Lagunitas IPA - Lagunitas Brewing Company

Tupperwolf

Washington

3.65/5  rDev -6.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Poured from a 20z bottle, this beer fills my new Lagunitas doggie "Beer speaks, people mumble" glass a nice clear amber color capped with a one-finger head - it has a surprisingly nice texture not usually found in an IPA, a creamy fluff that pillows in tiny-bubbled mounds. Lacing comes in thin horizontal stripes.

The scent is all orange and a touh of grapefruit, with some creamy malty flavors and honey.

A soft flavor in the eginning, lifting to a slightly spicy and acidic mixture of hops and bakground malts; The hops don't totally dominate, but they are prevalent, grapefruity and crisp, and just enough to make a beefy IPA. As the beer warms, a sweet maltiness comes through in the finish, very sticky and lingering.

The mouthfeel is smooth, oily, and very, very, very sticky. Your lips are sheened with a thin layer of stickiness each time you sip, and it clings to your mouth, the aftertaste building to a wonderful sweetness.

This is a great IPA, balanced, hoppy enough to satisfy any conesseur. Cali keeps on doing it right.

Serving type: bottle

07-25-2006 02:00:00 | More by Tupperwolf

EigenBeer

Florida

4/5  rDev +2.6%

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grumblebee

California

4/5  rDev +2.6%

05-19-2013 03:55:49 | More by grumblebee

jakeox

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -3.8%

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JasonSiedman

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev -3.8%

05-19-2013 00:11:19 | More by JasonSiedman

Bustersuess

New York

4.25/5  rDev +9%

05-18-2013 22:04:49 | More by Bustersuess

Morockm

North Carolina

3.75/5  rDev -3.8%

05-18-2013 21:49:32 | More by Morockm

alanv

California

4.25/5  rDev +9%

05-18-2013 21:43:57 | More by alanv

jbarletto

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +2.6%

05-18-2013 21:24:44 | More by jbarletto

AL89BR

New Jersey

4/5  rDev +2.6%

05-18-2013 17:12:48 | More by AL89BR

Jakob

Illinois

4/5  rDev +2.6%

05-18-2013 16:17:26 | More by Jakob

beatlefan56

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -3.8%

05-18-2013 16:07:27 | More by beatlefan56

cb8282

Michigan

4.5/5  rDev +15.4%

05-18-2013 05:01:40 | More by cb8282

h4ger

Connecticut

4.25/5  rDev +9%

05-18-2013 00:54:55 | More by h4ger

Novabrewer

3.75/5  rDev -3.8%

05-18-2013 00:41:38 | More by Novabrewer

Boone757

Maryland

4/5  rDev +2.6%

05-17-2013 20:21:49 | More by Boone757

ppvora

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +2.6%

05-17-2013 19:52:08 | More by ppvora

eliz108

Wisconsin

4.25/5  rDev +9%

05-17-2013 15:44:55 | More by eliz108

nickleeye

Massachusetts

4.75/5  rDev +21.8%

05-17-2013 11:12:19 | More by nickleeye

soccerfancooch

Wisconsin

4.25/5  rDev +9%

05-17-2013 04:11:44 | More by soccerfancooch

GoodFellaBeau

California

4/5  rDev +2.6%

05-17-2013 02:36:04 | More by GoodFellaBeau

sofisdad

California

4/5  rDev +2.6%

05-17-2013 01:02:35 | More by sofisdad

Omnium

Pennsylvania

3.84/5  rDev -1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Bottle > Sensory Pilsner glass

A - Pours a reall nice light amber color, foamy two finger head of an off white color, lots of nice lacing going on.
S - Lemon peel, a light sweet malt, some pine, and a little musk and spice.
T - Well balanced between some light malt, mild bitterness and good hop flavor. The pine and light tangerine flavor is most notable from the hops, and some biscuity malt as well.
M - Coats your mouth with a nice balance of flavor and feel. Perfect to session as well.
O - Solid single IPA, cannot go wrong at all with this.

Serving type: bottle

05-17-2013 00:30:19 | More by Omnium

Mayhewbc

Nevada

3.5/5  rDev -10.3%

05-17-2013 00:11:59 | More by Mayhewbc

JakerLou

New Hampshire

4.25/5  rDev +9%

05-16-2013 22:29:07 | More by JakerLou