Wilco Tango Foxtrot - Lagunitas Brewing Company

JohnGalt1

Idaho

4.03/5  rDev +2.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Picked this up at the COOP today.. foamy lite tan head.. great lacing atop a brown/deep amber brew.. very clear.

Nose has a pretty resinous assault when cooler.. but some toasty malts battle back with warmth..

Nice malty backbone that still has plenty of oily hoppiness.. pine and pineapple.. fruity with some pithy grapefruit zest... definitely has some toasty nutty maltiness... I can pull dry cocoa if I try.. some zesty spiciness shows as it really warms up.. nice medium body and a good carbonation that is everpresent yet very smooth.. the finish has the slight brown malt flavor with some heavy toast and plenty of citrus hops that lingers for a long while.

Tastes very fresh.. but it also seems a bit discombobulated.... but I guess I like the mash-up of flavors.

This really is a "WTF" beer.. all the makings of a Black IPA, big Brown, American Strong... etc... Pretty nice, but it has a hop profile that I am finding in many of the Lagunitas brews lately.. too similar... but the malts really do play with it nicely.

4.5/4/4/4/4

Serving type: bottle

03-13-2010 06:40:39 | More by JohnGalt1

mactrail

California

3.85/5  rDev -2.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Strong, spicy, hoppy ale.

Color is exactly chestnut in the snifter. Head is fine, even after reopening for a second go at the 22 oz bottle. Nice nose of roasted malt. A pretty sharp attack of acidic tastes, some woodiness, with a wealth of malt. Rich and deep in flavor. Not so fruity. Lots of hops come on strong, but on the whole it's pretty well balanced. Aftertaste is bitter hops with the residual spiciness.

A classic Lagunitas beer-- big hops, big malt, big alcohol.

Serving type: bottle

05-04-2011 03:59:28 | More by mactrail

thagr81us

South Carolina

4.22/5  rDev +7.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured from a 22oz bottle into a Spaten Mug. I had tried this offering at a local beer festival on tap and was quite impressed. Out of the bottle didn't disappoint either. Poured a light brown with a one finger off-white head. Lacing was slight throughout. The aroma had hints of nuts upon first inspection. This brew has a medium body on the palate with average carbonation. Overall this is an excellent brew from Lagunitas. I just hope that they come up with more offerings like this one.

Serving type: bottle

05-03-2010 15:06:41 | More by thagr81us

Cyberkedi

Georgia

4.43/5  rDev +12.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Strong aroma is quite hoppy, almost like an IPA, with woody and malty tones and a hint of citrus. It pours a lovely, slightly hazy mahogany with a decent light tan head. Flavor is hoppy and woody with a malty undertone and a dash of sour citrus. There is also a subtle alcohol bite. Texture is fairly smooth, edgy and tingly. Chalk up another win to Lagunitas!

Serving type: bottle

04-02-2010 20:51:34 | More by Cyberkedi

ccrida

Oregon

4.03/5  rDev +2.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Bomber poured into my Samuel Smith's imperial pint, WTF is a chestnut brown with a very tight light tan head with long last, leaving heavy lace.

Smell is nice spicy, herbal hops, a hint of brown sugar.

Taste is robust, a firm bitterness and nice hop bite on top of a clean, malty brown ale base.

Mouthfeel is on the oily, dry side, medium bodied.

Drinkability is good, a robust hoppy brown that's smooth and satisfying. I bet this will age well, and at Lagunitas's usual great price, there's no reason not to try!

Serving type: bottle

03-10-2010 02:39:24 | More by ccrida

Huhzubendah

District of Columbia

3.53/5  rDev -10.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

On draft at Capone's in Philadelphia.

The beer is transparent and dark amber, with a half inch of off-white head that leaves plenty of lacing on the glass. The aroma is a bit weak, with faint scents of sweet malt. The flavor is brings some light notes of toffee and caramels, with alcohol and sweet malt. The body is on the thin side. Overall, an ok beer. Worth a try, especially if you prefer sweeter, malt forward brews.

Serving type: on-tap

04-23-2011 18:31:03 | More by Huhzubendah

RoyalT

Ohio

2.48/5  rDev -37.1%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5

Appearance - This one poured a rather boring, shiny brown in color with a mediocre head.

Smell - The malt seems rather thin and phony, contrary to the promise on the label, and a bit stale.

Taste - Again the malts disappoint. It's more like a weak bitter or American brown ale than a strong ale. The malt flavor lacks depth and distinction.

Mouthfeel - This is way too thin for the style. It's not even medium-bodied by my count and is clumsy in the cheeks.

