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rAvg: 4.15
pDev: 11.08%
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Lagunitas Brewing Company
California
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Belgian IPA
| 8.80%
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Fermented with the Westmalle yeast strain
OG 1.082
72.51 IBUs
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AltBock
Ohio
3.93
/5
rDev
-5.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
22oz. bomber bottle with the typical recycled paper Lagunitas label. This label has a pin up girl leaning up against the Sumpin' word. Below the name is the Lagunitas dog. They make him look like he's talking. The beer's specifications is right in the middle. 72.5 IBU, O.G. 1.079, and 8.8% ABV. Off to right in very small print is a large nonsense paragraph. The only thing missing from the label is a bottled or best before date.
When poured into an Ommegang tulip, this "Wild" beer was a nice semi clear golden apricot orange with a few lemon yellow highlights. On top of this golden brew was a 3/4 of an inch pearl white head of foam. It was a pure white color. This good sized head of foam had great retention that left behind a long lasting white skim of foam and a large number of sticky streaks of lace.
Not exactly a wild aroma coming off this wild beer. The aroma was mostly all about the citrus fruits. This citrus fruit punch consisted of grapefruit, lemon, and a little tangerine. Mixed in with the citrus fruits was a little dried pine needles, lightly bitter citrus hops, and cloves.
I thought the taste was more wild than the taste. I think it was due to the beer's yeast undertone. Blended in with the yeast was grapefruit, lemon, orange, tangerine, toasted malt, cloves, pine, grass, pepper, and dried citrus hops. To be honest, I thought it was interesting. The yeast added a nice taste to every flavor.
This was a medium bodied beer with a good amount of carbonation and a yeast/citrus aftertaste. Like the initial taste, it was more about the yeast than citrus flavors. This yeasty aftertaste stuck around for quite a while.
Was this a wild beer? No, not really. Interesting? I'd say so. If you like yeasty citrus beers that are easily affordable, I'd say pick up this beer.
Serving type: bottle
05-03-2013 02:08:01 |
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mwilbur
Minnesota
3.89
/5
rDev
-6.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Poured from 22 oz bottle into tulip.
A: Pours a clear golden yellow hue with 1/2 inch bubbly white head. Decent retention.
S: Soft citrus and pine up front. Melon and floral notes. Hint of caramel malt in the background.
T: Follows aroma, but with better balance between the elements (especially between the citrus and pine hops notes and the caramel malt backbone).
M: Light body. Slightly sweet and oily, but more so dry and bitter.
D: Good drinkability, especially for ABV. Nothing outstanding here, but a good example of style.
Serving type: bottle
04-14-2013 04:31:13 |
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Converge
Alberta (Canada)
3.91
/5
rDev
-5.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Bomber into a tulip. This brew is supposedly a Summer release, but it just showed up here recently in my neck of the woods in February. Go figure.
A - Pours a crisp and surprisingly clean vibrant amber with a billowy, bubbly head of off-white suds, with active carbonation flowing up the glass. Head slowly falls to a frothy film that leaves some sticky bits of lacing.
S - Smells fantastic! Fruity hops galore, with pineapple, tangerine, and mango upfront and a base of crisp pine and grapefruit underneath. The Belgian character seems to add a slight sweetness, but not much else detectable in the nose. Mild malt backbone of tasty caramel malt. All around nice and inviting, with some floral and fragrant hops coming through.
T - Not quite as fruity as the nose. Some mild sweetness upfront, caramel malt and wheat, with some flavor from the Westmalle yeast. Finish is assertively hoppy, with floral and herbal notes coming through. Pineapple and other citric sweet flavors are subdued, and the hop profile is more herbal with a touch of pine and bitter grapefruit, and a kick of onion. Phenols show up in the finish, adding a peculiar twang to things. Alcoholic character is clearly detectable on my palate, unfortunately.
M - Medium bodied, with fine carbonation, lending to the smoothness. It feels a bit warm and oily for my liking though, with an almost milky film left behind. Bittering and a little alcoholic.
D - I don't know if Lagunitas Little Sumpin' Sumpin' actually plays any role here other than namesake; but I suppose I should admit I've never tried that brew as it isn't distributed in my parts. This strikes as a brew where the bitterness outweighs the actual flavor, which I'm never much a fan of. Still, this was definitely worth a try, and had a somewhat unique profile to my palate. Would have maybe liked more Belgian character, but what can ya do.
Serving type: bottle
02-23-2013 02:14:01 |
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Strix
Wisconsin
3.34
/5
rDev
-19.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Pale light orange, good head.
Strong grapefruit and caramel, also clove and yeast.
