Lagunitas Hop Stoopid

4.3/5

AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20

22 ounce bottle into tulip, bottled 1/9/2012. Pours slightly cloudy golden amber color with a nice 2 finger dense off white head with great retention that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Some decent lacing on the glass. Aromas of huge pineapple, orange, grapefruit, lemon peel, floral, and some herbal spiciness. Very nice and well balanced aromas; with good strength. Taste of big pineapple, grapefruit, orange zest, lemon zest, herbal spiciness, pine, tropical fruits, honey-like sweetness, and some breadiness. Good amount of bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of pineapple, citrus, herbal, pine, and some tropical fruits. Fantastic balance of bitterness and sweetness. Medium carbonation and body; with a slightly creamy and smooth mouthfeel. Quite drinkable at 8%, with only a slight alcohol warming after the finish present. Overall this is an absolutely outstanding and drinkable DIPA. Big fruitiness, with great balance, and smooth drinking. Glad I knew that this was a fresh one thanks to my regular store.

A fantastic DIPA, especially since it was freshly bottled. Lagunitas bottle codes their beer now, and I will definitely be picking up some more to retry because of that fact.

Lagunitas Our Own Bavarian-Style DoppelWeizen

4.1/5

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

22 ounce bottle into weizen glass, no bottle date but it was released last month. Pours hazy golden orange color with a fairly dense 3 finger white head with nice retention that reduces to a lacing cap. A good amount of carbonation streaming from the bottom of the glass. Aromas of huge banana, clove, bubblegum, pepper, spices, bread, and some wheat tartness. Some outstanding and complex aromas here with big strength. Taste of big banana, clove, bubblegum, bread, pepper, spices, and tart wheat. Small amount of bitterness noticed on the finish; with lingering notes of big spices, clove, banana, an bubblegum for a good period of time. Medium carbonation and medium-full bodied; with a nice creamy and fairly slick mouthfeel. Alcoho lis well hidden for 9%, only a slight warming after the finish. Good amount of drinkability but is still a sipper because of the gravity. Overall this is an excellent weizenbock with a ton of flavor and nice balance.

More excellence from Lagunitas as I would have expected. Not on par with Aventinus, but it is still tasty stuff.

Lagunitas Lucky 13.alt

4.3/5

AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20

22 ounce bottle into snifter. Pours crystal clear orangish golden amber color with a dense 1 finger off white head with great retention that reduces to a fairly thick lacing cap. Nice amount of thick lacing clings to the glass as well. Aromas of big pine, orange, lemon, grapefruit, breadiness, caramel, and molasses. Very nice and complex aromas with nice strength. Taste is tons of orange, lemon, caramel, pine, honey, breadiness, and a bit of spiciness as well. Nice amount of bitterness on the finish that lingers with caramel, citrus, and pine flavors; with some nice sweetness in there as well. Insanely balanced beer, with just the right amount of sweetness, and overall great balance of all flavors throughout. Insanely smooth drinking for being almost 9%, with a slightly creamy mouthfeel. Alcohol is basically invisible, only a a slight warming after the finish noticed. Medium carbonation and medium-full bodied. Overall, an absolutely outstanding offering from Lagunitas. So much well balanced flavor.

Another excellent beverage from Lagunitas. They still seem to put out excellent new stuff every year, at a great price point as well. They are releasing a Wheat Doppelbock in the fall, which I can't wait to try out.

Lagunitas 2009 Correction Ale

3.8/5

AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20

22 ounce bottle, lets hope for the best with this old bottle. Pours cloudy orange amber color with a fairly dense 2 finger off white head with great retention that reduces to a fairly thick lacing cap. Some lacing sticks to the glass as you drink as well. Aromas of caramel, bread, pine, grapefruit, orange zest, and a bit of spiciness. Interesting IPA aromas, but nice stuff. Taste of big grapefruit, caramel, pine, orange zest, and a bit of breadiness. Big sweetness in the front followed by a decent amount of bitterness on the finish that lingers with pine and citrus flavors. A bit more malt forward on this one as expected from the age of the bottle. Medium carbonation and body; with nice smooth drinkability that goes down easily. No alcohol in the taste or finish. Overall a very nice IPA from Lagunitas, even if it was old.

This was pretty nice for being an old IPA(even though Lagunitas says its not haha). I randomly found this at a bottle shop in Toledo, so I said what the hell its cheap I'll get it(5 bucks like every Lagunitas bomber ever made).