Sinkability - I think this is the first ASA that I've dumped, and this from a well-regarded brewery. Oh the shame of it.

Serving type: bottle

07-02-2010 02:37:38 | More by RoyalT

avalon07

South Carolina

4/5  rDev +1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A: Poured from a bottle to a pint glass. Had a ruby color and a clear texture. There was a quarter inch of fairly long-lasting, foamy head. Good lacing.

S: Aroma of hops, grains, sweets, and malt.

T: Tasted mainly of hops, with appearances by malt, a little caramel, and a graininess. A solidly flavorful beer.

M: A good amount of carbonation with a smooth finish. Medium-bodied.

D: A solid, generally drinkable beer.

Serving type: bottle

04-13-2010 12:05:51 | More by avalon07

scruffwhor

Illinois

3.73/5  rDev -5.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Pours a medium cola ruby and copper highlighted coper. The head is a craggy beige of two fingers, but recedes to nothing after two sips. Pretty good bubbling.

You get an orange peel with a little brown sugar backdrop that makes this a tantilizing sniff of sweet and hoppy goodness.

The taste has the same dichotomy of bitter orange peel caramelized in brown sugar for sme awesome sweet bready flavors. The alcohol adds a litte more depth to the flavor profile.

A little syrupy as well as warm for texture, but still very good and worth trying and picking up again.

Serving type: bottle

07-21-2010 05:30:16 | More by scruffwhor

jrallen34

Illinois

4/5  rDev +1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

I had this on tap at the Map Room into a tulip.

The beer is a dark medium tan, much lighter in the light, almost clear. The head is a nice creamy light tan with good retention and lacing.

The aroma is pretty light but dominated by fresh hops. Its not bad just unexpected and a little one noted.

The taste is similar to the aroma, just a lot of fresh bitter hops, not much of the taste of nuttiness you expect in a brown. The taste is good, not great, an ipa.

Overall, decent just don't get it expecting a brown.

Serving type: on-tap

05-05-2010 20:42:00 | More by jrallen34

Bitterbill

Wyoming

3.74/5  rDev -5.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

A- it pours a deep mahogany with a 2 finger head of foam, a long lasting head of foam. Nice lacing.

S- isn't very aromatic. I get some malt that's on the sweet side, a bit of ...nothing else. As drab a smell in may a brew I've had over the years.

T- the malt does a fine job here. Nice caramel sweetness, some notes of bread..err..could be toasted malt, and as it's warming, some pretty good citrus flavours. Grapefruit, some pinyness.
After tasting, I went back and took a few more whiffs..yeah, now I'm getting what I'm mentioning in the taste.

M- Medium body, same for the carbonation.

O- an enjoyable 7.85 %abv brew. At the less than $5(pre tax) it's good value for the money.

Serving type: bottle

05-24-2013 23:36:35 | More by Bitterbill

Tone

Missouri

4.22/5  rDev +7.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pours a clear, amber color on top and a clear, dark gold along the bottom of the glass. 3/4 inch head of an off-white color. Great retention and great lacing. Smells of strong floral hops, slight roasted malt, dark citrus, slight orange, slight sweet malt, and a hint of spice. Fits the style of an American Strong Ale. Mouth feel is smooth and clean with an average carbonation level. Tastes of alcohol, floral hops, slight citrus, slight sweet malt, and some herbal/spiciness. Overall, a great aroma, good blend, and good body.

Serving type: bottle

05-26-2010 18:58:42 | More by Tone

beertunes

Washington

3.43/5  rDev -12.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Served in straight pint glass. The bar called this a brown ale. Poured a clean, clear brown with a half-inch of off-white head that had OK retention and lacing.

The aroma was a nice blend of sweetness and hops. The flavors were very hoppy up front, sweet in the middle and balanced on the finish.

The body was good, even, clean and balanced. Drinkability was good, I'd have a couple in a row, but maybe not more than that. Overall, a solidly decent beer that has taken a step in restoring my opinion of this brewery.

Serving type: on-tap

04-29-2010 20:29:39 | More by beertunes

kylehay2004

Florida

4/5  rDev +1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A: two finger off white frothy head with good retention and lacing on a deep amber hazy body with garnet hues.

S: sweet caramel malt with toffee and mild dark fruit note.

T: mild dark fruit and floral notes up front on a caramel and bread malt background.

M: medium body and moderate carbonation.

Overall: the sharpness effects the drinkablity but the aroma and flavor are very good and unique.

