New Dogtown Pale Ale - Lagunitas Brewing Company

dmcbeerington

California

1.48/5  rDev -63.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1

This beer has A rating. For this reason, I bought 6 bottles. Guess what I hate this beer very much. Although it looks very good with golden color, it smell and taste horrible. Maybe it is just me, but I don't like this kinda of beer.

A. Good looking.

S. It has rather special smelling, not a normal beer kinda of smell. Personally, I don't like this smell.

T. Horrible. This beer is too hard to drink. It left very bitter taste afterward. I can't taste any sweetness from this better. It has some strange taste first, then the rest is bitterness. Seriously, I can't finish a whole bottle.

M. Feel like drinking water, but it taste strange. Some people like this beer because of this, but not me.

O. Don't consider this beer if you are new to beer drinking. It is very hard to drink and tastes horrible.

Serving type: bottle

10-29-2011 01:24:10 | More by dmcbeerington

midaszero

Washington

2.65/5  rDev -33.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

A - Hazy straw copper with thin white head and okay lacing

S - woody hops

T - Citrus hops with some malt on the backend that leaves a little citrus aftertaste

M - Medium body with medium carbonation that gives an odd feeling

D - It is unbalanced which makes it hard to enjoy. Hops need to be mellowed out a bit.

Serving type: bottle

01-18-2009 22:32:01 | More by midaszero

MysticRuler

New York

2.65/5  rDev -33.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

Pours a clean golden color. Light to medium body. Hoppy bitterness followed by sourness and an assertive astringency and a woodiness that comes as a surprise. Was expecting a bit more, it seems like they are just trying to fill a category here. Not a terrible brew but not one that I would like to quaff very often.

Serving type: bottle

07-24-2010 12:53:47 | More by MysticRuler

Bfarr

Washington

2.68/5  rDev -33.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2

Clear light bubbly copper with thin tan head with little retention and no lacing. Citrusy hop aroma. Very citrusy hop flavor with hints of pale malts and traces of alcohol. Poor bitter profile in aftertaste. Thin body with medium-high carbonation.

Let me be clear, this is not a bad beer. However, it's similarity to the IPA makes me wonder why bother with the pale ale if I can get great hops in the IPA? It's realy not what I want in a pale ale especially when their IPA is so good.

Serving type: bottle

07-28-2010 22:31:25 | More by Bfarr

barleywinefiend

Washington

2.85/5  rDev -28.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

A: Poured a hazy orange honey with a small white cap

S: Fruity and floral with some crackers

T : Light crackery malts give way to apricot, grass, lemons and dish detergent and ends with an aggressive and lingering hop bitterness thats pretty obnoxious.

M: Light to medium bodied, finishes dry, over carbonated.

O : Overall worth a try. it would not be my first choice but I might drink it again if I see it.

Serving type: bottle

09-14-2012 02:43:59 | More by barleywinefiend

philbertk

Washington

3.05/5  rDev -23.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Lagunitas Brewing Company--Lagunitas Pale Ale--New Dogtown. 2009 12 oz. Bottle. 5.00% ABV--35 IBU's? Pale Ale. 6-Pack $7.99.

Lagunitas Brewing Company--Lagunitas Pale Ale--New DogTown--2010 12 oz. Bottle. 5.60% ABV. 35+IBU's? (3.5/ 5.0) No sediment. Mild lace foamy thin white head. Clear pretty bright gold color. Doughy mild floral Lagunitas Signature hop aroma front. Smooth mellow sweet cloying doughy butter caramel mild fruit body. Tangy mild hop spice clean dry citrus hint end. Very Lagunitas flavored. Tasty but not exceptional. Mildly quenching. Sampled 8/4/2010. 6-Pack $9.99.

Serving type: bottle

08-05-2010 05:29:14 | More by philbertk

priestsyrinx

Rhode Island

3.05/5  rDev -23.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

My first beer review!

12oz bottle poured into a glass.

A - This beer has a clear golden straw color. Pours to a nice 1-1/2 finger head. Carbonation is very active throughout. Just a bit of lacing going down the glass, and it retains a thin head.

S - Smells very hoppy, but not very bitter. The scent wears off quickly, though.

T - Fairly straightforward. A bit bitter on the front end, but that goes away fast. I taste a slightly sweet, butterly flavor on the back end. Overall, a nice tasting beer, but not as refined as, say, SNPA.

M - Tingles the tongue a bit. It's fairly light, yet pretty full bodied.

O - Good beer. It's not great, but I suggest trying it atleast once. It has a high ABV for a APA (6.2%). It's very drinkable, and has nice flavors in there. I'd say it's just about average as far as APAs go.