Caramel, grapefruit, clove, malt, grass, black pepper, coriander, metallic aftertaste. Dank and rich.
Dense mouthfeel.
A lot going on here, but sort of a mess. I didn't think Belgian IPA meant pouring Hop Stoopid into a Westmalle Tripel, but that's what this feels like. Some nice flavors, but at times it seems like they just collide rather than compliment.
Serving type: bottle
02-17-2013 03:19:10 |
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dbrauneis
New Jersey
4.01
/5
rDev
-3.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
A: Pours a clear very dark golden yellow in color with some light orange highlights and just a touch of visible carbonation. The beer has a two finger tall dense foamy off-white to light beige head that slowly reduces to a very thin film covering the majority of the surface of the beer with a couple of medium sized thick patches and a thick ring at the edges of the glass. Moderate to significant amounts of lacing are observed.
S: Moderate aromas of citrus/grapefruit hops, a little orange rind/citrus and a touch of fruitiness from the yeast - all this is over the top of light aromas of pale malts.
T: Upfront there is a light amount of pale malts with a touch of fruity yeast (apple, pear, and citrus/orange rind). Next there is a moderate flavor of grapefruit/citrus hops with moderate amounts of peppery spices. There is a light amount of bitterness and alcohol in the finish which linger for a while.
M: Medium bodied with moderate amounts of carbonation. Smooth with light to moderate amounts of dryness in the finish.
O: Enjoyable and easy to drink with the alcohol being mostly well hidden and a very pleasant mouthfeel. Glad I grabbed this one and yet another impressive beer from this brewery.
Serving type: bottle
02-14-2013 23:47:50 |
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Skyjmpr
Missouri
4.53
/5
rDev
+9.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Very nice for this style. A higher IBU then I usually enjoy, but very nice flavor as always from Lagunitas. Nice color in the glass with a wonderful aroma after a gentle pour. The taste balance was suprising and quite tasty. Looking forward to seeing it on the shelf again.
Serving type: bottle
02-11-2013 18:18:57 |
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SometimesIfart
Michigan
4.38
/5
rDev
+5.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
A - Pours golden-orange with a large white head. Left a smal amount of lacing.
S - Starts off with a bit of pepper, orange rind and grapefruit, lemon peel and wheat also come through.
T - Lots of orange peel and lemon zest up front, followed by a good amount of grapefruit and wheat. The finish is quite peppery.
M - Light bodied with light carbonation. Quite creamy as well.
O - Overall, This is yet another great beer from Lagunitas. Not as great as Maximus by any means, but definitely easy drinking and great tasting for the ABV. You can definitely tell that the Westmalle yeast strain was used in this as the flavors consistantly and shallowly remind you that it is in fact of Belgian descent. I'd definitely have this one again.
Serving type: bottle
02-11-2013 04:11:43 |
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babayaga
4.08
/5
rDev
-1.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 4.25
Poured from 22oz bomber into small tulip.
Appearance- Big off-white head, foamy. Lasting. Clear orange body.
Aroma- Passion fruit, mango, clove. Floral.
Taste- Pleasing bitterness level and tartness, some minerals? Long finish. Perhaps some alcohol.
Mouthfeel- Medium body, medium carbonation.
Very nice, but there's a slight mineral/astringency profile that dampens my enthusiasm a bit. And...the more it warms, the more I'm into it. Probably served too cold.
Serving type: bottle
02-08-2013 00:34:22 |
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gcamparone
Rhode Island
4.06
/5
rDev
-2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured from a 22 oz bomber into a Lagunita's mason jar pint glass. Purchased in Narragansett, RI.
A- Pours a clear golden body with a 2" white head that reduces to a layer of white foam.
S- Grass, pine, weed, caramel, slight grapefruit. I get some booze in the background.
T- I can compare this to a grassy version of lil'sumpin. Slightly more resinous and IPA-like, but it still retains it's juicy grapefruit, pine and citrus notes. Finishes with a caramel-malt flavor and a subtle bitterness.
M- Medium-low carbonation, medium body.
I'd have to say that I do prefer the original, but this brew is still tasty and unique, and definitely worth a try.
Serving type: bottle
02-03-2013 20:57:53 |
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leaddog
Alberta (Canada)
4.24
/5
rDev
+2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Appearance - Pours a light copper with a finger width of bubbly, frothy head.
Smell - Pine/earthy hops, grapefruit, tropical fruits, caramalts, faint yeast.
Taste - Piney hops, caramalts, and grapefruit shine through. Sweet flavour of brown sugar or honey.
Mouthfeel - Medium bodied with moderate carbonation. Nice bitter finish.
