Sunday, April 17, 2011

Lagunitas Maximus

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4.1/5

AROMA
8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20

12 ounce bottle into tulip. Pours slightly hazy orange-amber color with a huge 3 finger dense off white head with fantastic retention that reduces to a lacing cap. Some pretty good lacing on the glass as well. Aromas of grapefruit, orange, mango, and caramel; with some pine resin and light spices. Very nice and fairly strong aromas. Taste of strong grapefruit, orange, pine with some caramel. Very strong bitterness shows up on the finish and lingers with citrus and caramel flavors for a decent period after the finish. Has a very smooth medium-full body with medium carbonation. Alcohol is very well hidden, only a small warming after the finish noticed. Very well balanced with sweetness and bitterness as well. Overall a very tasty DIPA, would definitely like to have a fresher bottle of this some time.

I would definitely pick this one up again in the future. I have thoroughly enjoyed pretty much everything from this brewery.

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