Serving type: bottle

03-24-2012 02:05:21 | More by priestsyrinx

nickhiller

Texas

3.35/5  rDev -16.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

A: pours a flat, lager-y looking apricot with just a smidgen of head and barely any lacing.

S: strong but not particularly fresh smelling (think stale pelletized) hops give it an acrid bitter smell, like burnt rubber.

T: bitter hops, burnt almost savory charred meat or something, then a little bit of sweet malt and bitterness in the back of the throat.

M: crisp and carbonated, a little light bodied for my taste, far too bitter and tart without a counterbalance of some sort.

D: a pretty decent beer, maybe bitter to the point of imbalance, but drinkable nonetheless.

Serving type: bottle

09-29-2010 00:44:30 | More by nickhiller

kojevergas

California

3.39/5  rDev -15.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

6.2% ABV confirmed. Six pack acquired at a local Von's grocery store yesterday. Bottled January 11th per the bottle code on the neck of the bottle. 12 fl oz brown glass bottle with standard pressure cap served into a conical Samuel Smith's pint glass in me gaff in low altitude Los Feliz, Los Angeles, California. Reviewed live. Expectations are fairly high but restrained; I like Lagunitas' hoppy offerings but they always taste fundamentally the same; there's this hop oil/extract taste at the heart of all of them.

Served straight from the fridge. Side-poured with standard vigor as no carbonation issues are anticipated.

Paired with alfredo pasta.

A: Pours a two finger beige colour head of nice cream and thickness, and pretty good (~3 minute) retention. Body colour is a vibrant clear translucent textbook copper. No yeast particles are visible. No bubble show. A bit of lacing as the head slowly recedes. Standard amount of carbonation bubbles. It's pretty par for the style; it looks as I'd expect it to. There's nothing unique or special here, but I'm excited to try it.

Sm: Nectary oily hops - the same essential aroma as all other hoppy Lagunitas beers. A bit grassy. Nicely floral. Evocative and appealing. No yeast character is detectable, nor is any alcohol. Pale malts. Clean, refreshing, and moderately strong. It's certainly fresh; I'm excited for my first sip.

T: Nectary, floral, a bit piney, grassy, and featuring light citrus. Pale malts form the foundation. A slight touch of soap; maybe it spent a bit too long in primary. Very refreshing and enjoyable. Full-bodied but not overbearing. There's a lot of flavour here and it's well balanced, but some hop bitterness does poke its ugly head above the pleasant hop notes. A bit of grapefruit. Oily hop character is strong. Shares the aforementioned distinct Lagunitas hop extract core, but it's still a solid beer. Just not a particularly distinguished one. Good complexity for a mere pale ale. I wouldn't quite call it subtle, but it's certainly well executed and has solid depth of flavour.

Mf: Clean, crisp, refreshing, smooth, nectary, and wet. Coarse enough to allow the hop notes to come out fully. Good carbonation, if slightly overdone. Good palate presence. Complements the flavour profile well but doesn't feel custom-tailored to it.

Dr: A very drinkable pale ale from Lagunitas, and one that can be had at a more-than-fair price. Good bang for your buck here; this is a good drinkable brew that would do well for football-watching. Would pair well with food too. Still, it's not unique or special and I wouldn't consider myself impressed. It meets my fairly high expectations, and at this price point that's a great thing.

Serve pretty cold, but don't overdo it.

B-

Serving type: bottle

01-30-2013 04:25:49 | More by kojevergas

KTCamm

New Jersey

3.4/5  rDev -15.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

Poured from a bottle (not nearly as strecthed as the picture above) into a pint glass. Pours a slightly darker golden yellow color with minimal white foam.

Smell is oily-hoppy with floral citrus hints.

Taste is overwhelmingly hoppy - kicks in at the beginning andf rides through to conclusion. Never too much. There is some tasty malt undeneath, and some of the citrus from the nose is present. Moderately carbonated in the mouthfeel.

A good example of am American pale- quality beer for the style. If you like a hoppy pale, you'll find this drinkable. I enjoy the 12 oz and move on.

Serving type: bottle

07-20-2009 00:11:41 | More by KTCamm

rebel1771

Florida

3.4/5  rDev -15.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

A: Pours a crystal clear copper color with frothy white head that fades slowly.

S: Smell of sweet caramel with a good amount hops thrown on top. Pine, grapefruit, and floral notes are all there.

T: Big hop blast up front with just a hint of dry maltiness thrown in.

O: This brew is pretty on par with the style but I just wanted a bit more balance in it. A little more of a malt presence would have been nice.