Lagunitas The Hairy Eyeball Ale

3.9/5

AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20

12 ounce bottle into snifter. Pours clear dark reddish brown color with a dense 1 finger light tan head with great retention that reduces to a very thin lacing cap. Some decent lacing on the glass. Aromas of dark fruits, bread, caramel, molasses, and some spiciness. Some interesting aromas with nice strength as well. Taste of breadiness, spices, and roasted malt on the front that leads to caramel and molasses in the back. Some decent spicy pine bitterness on the finish that lingers for a decent period of time. Medium-full body with medium carbonation. Some decent alcohol warming noticed on the finish. Overall, a very interesting beer from Lagunitas, but it is very tasty as well.

With the style title of "American Strong Ale", I knew this was going to be a little off the wall haha. Definitely enjoyable stuff.

Lagunitas Olde GnarlyWine

4.4/5

AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20

22 ounce bottle into snifter, 2011 bottle. Pours crystal clear brick red color with a 1 finger dense light tan head with great retention that reduces to a thin lacing cap that lasts. Some decent lacing on the glass as well. Aromas of strong caramel, molasses, bread, orange and some pine and a small amount of booze. Decent aroma strength. Taste of bread, caramel, molasses, pineapple, orange, and some pine. Big malt on the taste but there is a decent amount of bitterness on the finish that lingers for a bit with big caramel and citrus flavors. Huge full and thick body with medium carbonation. Incredibly smooth drinking for its alcohol level, with no alcohol in the taste, and a decent warming on the finish. Overall, a fantastic and delicious barleywine, would love to see this with some age on it as well.

Definitely one of the best barleywines I have ever had. Highly recommended, and a great price as well for the bomber.

Lagunitas A Little Sumpin’ Sumpin’ Ale

4.2/5

AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20

12 ounce bottle. Pours crystal clear orange-amber color with a dense 2 finger off white head with amazing retention that reduces to a lacing cap. Some very nice lacing on the glass. Aromas of wheat, orange, grapefruit, caramel, and some pine. Some nice and fairly strong aromas here. Taste of strong wheat with orange, grapefruit, pine, and caramel. Starts off fairly sweet on the front, that leads to a good bitterness on the finish that lingers for a bit with wheat, pine, and citrus flavors. Medium carbonation and body. Very smooth an drinkable as well. No alcohol noticed other than a small warming after the finish. Overall this is a very tasty brew with a ton of flavor and easy drink ability. Great!

Another delicious brew from Lagunitas here. Good thing this is now a year round offering in 6 packs, and is priced very well also.

Lagunitas Maximus

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.

Lagunitas Cappuccino Stout

4.3/5

AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20

22 ounce bottle into snifter, 2010 release. Pours clear dark brown color with a dense 2 finger light tan head with great retention that reduces to a fairly thick lacing cap that lasts for the whole glass, and leaves some nice glass lacing. Aromas of chocolate, coffee, roasted malt, vanilla, and a bit of dark fruits. Aromas are a little weak here. Taste of strong chocolate, coffee, and roasted malts with some vanilla. There is some slight bitterness on the finish that lingers for a bit with coffee, chocolate, and roasted flavors lingering longer than the bitterness. Medium carbonation and medium bodied. Very smooth and creamy mouthfeel, with no alcohol presence noticed. Overall a delicious stout with a lot of good balanced flavor, and another winner from Lagunitas. Fantastic.

I definitely enjoyed this one highly. Reminded me of Founders Breakfast stout a bit as well. Very delicious and drinkable.

Lagunitas Brown Shugga

4/5

AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20

12 ounce bottle. Pours slightly hazy orange-copper color with a dense 2 finger off white head with very good retention that reduces to a lacing cap that leaves some nice lacing. Aromas of caramel, citrus, molasses, pine, and cherries. Taste of citrus, caramel, molasses, and pine, with a bitterness that is not too strong that fades in on the finish. Sweet malty flavors of the molasses, caramel, and some fruits on the front. The bitter flavors last for a bit after the finish as well. Alcohol was not detected other than a warming after the finish. Medium body and carbonation. Overall a very tasty brew from Lagunitas. Very sweet tasting, but also has a well balanced amount of bitterness as well to round out the brew. I would definitely have it again.

A tasty beer that was actually an accident. The story is that Lagunitas was trying to make Olde GnarlyWine back in 1997, and after something went wrong with the batch they added a boatload of brown sugar to the batch to attemp to rescue it, and therefore Brown Shugga was created. Also pretty well explains why the brew is 9.9%. The head actually lasted all the way till I was finished as well. I am rarely disappointed by this brewery.

Lagunitas Censored (Kronik)

3.5/5

AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20

12 ounce bottle. Pours clear copper color with a foamy 2 finger off white head with good retention that reduces to a lacing cap that leaves some nice glass lacing. Aromas of sweet malt, fruits, and caramel. Taste of sweet malt, fruits, and a lot of caramel, with a very slight amount of bitterness, and a slight alcohol warming on the finish. Medium carbonation and body. Overall pretty easy going down, and at first it was a bit strange tasting, but smoothed out near the end. Solid stuff.