Serving type: bottle

03-28-2012 00:15:08 | More by kylehay2004

DefenCorps

Oregon

3.8/5  rDev -3.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

On cask at the Pony Bar in NYC last night

The pour is gorgeous. Deep reddish brown with amber highlights, there's a thick cap of off-white head that lasts for as long as the beer is in the glass. Lacing is great too. The nose is solid. I get a very fresh pine hop aroma, quite juicy with some toasted bread, brown sugar and caramel. The palate opens with a moderate hop bite, quite pine like, along with a blend of caramel, brown sugar and toasted malt. Maybe a touch of chocolate? Sweetness is moderate, and it doesn't feel like all the flavors have come together very well. Mildly hoppy on the finish with lingering pine and some moderate sweetness, this beer has a moderate level of carbonation. Solid stuff, I drank my pour rather quick and quite enjoyed it. However, this is far from earth-shattering.

Serving type: cask

04-08-2010 15:46:43 | More by DefenCorps

twiggamortis420

Texas

4.33/5  rDev +9.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

22 oz bomber released maybe a month ago pours a very clear, deep copper/light brown color. A 2-finger, creamy tan foam displays pretty nice retention and excellent lacing. Good looking brew.

For "A malty, robust, jobless recovery ale" this smells pretty damn hoppy. Very citrusy grapefruit and orange peel outshine the few malt aromas I do get. A hint of chocolate and toffee as it warms up a bit with a definite sweet edge to it.

Taste does tone it down a bit on the hops for a Lagunitas brew, although they are still there aplenty. Loads of citrus peel and pine resin. Lots of hop flavor without being overly bitter though, which is cool. Malts are like chocolate biscuits with a toasty, almost burnt aspect. Mouthfeel is a bit on the thin side, but that said, it has a silky texture that glides down the throat with more ease than a 7.8% beer should. I really like it, I will definitely go out and buy a couple more bombers at least. Well done Petaluma crew!

Serving type: bottle

03-24-2010 23:48:41 | More by twiggamortis420

nickfl

Florida

3.9/5  rDev -1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A - Pours with one finger of white head that rests on top of a black body. The foam settles slowly and the lace it leaves behind coats the glass nicely.

S - An aroma of caramel with a little molasses and some toffee.

T - Toffee notes up front with rich caramel. A little bit of smoke to the malt character in the middle as well as more of the toffee character and a bit of molasses. Some bready notes in the finish with moderate hop flavor and bitterness.

M - Medium-thick body, moderate carbonation, and a slightly dry finish.

D - This is a beer that is very typical of what I have come to expect of Lagunitas. The combination of rich, caramel and toffee malt with aggressive hoppiness reminds me of several of their beers that I have had in the past. This is even more unusual than the rest of their catalogue with the dark malt having an intense bready caramel and molasses character, complimented by odd notes of smoke. Worth trying, though I don't know that I will have another one.

Serving type: on-tap

05-04-2010 05:27:11 | More by nickfl

tpd975

Florida

3.93/5  rDev -0.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

On tap at hopcat and mellow mushroom. I love lauganitas. Awesome beer insane prices.

A: pours a dark shade of amber with dark brown highlights. Tall offwhite head with insane sheets of lace.

S: rather mild aromas hints of caramel malts and citrus hops. Too mild.

T: mmm tasty. Lots and lots of citrus hops. Enough caramel malt to push through. Hints of sweet pine...and spicy rye?

M; medium in body nice and smooth.

D: tasty and damn drinkable.

Serving type: on-tap

04-13-2010 17:00:59 | More by tpd975

smakawhat

Maryland

3.55/5  rDev -9.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Poured from the bottle into a Nonic pint glass.

A large four finger light brown head with uniform appearance out of the bottle on the pour is made. Body displays a really nice dark amber borderline almost all clear red color. Some good retention here for the head too. I really like this color and appearance. Some sticky lacing in pock marks along glass ring like icicles

Bouquet is a muted malt with faint soft hops. Feels like a typical amber ale profile, not very big. Pleasant though nonetheless, seems alright.

Taste is a borderline wet feel, with some muted grass like hop. Malt profile seems very hidden amongst the hops on this one. On the swallow there is just a hint of some clove and sugar sweetness. It's got a real strange aftertaste that is a tad mediciny also.

I was expecting a bigger profile of this beer for this category and it didn't quite deliver. Overall this is sort of an in between Amber and then Strong Ale with a kind of training wheels Strong Ale profile. I could see this an introductory style beer for this style, but I guess I like them bolder. Easy drinking got to admit though.