Overall - A unique Belgian IPA by Lagunitas. I found it a little more difficult to identify the yeast strain in this one (compared to other Belgian IPAs). Great hop flavour.
Serving type: bottle
02-03-2013 04:52:33 |
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jvillefan
California
3.79
/5
rDev
-8.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
A: A clear golden yellow body with a three finger ivory white head that hangs around for the length of the beer.
S: Very fruity aromas. There is an apriot, guava, and pepper aroma that comes of initially. There is a Belgian spiciness that follows and finishes with a very mild toffee aroma.
T: There is a bitterness in the beginning that mixes well the the peppery belgian character imparted by the yeast. The hops have some citrus and very little pine. The body has a rich caramel finish.
M: A little thin for my linking but has a great bite from the carbonation.
O: A good bordering on great belgian IPA. Worth getting fresh if you can.
Serving type: bottle
01-30-2013 18:32:23 |
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chinchill
South Carolina
3.81
/5
rDev
-8.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
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 and only spotty but sticky lacing is left on the glass. This has a rather funky aroma that reflects sweet malts, Belgian yeast and hops in about equal parts. The flavor include suggestions of fruit, honey, toffee and spices, with a light peppery quality. M: medium body and smooth with a dry finish.
O: A special, flavorful and fine Belgian style ale, with an exceptionally strong malt base. It is reminiscent of, but not as satisfying to me, as the superb Lagunitas Lucky 13 Anniv. Ale I had last night.
Serving type: bottle
01-26-2013 00:04:30 |
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StJamesGate
New York
4.19
/5
rDev
+1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Goldenrod with creamy lumpy white head that instantly leaves clumpy trailers.
Signature fresh pineapple along with fresh orange slices, some fresh hop cone resin and waxy spicy yeast underneath - enchanting.
Clovey spice cookie, some dough, peaches and orange jam, then a big phenol hit (and bananas?) followed by tangerine and Creamsicle hops with hints of pine. A bit of vanilla peaks in from somewhere.
Orange Swedish fish finish then more tingling clove and clean bitterness.
Medium, some chew, soft, slightly oily, no burn.
For the money, there's no brewer that delivers gorgeous hop freshness like Lagunitas. And that's why this doesn't totally work. While it make a top Belgian IPA, all that clove only serves to get in the way of the hops. Lots of fruit, creamy on the palate, more IBUs than it appears at first, and Belgian character you can't miss.
Flawed in the best possible way.
Serving type: bottle
01-18-2013 20:23:19 |
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thecheapies
Pennsylvania
3.9
/5
rDev
-6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Orange amber with a thick, coarsely-composed white head. Rich lacing.
Lagunitas-like hops; citrusy and pine-y, of the American ilk. Sweet crackery pale malts and a honey nut Belgian yeast pulse.
Surly bitterness and back-half sappy pine hop-burn. Grapefruit and lemon and honeydew melon. Spicy yeast and spicy hops push boundaries with a piquant slashing. Notes of pink peppercorn, coriander, and orange peel.
Semi-burpy. Alcohol unveiled. A bit astringent, as in acidic. Medium-tailored body is decent.
Too obnoxious with the West Coast IPA hops, too rigid with the yeast strain. Un-relentless spiciness. I like it, but it's a chore.
Serving type: on-tap
01-17-2013 20:13:00 |
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BeerNut402
Nebraska
4.24
/5
rDev
+2.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
Appearance - Mild Golden appearance with some cloudy aspects I think it may be due to the yeast it was fermented with.
Smell - Hoppy and floral it kind of smells like an IPA.
Taste - the initial taste was extremely hoppy and intense but after a few more drinks it leveled off nicely and was very drinkable
Mouthfeel - Crisp and on the lighter side, it also seems like a lesser carbonated beer than most.
Overall - The little sumpin wild is definitely packs a punch. It also has one of the highest ABV's of any Ale I have ever had. It also was more of a hoppy ale which I enjoyed.
Serving type: bottle
01-10-2013 02:15:05 |
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CHickman
New York
4.29
/5
rDev
+3.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Pours very cloudy light orange color with a small lovely 1 finger foamy beige head that faded slowly and left excellent sticky lacing and rings as it went down.
Smells of fresh citrus hops, grapefruit, light caramel, pineapple, Razzles candy, pine cone, sweet malt, light yeast and herbs; almost seems like a hint of booze in it, but it was very faint. The hops and herbs are very soft and fresh, this was nice to inhale and smelled really good overall.