There is some better stuff out there from Lagunitas, but still they are one of the best bargain breweries I have seen. Most bombers are 5 bucks or less and the 6 packs are priced well also.

Lagunitas Ruben and The Jets

3.8/5

AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20

22 ounce bottle. Pours dark brown with a 1 finger dense light tan head with very good retention and decent lacing. Aromas of chocolate, coffee, dark fruits, caramel and roasted malts. Taste of chocolate, coffee, molasses, caramel and dark fruits. It has a bit of bitterness on the finish with some alcohol warming after the finish as well. This goes down surprisingly smooth for it’s alcohol content, with a very creamy body. Medium carbonation and body. This is an enjoyable stout, very interesting and different from what I have had in the past. Tasty, this got better as it warmed up a bit more.

It tasted a bit weird at first, but got a bit better. Tasty stout, I think you can still find it at Myers Lake Drive Thru in Canton. They still had it last time I was there.

Lagunitas A Little Sumpin’ Wild Ale

4.1/5

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

22 ounce bottle. Pours clear amber color with a 2 finger off white head with amazing retention that reduces to a lacing cap that leaves very nice lacing. Aromas of citrus, pine, with some fruits and spices. Taste of strong citrus and spices with pine, that finishes with a very big citrus bitterness that lasts with some spiciness. Very big hop presence in this over the malts. Alcohol presence is minimal except for a slight warming after the finish. Medium carbonation and body. As always I am a fan of hops, so this is some tasty stuff. More Lagunitas awesomeness here.

This beer is very hop forward. Probably one of the most aggressive beers I have had.

Lagunitas Imperial Stout

3.7/5

AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20

22 ounce bottle. Pours dark brown with a small half finger tan head with good retention. Aromas of chocolate, coffee, roasted malts, whiskey, and vanilla. Taste of chocolate, coffee, vanilla, and a bit of dark fruits. Nice sized amount of bitterness on the finish with a fairly creamy body, and a good amount of carbonation. A large amount of alcohol warming on the finish. This is a solid stout, would probably buy again, especially at the great price that was offered.

This bomber was 4 dollars and change I believe. It seems like Lagunitas has their bombers priced very well, which I like. They make a lot of good stuff.

Lagunitas Lucky #13

4.1/5

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

22 ounce bottle. Pours clear copper red color with a nice thick one finger off white head with very good retention that recedes to a lacing cap that leaves insane lacing around the entire glass. Aromas of floral, pine, citrus, and caramel. Taste of caramel malt sweetness on the front with citrus, pine, and floral at the back with a nice bitterness on the finish that lingers for a bit. No noticeable alcohol with some warming on the finish Medium carbonation and body. Tasty strong ale! Lagunitas has yet to disappoint me.

I picked this one up at random, just because it was Lagunitas, and they didn't disappoint.

Lagunitas India Pale Ale

3.9/5

AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20

12 ounce bottle. Pours clear amber copper color with a 1 finger white head with decent retention that reduces to a thin lacing cap. Aromas of citrus, floral, and pine hops with a bit of caramel malts. Taste of caramel and citrus sweetness on the front with a nice bitter hop bite on the finish. Some bitterness lingers on the finish. Super smooth going down as well with no noticeable alcohol. Medium carbonation and body. Very good IPA, I don’t think there are many IPA’s that I could hate to be honest haha.

It seems like everything Lagunitas releases is legit beer. Great brewery in my opinion.

Lagunitas Undercover Investigation Shut-Down Ale

4.1/5

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

12 ounce bottle. Pours orange red color with a 1.5 finger off white head with good retention that reduces to a lacing cap, with nice glass lacing as you drink. Aromas of caramel malts, citrus, pine and floral hops. Taste of caramel malts with citrus, floral, and pine hops. Well balanced, alcohol very well hidden, with only a slight warming on the finish. Some lingering bitterness on the finish. Medium carbonation and body. Delicious.

Lagunitas is in my top 10 breweries haha, so many good beers.

Lagunitas Wilco Tango Foxtrot (WTF) Ale

3.7/5

AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20

22 ounce bottle. Pours dark copper-brown color with a one finger thick off white head with great retention. Fantastic glass lacing. Aromas of caramel, citrus hops, some fruits. Taste is of sweet caramel malts and citrus, with some hop bite on the finish. Medium body, with some lingering bitterness on the finish, but not too long. A solid and unique beer.

An enjoyable brew. Lagunitas rarely disappoints me.