Serving type: bottle

07-18-2011 23:19:40 | More by rebel1771

kylehay2004

Florida

3.4/5  rDev -15.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

A: some lace. Hazy light golden color. Not much head retention

S: grassy and floral.

T: more grassy and floral taste. Very bitter. Some pine and hop notes as well.

M: moderate carbonation and medium body.

Overall: interesting beer but not going to get this one again.

Serving type: on-tap

09-21-2011 02:45:35 | More by kylehay2004

Aenema

Maryland

3.45/5  rDev -14%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 4

Appearance - Pours a clear copper with a thin white head. The head is recedes fairly quickly and there is one nice band of lacing.
Smell - Mild citrus and sweet malt.
Taste - Citrus, bready malt, bitter finish builds some. Overall rather muted flavor.
Mouthfeel - Light to medium-bodied, dry finish. Seemed thin overall.
Drinkability - Easy to drink.

Serving type: bottle

06-11-2009 19:02:01 | More by Aenema

PSUBeerman

Pennsylvania

3.48/5  rDev -13.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

12 oz bottle, nonic glass

Pours a cloudy, pale golden color with a frothy 2 finger white head that left some lacing.

Nice hop aroma with pine scents.

Lemon flavor with spicy hops.

Decent carbonation and fairly drinkable. Overall a good beer worth trying.

Serving type: bottle

04-01-2009 02:32:54 | More by PSUBeerman

Dubber55

New York

3.48/5  rDev -13.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Pours a clear light honey color. Plenty of sticky lacing and 1 finger of head

Smells grainy, bready, and grassy. Floral and herbal hops with pine

Taste follows the smell- grainy, bready, grassy, piney, herbal. The finish is kind of sweet from the malts and alcoholic.

Mouthfeel is light to medium with medium carbonation. Finish feels kind of watery.

Don't really like this so much. In my opinion, it's too sweet for an apa. The alcohol also seems kind of noticeable which is weird for a pale ale. I like Sierra Nevada better. Probably won't get this again

Serving type: bottle

07-11-2011 00:50:33 | More by Dubber55

cosmicevan

New York

3.5/5  rDev -12.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Poured fro 12oz bottle into duvel tulip

A - poured a honey orange with a thin head but sticky lacing. Light carbonation.

S - Citrus hops. Little banana, little caramel, little lemon, little orange peel.

T - Tangy hops. Some sweetness.

M - A bit thin, but pretty bitter. Cooling.

D - Not bad, not great.

Serving type: bottle

08-12-2010 00:23:47 | More by cosmicevan

Nerudamann

Arizona

3.5/5  rDev -12.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Poured from a bottle into a stein glass.

Look - amber color with an almost reddish tint to it. A little murky.

Smell - very very hoppy, but it also has a grounded type of quality, as in more herbal.

Taste - very very hoppy there too, but the hops are tasted more than they are felt - the bitterness isn't terribly overwhelming. But the taste of hops is. It's hard to discern what hops they are, but maybe Cascade.

Mouthfeel - very light, airing almost on the side of wateriness.

Overall - not a bad brew, but not a whole lot in the taste except for the extreme hops.

Serving type: bottle

11-23-2011 03:04:51 | More by Nerudamann

Swim424

Florida

3.5/5  rDev -12.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

poured into anchor bar pint glass

A-pours a bubbly golden yellow. has a decent head. falls to a thin white layer on top.

S-smells of piney hops with a hint of malt.

T-a bit bitter for a pale ale. Not to bad though. Has a noticeable citrus malt character. Very simple taste it seems.

MF-fairly thin body for the style, a bit high on the carbonation.

O-pretty good beer. very straightforward. I could enjoy this any time. Nothing to go out of my way for though.

Serving type: bottle

04-04-2012 01:23:10 | More by Swim424

Phyl21ca

Quebec (Canada)

3.5/5  rDev -12.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Bottle: Poured a light amber color ale with a relatively large foamy head with good retention and some lacing. Aroma consists of medium bitter notes with some light residual sugar. Taste is a mix between some dry malt notes with some bitter hops and subtle floral aromas notes. Body is about average with good carbonation. Good but not as hop-centric as I was expecting knowing the brewer other offerings.

Serving type: bottle

10-19-2012 19:29:26 | More by Phyl21ca

mfnmbvp

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -12.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

12 oz. bottle, with no apparent bottled on date. Excited to try this offering from Lagunitas, as I have never had their pale ale before. Expectations are average, at the very least.

Poured into a Firestone Walker pint glass.