Serving type: bottle

03-31-2011 22:47:42 | More by smakawhat

bluejacket74

Ohio

4.43/5  rDev +12.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 5

22 ounce bottle. Served in a snifter, the beer pours dark brown with about a half inch off-white head. Had retention is OK, lacing is good. Nice aroma, the beer smells like chocolate, caramel, toffee, and pine and citrusy hops. The brew tastes like caramel malt, citrus (grapefruit) and pine hops, bready malt, and some chocolate and brown sugar. Great balance between the hops and malt in the flavor of this brew, although I think the hops flavors are stronger. Mouthfeel/body is medium, it's a bit slick with light/moderate carbonation. Drinkability is excellent, it's very smooth and easy to drink. I think this is a good overall brew. I'll definitely buy this again, especially considering the low price (I think it was just $4.99 a bomber). That's another reason I like Lagunitas a lot, they have great beer at affordable prices.

Serving type: bottle

03-27-2010 23:29:50 | More by bluejacket74

FosterJM

California

3.9/5  rDev -1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

431st review on BA
Bottle to snifter
22 oz

App- Medium amber with a good puffy one and a half finger and a good cling. On the first pour the head real slid down the glass. Second pour more cling.

Smell- Very creamy scent with some caramel and robust malts and a bit of a candy sweetness.

Taste- A very candy creamy sweetness with for some reason to me a bright hop aroma. Very good malty tastes to this one. A very tasty and well balanced beer.

Mouth- Medium bodied with a medium carbonation and leaves a sweetness on the palate with caramel and hops.

Drink- Pretty damn good. Call it a strong ale, imperial brown, doesn't really matter. Well done and very tasty.

Serving type: bottle

04-29-2011 04:33:07 | More by FosterJM

StonedTrippin

Colorado

4/5  rDev +1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

I liked this a lot, id call it a hoppy American brown ale before I call it a strong ale, but I suppose that's inconsequential here. this beer pours a nice clear lighter brown, indian red maybe, with a pillowy tan head with outstanding retention. the nose is way hoppy for a brown, it crowds out any malt sweetness and plays off the bitter cocoa powder element perfectly. the flavor is also quite hopped up, and for once in a lagunitas beer, that same old yeast strain actually works here! at least it doesn't detract from the feature elements I should say, its a non-issue, which is nice for a change. love the roasty malts with the hop bitter, its an underutilized combination of flavors. great carbonation and soft texture to a bigger beer. the finish is complex and chocolate forward, but there is also a little residual sugar that challenges the hops. this is a great beer, totally unique, and one I will absolutely be buying again. outstanding stuff.

Serving type: bottle

04-06-2013 16:59:28 | More by StonedTrippin

wordemupg

Alberta (Canada)

4.15/5  rDev +5.3%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

650ml bottle poured into tulip july2 2010

A clear deep amber with a massive light beige head that has great retention eventually forming a brain like island leaving plenty of lace all the way down the glass

S big grapefruit hops with a fair bit of sweet malt

T again loads of hops but with an unexpected mild nutty chocolate a little different but pretty good

M slightly sticky with enough carbonation to give it a slightly creamy feel

D a 4.25 option would have come in to play once or twice with this one so I drop the 4.5 here, for a strong ale it's very drinkable and I would drink it again without thinking twice

unique beer with no doubt, nice flavors from the hops and lots of malt character. WTF came to mind once or twice while drinking it and I rather like being confused while sipping a brew

Serving type: bottle

07-03-2010 05:27:33 | More by wordemupg

Brent

Kentucky

4/5  rDev +1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Memo to brewers who enliven the bottle label with lengthy discourses regarding the beer, as on this particular bottle (although Stone seems to be the poster-child for this) - if you are going to use microscopic type, please include a cheap plastic magnifying glass (like the plastic goat on Celebrator) so that we slightly more "mature" beer geeks can actually read them. On to the beer . . .

Sort of a style-bender here, but quite nice. Deep chestnut, a touch turbid. Assertive hops at the front, with a sturdy caramel malt undercurrent, leaning toward sweet. Strong ale seems a reasonable category, unless we want to talk about imperial browns and other hybridization fads.

Serving type: bottle

07-14-2011 21:03:02 | More by Brent

champ103

Texas

3.15/5  rDev -20.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

A: Pours a dark ruby/brown color. A small beige head forms with little retention. Light lace is left behind.
S: Tons of piny hops. A light sweet caramel aroma lingers.
T: Again, tons of piny hops. Lots of bitterness. Some alcohol. A very light sweet malt flavor lingers.
M/D: A medium body and carbonation. A soapy and oily consistency. Some fusel alcohol and bitterness makes this harder to drink than I would like.

I am not that impressed with this. Kind of in the "Black IPA" vain if that makes any sense, and I really hate that term/style. More style than substance. Not something I am going to get again.

Serving type: on-tap

03-25-2010 01:52:06 | More by champ103