type: bottle

04-12-2011 03:54:40 | More by Ryan011235

MbpBugeye

Ohio

2.53/5  rDev -36.1%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5

Shared by Ryan011235 on a night of libation, trepidation and oxidation.

Visual oxidation
This beer didn't look too bad. Its a clouded, bright orange with a pure white head. Retention was fair and lace was sporadic and spotty. The first pours were much clearer but our glasses quickly became clouded. All's well with that though.

Oxidized aromas
Yeah, this is a case study in faded hops and oxidation more than a review or evening drink. There is lots of cereal grains, but some candied malts and hops are still there. I'm pleasantly surprised to find the sweet smells of orange pith. Salty water and lots of dry cardboard dust. Aromas of hot attic, stacks of paper and Boulevard Carry-out.

The flavors of beers past
It really does start out ok. Light hints of orange zest can be found. There is lots of oxidation though, and the hops are well faded. Dry flavors that are really a melange of stationery stores and dusty warehouses. Plenty of grains, some caramel malt here and there and some toasty malts interspersed. The strange thing I've noticed before is that even though hops fade and lose most of their flavor, their bitterness still remains, especially on the finish. This is a more of a "dead" worthless bitterness with out the nice hop flavors to make it worth while.

Can I get a glass of water?
Dry, but not good dry. I suspect that the bottle conditioning thats presumably been going in this DIPA for some odd 3 years how has REALLY dried this beer out. Its a dusty, papery dryness that really takes its toll on the palate, tongue and throat.

Its MY tick and MY opinion
This stuff has suffered the hardship of years. In all though, I think it held up fairly well. At times it was even barleywine-ish, almost, kinda. Oxidation has stormed the beaches of Kill Ugly Radio and striped its shores bare with shock and awe. Its left a shattered, skeleton of a beer.

I don't even listen to Frank Zappa.

Serving type: bottle

03-19-2011 20:24:07 | More by MbpBugeye