Tastes like it smells, with citrus hops, grapefruit, pineapple, lemon, orange peel, caramel, Razzles candy, pine cone/piney hops, sweet malt, yeast, brown sugar, biscuit, herbs, floral hops and mild spices like coriander and some light pepper. It’s not a hop bomb, but still fruity with strong citrus notes, malty balance and enough biscuit to make it easy to drink with just enough bitterness to be an IPA.
Mouthfeel is creamy with light fizzy carbonation, a medium body and nice citrus bitter finish that’s on the clean side yet still sweet.
This was very good, in fact just about great and so easy to drink. I thought that the yeast would be stronger based on the “wild” in the name, but this was near perfect for a Belgian IPA.
Serving type: bottle
01-09-2013 03:59:16 |
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deadonhisfeet
Kentucky
3.93
/5
rDev
-5.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Poured from a bottle into a Green's tulip. The pour is pale orange-gold. Cloudy with a nice 2 fingers of tight head. Average retention and excellent lacing. A fair amount of sweet fruit on the nose. Over-ripe peaches, oranges, and a little pine. I get a little marmalade as well.
Medium body and slick, creamy feel. Quite sweet with bready, malty notes, but with moderate hop balance. Toast and marmalade give way to apricots and lots of pineapple at mid-palate. Nice feel moves things along. Pineapples meet spicy phenols and a bit of alcohol heat at the finish. The sweetness maintains and the dryness is refreshing. Nice!
I usually frown on sweet IPAs, as the blend of sweetness and intense bitterness always seems medicinal to me. This one has nice balance and the sweetness is almost overwhelmingly pineapple-like, which strikes me as very pleasant. Like a Belgian tripel with a shot of pineapple juice in it. Quite enjoyable.
Serving type: bottle
01-09-2013 00:05:44 |
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rhoadsrage
Illinois
4.23
/5
rDev
+1.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
(Served in a tulip glass)
A- This beer pours a slightly hazy orange body with a beige bubble cream head that last and last with a sea of microbubbles swirling around pushing to the surface.
S- The fruity green hops aroma is not juicy but has a great dry tropical fruit aroma to it with a bright full hops flavor of unripe pineapple.
T- The mellow hops flavor has a leafy green hop flavor with some more unripe pineapple and a hint of sweetness to follow. The yeast esters are just a hint and blend with the fruity flavors of the hops. There is a bitter green hop note that lingers.
M- The medium mouthfeel has an alcohol warmth that compliments the hops flavors in the finish.
O- The nice full hops flavors have some good support from the yeast even though it is a bit hidden. The hops are bright and dry without being juicy which gives a nice twist on the flavor. Very sessionable.
Serving type: bottle
01-02-2013 22:21:09 |
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brewtus
Ohio
4.5
/5
rDev
+8.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Drank 12/12/12
Poured into a DF tulip glass, clear light golden with a small frothy white head. Smell is lemony, some grapefruit from the iPa, Belgian, yeasty, and clove from the yeast. This is just awesome, as it warmed a little from the fridge the favors mellowed out. Great Belgian ipa, perfect balance of belgin yeast and hoppy west coast. Rivals Stone Cali-Belgique, if you see it grab it, especially at the price.
Serving type: bottle
12-30-2012 16:45:58 |
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nUgZ
North Carolina
3.9
/5
rDev
-6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
22 ounce bomber poured into a wine glass.
A: Pours a slightly hazy golden color with a one finger head and some lacing.
S: Citrus and floral hops along with some bready malts and spice.
T: Very much like the smell, but very well balanced and easy to drink. The alcohol is completely hidden.
M: Medium bodied with good carbonation.
O: I'm not very big on this style of beer, but this is nice. Well balanced, pretty tasty, and the alcohol is hidden.
Serving type: bottle
12-29-2012 22:00:15 |
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tviz33
New York
4.3
/5
rDev
+3.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured from a 22 oz bottle in to a tulip glass.
A- Pours a slightly hazy light orange color with a pillowy white two finger head and decent lacing.
S- This smells sweet and clean. Lots of grapefruit and other citrus aromas like lemon. Just a bit of pine and grass come through to round out the nose.
T- I'm having a hard time sorting this one out, but it's certainly spicy throughout. All I can say is this is extremely well-balanced and melds perfect proportions of bitterness, sweetness, and floral and piney notes together fantastically. No alcohol presence to speak of despite the 8.8% ABV.
M- Feel is as medium as medium can be, with nice prickly carbonation. Slightly slick on the way down.
O- A bit of a break from the norm, and definitely worth a try if you can find one.
