Lagunitas Sucks Brown Shugga Substitute Ale - Lagunitas Brewing Company

nimrod979

Maryland

4.35/5  rDev -0.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

12 oz brown bottle into a pint glass. I was in a rush and didn't feel the need to find "proper" clean glass. Could have sworn I reviewed this one before but can't find it on my phone so here goes.

Appearance: Clear, bright, golden/copper color. One finger white head fades quickly to a thing ring and film on top of the beer. Spotty lacing here and there.

Aroma: Yee-haw, Excellent mix of pine resin and tropical fruit aromas. Mint and some caramel-y malt to sweeten things up. Smells like a real treat. Quick hint of booze.

Taste: First sip learns towards the piney hops, before the mango, grapefruit and pineapple citrusy hops take over. This one is still rather agreessive at 6 months. but with only 63.25 IBU's the bitterness is held in check due to some sugary caramelized malts that hold this beer up nicely.

Mouthfeel: Medium body and carbonation. Finishes up well with some more of that piney hoppiness. A lot of excellent flavors going on here. Although classified as a DIPA, I find it extremely drinkable and at only 7.85% ABV isn't too heavy either. It's right in the middle ground of pretty heavy IPA and a light DIPA. I like this so-called "middle-ground", great balance of flavors going on here.

Serving type: bottle

07-06-2012 22:48:00 | More by nimrod979

gamanley

Connecticut

3.5/5  rDev -20.3%

05-22-2013 02:55:03 | More by gamanley

ndepriest

Georgia

4.75/5  rDev +8.2%

05-22-2013 00:00:08 | More by ndepriest

aleman39

California

4/5  rDev -8.9%

05-21-2013 21:26:37 | More by aleman39

dcloeren

Texas

4.75/5  rDev +8.2%

05-21-2013 20:55:20 | More by dcloeren

VirginiaJeff1

Virginia

4/5  rDev -8.9%

05-21-2013 19:18:52 | More by VirginiaJeff1

Busker

Connecticut

4/5  rDev -8.9%

05-21-2013 17:59:45 | More by Busker

bpasquini

California

5/5  rDev +13.9%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

A: Orangish Copper in color with quarter-half inch thick white head, leaves a good amount of lacing

S: Pine, Some Citrus, Orange, hint of lemon, and something sweet like caramelized sugar, very well balanced

T: Great mixture of the pine and citrus hop flavors, pine being a little more dominant, the sweet malt flavors are what balance this beer out, everything seems to be blended perfectly together, bitterness level is also perfect for this beer, not overpowering but still lets you know it's there

M: Very light, not oily, leaves your mouth a hint dry making you want to keep drinking, which is a good thing for this beer

O: Great beer, if you see this buy it! My new favorite, everything is so well blended in this beer, and I'm not normally a fan of pine hop flavored beers

Serving type: bottle

05-21-2013 09:20:30 | More by bpasquini

PlinyBeMiney

California

4.25/5  rDev -3.2%

05-21-2013 07:25:28 | More by PlinyBeMiney

CosmoHopHead

Kansas

4/5  rDev -8.9%

05-21-2013 04:26:53 | More by CosmoHopHead

mxchap

California

4.25/5  rDev -3.2%

05-21-2013 04:18:05 | More by mxchap

Lucoli

New York

4.25/5  rDev -3.2%

05-21-2013 01:03:52 | More by Lucoli

Ak555667

Illinois

4/5  rDev -8.9%

05-21-2013 00:27:52 | More by Ak555667

bcm75

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -14.6%

05-20-2013 23:00:37 | More by bcm75

johntfox

Florida

4/5  rDev -8.9%

05-20-2013 21:48:40 | More by johntfox

KDE

Texas

4.25/5  rDev -3.2%

05-20-2013 20:19:27 | More by KDE

jbeervt

Vermont

4.5/5  rDev +2.5%

05-20-2013 19:17:52 | More by jbeervt

powz87

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -20.3%

05-20-2013 17:20:53 | More by powz87

Kmat10

Alberta (Canada)

4.25/5  rDev -3.2%

05-20-2013 03:51:21 | More by Kmat10

PlayitAgain

New York

4.25/5  rDev -3.2%

05-20-2013 03:01:32 | More by PlayitAgain

ShawnMH

Indiana

4.5/5  rDev +2.5%

05-19-2013 15:16:30 | More by ShawnMH

SonOfKyuss

Virginia

3.75/5  rDev -14.6%

05-19-2013 14:54:59 | More by SonOfKyuss

Photekut

Azerbaijan

4.25/5  rDev -3.2%

05-19-2013 13:33:30 | More by Photekut

dkline72

New York

4.25/5  rDev -3.2%

05-19-2013 13:23:08 | More by dkline72

nick_asian

Nevada

4/5  rDev -8.9%

05-19-2013 07:18:13 | More by nick_asian