DayTime
Lagunitas Brewing Company

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From:
Lagunitas Brewing Company
 
California, United States
Style:
American IPA
Ranked #1,597
ABV:
4%
Score:
88
Ranked #13,938
Avg:
3.93 | pDev: 10.94%
Reviews:
546
Ratings:
2,793
Status:
Active
Rated:
Mar 10, 2024
Added:
Aug 25, 2012
Wants:
  127
Gots:
  710
Have you been jonesing for something more primal and less evolved? If so, fire is the element for you. Air, water, and earth are of no use. There is a freedom in burning down the house of fixed expectations and it confers an undeniable lightness to being.

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Ratings by woodychandler:
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Reviewed by woodychandler from Pennsylvania

3.57/5  rDev -9.2%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
What a day it has been in terms of The Bottle Purge of the Summer of 2014! A succession of lagers has finally brought me to an AIPA, which is more in my wheelhouse. I have Heaven 17 doing "Let Me Go" playing on YouTube with lyrics that include "Daytime, all I want is nighttime ..."

From the bottle: "Say 'Lah-Goo-Knee-Tuss'"; "A Fractional IPA (is that ridiculous or what ...?!)"; "Have you been jonesing for something more primal and less evolved? If so, Fire is the element for you. Air, Water, and Earth are of no use. There is a freedom in burning down the house of fixed expectations and it confers an undeniable lightness to being."; "Life is Uncertain. Don't Sip."

Step 1: Pop the cap. Step 2: Upend the bottle. Step 3: Step back. Yeah, I get the idea behind these Session AIPAs - they are all aroma hops with very little bitterness in terms of taste. It's like window dressing or picking up a date only to discover she's a tranny. I want the real thing, baby! I watched as the pseudo-cascade settled into two fingers of dense, bone-white head with great retention. It began to fall in a slow, inexorable way, leaving behind some great, sticky lacing. Color was Pale Straw (SRM = 1 - 2) with NE-quality clarity, but I am always dubious when my beer is paler than my urine. Nose smelled of dank and cattiness! WTF!?! Mouthfeel was kind of thin and watery, which is another drawback in this style. The taste was equally lacking. I really wanted it to taste like it smelled, but such was not the case. It had a weak citrusiness, but I was not into it. Finish was semi-dry, but the flavors were so bland and muted that I was now ready to drink a beer.

I might have been angry when I wrote my original review, but today is M, 25 Febrewary 2019, I am 54 y/o, they have put this beer into CANs for The CANQuest (tm) & I am willing to give it a seCANd ChANce.

From the CAN: "This beer in your hand has achieved what we all hope for ourselves; to be made new again. There is freedom in burning down the house of expectations and it confers an undeniable lightness to being. We didn't invent these truths; they invented us."; "At 4% ABV and only 98 calories, DayTime IPA represents everything we know about making hop-forward beer, expressed in a sotto voice. Call us! 707.769.4495 Cheers!"

I Crack!ed open the vent on this latest CAN & began an inverted Glug into the awaiting glass just to see what would happen. It erupted with two-plus fingers of dense, foamy, rocky, bone-white head that puffed up, exhaled & fell like someone had banged the oven door shut with the soufflé still inside! 8=O It did leave a lot of webby lacing behind, so there's that. Color was Straw-Yellow (SRM = > 2, < 4) with NE-quality clarity. Nose had a pronounced cattiness as though that little stinker, Simcoe the Kitty, was pussyfooting around, doing her business as she saw fit. It also had a biscuit maltiness as its base, which seemed pleasant on the nose. Mouthfeel was medium to full, big for a Session AIPA. The taste was kind of muted, not nearly as catty as the nose, but with a pithy lemony-grapefruit citrusiness and a nice biscuitiness. I would almost liken this to liquefied lemon biscotti, but it just did not have the presence to warrant it. Finish was semi-dry & very refreshing. Okay, but so what? I just felt, as I usually do, that I had been cheated. It lacked Ooomph & calories are the least of my worries. It seemed better than my original enCANter with it, but it was still not up to snuff. YMMV.
Aug 17, 2014
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by 1stnowhereman from Idaho

4.12/5  rDev +4.8%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5
Well. It really surprised me. This is a beer I could drink on a daily basis. I'm suppose to be cutting calories and carbs, this is a very good contender for helping my achieve my weight loss. It almost reminds me of a Pilsner but with the lemon and grass hints it's definitely not. Very fizzy with some lacing on the glass.
Mar 10, 2024
 
Rated: 3.7 by Dave2234 from Minnesota

Dec 09, 2023
 
Rated: 3.5 by boszormeny from Canada (ON)

Oct 22, 2023
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Reviewed by AleManDan from California

3.88/5  rDev -1.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Solid "session IPA." It's a bit hazy, very yellow and beautfil in the sunlight. Only 1/8" of head after the 1/2" head dissipated rapidly.