A - A modest pour yields about one finger of fizzy white head that disappears rather quickly on top of a beautifully clean clear gold-copper colored body.

S - Smells of fresh pine needles and grapefruit smack you right in the face. Smells like a nice hopped up IPA.

T - Bold hop bitterness. Fresh pine. Fresh grapefruit. Roasted malt. A little too hop-forward, in my opinion. I like my pale ales to have a bit of hop bite of course, but this one is unfortunately pushing the envelope a little too far, into IPA territory. Pale caramel malts come about in the finish, but the beer is imbalanced.

M - Nice bitter mouthfeel, slightly thin / watery feel. Goes down smooth. Nice medium body, decent carbonation, and a slight lingering bitter hoppy sweetness.

Overall, a tasty and highly drinkable brew. However, fans of Lagunitas could probably get the same result from a number of their other beers, as I seem to think a lot of their beers taste an awful lot alike. Same hop profile that you could find in Lagunitas Hop Stoopid, Lagunitas Maximus, or the Lagunitas A Little Sumpin' Sumpin' Ale, although slightly less spicy, bitter, and abundant. I'd be interested to try the regular Lagunitas Dogtown Pale Ale, and the Lagunitas IPA to see how those beers fare against it. Drinkable, but definitely not breaking any new ground in their portfolio.

Lagunitas New Dogtown Pale Ale ---3.5/5

Serving type: bottle

03-05-2013 03:37:34 | More by mfnmbvp

gatornation

Minnesota

3.53/5  rDev -12%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

pours a clear copper color with a good head and lacing..the smell is hops and malt some citrus some peat smells and spice and grass smells..the taste is the same it hits you with spice/hops and some grass and grapefruit it finishes with some sweet malts its all good but not great the mouthfeel is the same it s drinkable and good but to much ipa ,pale ales out there to really bother with this one..try it is my recommendation

Serving type: bottle

06-03-2009 23:13:41 | More by gatornation

ktrillionaire

Florida

3.55/5  rDev -11.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 4

A – Copper hue with a two finger white head that leaves a bit of scattered lace.

S – Resiny hop, slightly metallic, over a rich and bitter malt base, with a strong charred wood aroma to wrap it all up. Complex and intriguing.

T – Picking up on the introductions from the aromatics, the gustatory is at first greeted with a mildly bitter floral impression. The meek floral quickly devolves into a heavy resiny and tarry hop beatdown, which is broken up by a reappearance of the floral impression, this time backed up by cedar and grapefruit rind. The malt takes a backseat and watches it all go down. The finish is long and bitter, like a divorce or chewing on a grapefruit rind. But in this case, it is a good thing.

M – Quite dry and bitter, somewhat full-bodied.

D – An overcrowded style. A good brew. I usually get the great one, since it is probably available. This is a good beer.

Serving type: bottle

03-01-2010 07:20:41 | More by ktrillionaire

robwestcott

Indiana

3.55/5  rDev -11.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

poured cold from the bottle a semi-translucent light copper to a sun king shaped pint glass with a 1/2 finger off white head with nice retention

subtle aroma of earthy hops and a bit of dark sugary malts in the wayback.

earthy hops up front, subtle hoppy bitter after, nice malt balance and perhaps a bit of caramel and toffee.

medium bodied, creamy smooth, subtle bitter, big carbonation.

overall, nice example of style creamy, refreshing, good, not the best.

Serving type: bottle

06-30-2011 01:19:22 | More by robwestcott

DeltaGolfSierra

Tennessee

3.55/5  rDev -11.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Color is amber with a moderate head that is quite persistent. Lots of lacing on the glass too. I have to give it an extra half point for appearance since I LOLed at the label. Citrus hop scents are nice but a bit faded and weak. Hops are a bit subdued in the flavor as well. There is a floral bitterness that provides a slight balance to the malts. Typical mouthfeel. Not bad overall.

Serving type: bottle

02-05-2012 01:14:10 | More by DeltaGolfSierra

mbusster88

New York

3.58/5  rDev -10.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured from 12oz bottle.

A: Pours with orange golden body. Good carbonation coming off the bottom of the glass. Nice big head that is fluffy and white.

S: Heavy malt character up front, but then a hop undertone comes through that is rather weak. Not much to say about the aroma other than in is dull and needs more.

T/M: First taste is all malt with some little hops in there. Very one dimensional is the brew with not much going on. Really looking for more out of the character and profile and not getting it.

D: Really easy drink with a good appeal to new drinkers. However, not really a great showing for Pale Ales, in my opinion.

Serving type: bottle

01-17-2011 02:02:02 | More by mbusster88