Serving type: bottle
12-23-2012 17:40:28 |
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Butzen
Colorado
4.78
/5
rDev
+15.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
I'm tickled pink to see yeast treated here essentially as an ingredient -- just as some breweries take one of their existing beers and barrel-age it or add organic fair-trade dark-chocolate-covered coffee beans to it, Lagunitas took its tried-and-true A Little Sumpin' Sumpin' Ale hoppy wheat wort and fermented it with the tried-and-true Westmalle yeast strain.
The result is an educational but also super tasty beverage with a fluffy white head on top of a sparkling deep-gold body. The aroma has what I call the "Lagunitas pop" of malt sweetness, but in this case it also holds a big, citrus hoppiness, plus some banana and coconut and Belgian-y spice notes. I also pick up what I can only describe as "wing sauce," but maybe that's just because I'm hungry.
The flavor has a wave of sugary, sweetbread malt up front, immediately followed by a citrus-y hop kick and some clove and fresh-ground pepper, finishing dry with a lingering bitterness. Tropical fruits, Belgian waffles, white peppercorns and medicinal phenols all make an appearance as well, though it's not really clear where the spicy/fruity hop flavors end and the spicy/fruity yeast flavors begin. In fact, this beer's seamless integration of the complementary and contrasting wheat, malt, hop and yeast flavors is nothing less than exceptional.
Read the full review with photos at http://vittlesandbrews.blogspot.com/2012/11/lagunitas-little-sumpin-wild-ale.html
Serving type: bottle
12-14-2012 01:01:05 |
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WestCoastLibations
California
4.18
/5
rDev
+0.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Everyone needs their elixir before they go to work. Ali drank water before a fight, Kobe drinks Gatorade before a triple-double, and even Jesus turned water into wine before his big day. On a recent Saturday night in Seoul then, before I beat it up, I went with the delicious Belgo-American treat known as Lagunitas' "A Little Sumpin' Wild" to likewise, give me strength.
Brought back from California on a recent trip home, some things taste better 6,000 miles away, in the cold of Korea, on a snowy December's night. Used as a heater of sorts, for the S(e)oul, I had no idea that upon opening, the scent would double as a floral arrangement for my hotel room. The smell was lively, seemingly jumping from the bottle, filling my frequent sniffs with images of Sonoma County Grasslands, where I spent a year in College, trying to find myself. Olfactory as a mechanism for memory!
Admittedly pouring it into glasses not worthy of the beer, it was the only option, as that is what was provided by room service. Still though, it came out an expected light color; the combination of the yellow of the Belgium flag, and the Red of Old Glory.
Palatable without being weak; it worked its magic, warming, but not overheating the atmosphere in the room. That would come later. The taste had hints of IPA's, visions of Saison's, and prayers of Trappist Monks, all combined perfectly, and packaged neatly into 22 pure fluid ounces. With the most noteworthy aspect of this beer being its smell, even that continued, flowing seamlessly into the taste, adding to it, and even remaining behind, long after being swallowed...
Serving type: bottle
12-10-2012 05:09:30 |
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FondueVoodoo
British Columbia (Canada)
3.78
/5
rDev
-8.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A: Clear yellowy copper, bubbly white head holds well and caps the glass fully.
S: Sweet cotton candy chased by grapefruit, florals and piney hops. With a vigorous swirl a ripe musky scent breaks free and becomes the low note for all the other scents
T: Bitters of grapefruit and pine followed by sweet notes of citrus. Grapefruit and lemon pith with piney finish and a hint of funkiness. Plenty of alcohol esters at the end.
M: Higher carbonation with dry notes, crisp and puckering.
O: Bitters and funk kissed with a little sweetness, chased by a pine tree. Plenty going on and possible more than necessary for some tastes.
Serving type: bottle
12-09-2012 03:33:41 |
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rangerred
Tennessee
4.03
/5
rDev
-2.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Poured into a pint glass out of a 22oz bomber.
Pours a pretty hazy dark gold with a thin half finger head. Just a touch of lacing on the sides of the glass with a thin cap of foam remaining on top of the beer.
Aroma is definitely Belgian-esque but with a solid punch of American hops. Clove and banana mixed with tropical fruit. Their are also some faint hints of caramel. Really an amazing aroma on this one.
The flavor begins with a lot of Belgian spice from the yeast and a good hit of caramel. Clove and banana dominate along with some bubblegum. Tropical fruit that is typical of Lagunitas has a heavy background presence but never quite overtakes the yeast esters. Bitterness is on the high side but is nicely balanced out with sweetness. Finish is a little too sticky for me but with a pleasant alcohol warmth.
Overall, a pretty good Belgian IPA. The mouthfeel is a little sticky for me but the alcohol is well hiddent and the flavors nicely balanced. A real enjoyable beer.
Serving type: bottle
12-09-2012 02:51:22 |
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