Smells pretty great for a light IPA. On the nose you get nice hoppy scent of lemon zest and stone fruits like peaches and maybe pear, etc. Also some light herbal notes.

Taste is not bad for a light beer (under 100 kcals!). This thing actually tastes like an IPA, just very light. All the of same notes of lemon zest and a little funky stone fruit vibe. It's not bitter in terms of hops, but it finishes somewhat bitter and dry, which I love. It makes you want to take another sip.

Mouthfeel as mentioned is light and very dry. You can sip on this or pound 2-3 at the beach before swimming a little and realizing you're not really in that great of shape but just wanted to cool off and pee. Just sayin'...

For me this is a go-to mid-week beer as I try for the 100th time to drink less calories...and it works!

Cheers to Lagunitas for making a great little light IPA.

REVISED RATING HIGHER: Due to the mouthfeel coming off as actually pretty medium which is amazing, and THEN it ends dry. Even better than I first reviewed.
Aug 25, 2023
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Reviewed by cyclonece09 from Wisconsin

3.91/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured from a cab into a pint glass. Pours yellow orange with a small white head. Smells of grassy hops, touch of citrus. Tastes of grassy citrus, light and refreshing. Beer is light bodied and easy drinking, good carbonation. Overall, a very good beer.
Aug 06, 2023
 
Rated: 3.25 by dan58 from Ohio

Jul 06, 2023
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Reviewed by puck1225 from Texas

3.98/5  rDev +1.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
A pleasant surprise for a “light” IPA. Fresh and fruity. Pine and lime smell and taste. It looks good too. Bright clear yellow color with a good initial head and good lacing. Nice crisp feel. Overall a pretty good beer that I would recommend.
Jun 14, 2023
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Rated by HarlotBronte from District of Columbia

3.88/5  rDev -1.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Really good for a 98 calorie IPA. There needs to be a separate category for session IPAs since they’re completely different beers.
Jun 03, 2023
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Reviewed by milkshakebeersucks from Maryland

3.92/5  rDev -0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Clear, pale gold body under a large white head that left good lacing. Lemony aroma touched by tropical fruit. Crisp, clean, citrus hop focused taste. Dry, well carbonated, medium bodied mouthfeel. Great session beer.
May 16, 2023
 
Rated: 3.05 by QuintusHorace from California

May 13, 2023
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Reviewed by Cdriver0414 from Kentucky

4/5  rDev +1.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
One of my favorite session ipa's. Light and crisp with plenty of nice hop characteristics. Flavorful enough to please hard-core ipa lovers yet light enough to crush during the day.
Apr 26, 2023
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Reviewed by Blogjackets from Ohio

3.71/5  rDev -5.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Light tropical nose. Enough hops (Citra and Centennial) to provide a wee bite and flavor. Good carbonation and light as a session ought to be. Refreshing.
Apr 19, 2023
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Reviewed by Wrigfen from South Carolina

3.96/5  rDev +0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
I am rating this, but not in the true sense of an IPA.
As a light IPA (Beer) this is excellent and something I will drink again.
It can satisfy your need for the taste of an IPA on occasion without the heavy calories, alcohol or carbs.
Discovering this has now provided me a new light beer to drink if I so desire, which I will.
However, if I am craving a true IPA, this is not in the league of the “greats”, but I am happy to have found it. But if I want my kind of IPA this is not it. But I rated it for what it is supposed to be. Well done Lagunitas!
It is much better than some low ABVs IPAs that due not give you the benefit of essentially preserving a low carb diet.
I almost feel there should be a separate category for light IPAs.
Mar 12, 2023
 
Rated: 4.19 by Rollmeaway2loadout from Illinois

Mar 05, 2023
 
Rated: 3.5 by Giggy from Michigan

Feb 27, 2023
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Rated by robed from California

2.87/5  rDev -27%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3.25
Tastes like an IPA that's been poured into a shoe, or a heavily watered down one
Feb 09, 2023
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Reviewed by BrewMaven from New York

3.65/5  rDev -7.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours a hazy gold with a thin white cover. Resins and a hint of metallic on the nose, tastes resin, a bit piney with only the slightest hint of a malt backbone. Mouth field is surprisingly north of water at a light medium. Moderate carbonation not bad for 4% IPA. I wouldn’t turn one down at a party.
Feb 07, 2023
 
Rated: 4.09 by Beergod420 from Michigan

Feb 02, 2023
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