 illinismitty (1851), Nashville, Tennessee, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Nov 2, 2006 Updated: Feb 11, 2007
12oz Bottle. Pours orange with a creamt off white head. Piney hop and rich malty aroma. Initial flavor of toffee, caramel, toasted malt. The middle is bitter and piney. Fruity and juicy hop finish, with more malt and some hints of alcohol. Not bad. One of the more maltier beers from Lagunita. I drank this twice, once in a bomber and the other in a twelve ounce bottle. The bomber was better IMO. This is probably my favorite beer from them, and I would have no problem buying this again, especially at the price they charge for it.
Elwood (829), Virginia, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Mar 13, 2010 Serving: 12 oz. bottle from Fire Works.
It pours a clear amber orange with a small foamy white head. Big tropical and citrus notes hit you in the nose. Some tangerine and papaya for sure. The taste is a mix of pineapple, fruit juice, grapefruit peel, lots of pale malt sweetness. A little short in the body department though. Medium-light mouthfeel with medium carbonation and a long bitter finish. It’s a real punisher with the hops but an elixer for all the hop heads.
williamherbert (603), Syracuse, New York, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Mar 12, 2010 From a 22oz bottle...
Pours a gorgeous dark orange color, with a huge amount of head. The look is very hazy and cloudy, which in turn makes it look thick and hearty. Looks perfect actually. Leaves a huge swath of lace.
The scent is a heavy bitter-hop smell. Very very bitter indeed. But there is also a sweet, flowery secondary aroma that comes off. It’s nicely balanced by a dry malt, and the pale malt aroma comes in nicely.
Majorly, massively bitter hop flavor. It’s halfway between a regular IPA and an Imperial IPA. Quite bitter, with a sweeter, estery aftertaste. Tastes more Imperial as it warms.
It feels thick and even a bit bubbly. Leaves a bitter film at the very end. Boy does that bitterness keep a’comin’. A strong Imperial IPA, yet quite drinkable; a feat in itself.
MikeF (538), Cleveland, Ohio, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Mar 9, 2010 A superb IPA. well rounded in every way, bitter, malt alcohol balance. Perfect for the summer.
oh6gdx (9587), Vasa, Finland
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Mar 5, 2010 Bottled@The 1st Vaasa CS/ES beer session (thanks JS). Deep orange colour with small slightly off-white head. Aroma is bigtime pine, fruits, some slight grassyness as well. Flavour is quite much the same. Big time hoppyness, but still in a quite good balance.
sfhodense (809), Odense NØ, Denmark
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Mar 4, 2010 Pours amber with a white head. Aroma is caramel, citrus and grapefruit. Flavour follows the nose.
BroSpud (688), , Massachusetts, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Mar 3, 2010 12oz bottle. For some reason I wasn’t all that impressed with the regular Lagunitas IPA but this version is not bad at all. Pours a hazy golden color with a white head and decent lacing. Alcohol is "only" 7.5 so it’s on the low side for an imperial which results in a very drinkable IPA. In addition to the citrus and pine there is a nice sweetness to this one.
williamstome (26), Clinton, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Mar 1, 2010 Golden orange. Nice citrus and pine scents, with a hoppy, bit bitter flavor. I was a little worried looking at it bc it looked a bit soapy, but it was actually a good feel, and tasty!
jbone78 (26), Panama City Beach, Florida, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Mar 1, 2010 Buddy brought this over while we were brewing. Poured a Golden color. Slightly dark for a traditional IPA, but not terrible. Smells malty for an IPA. Well balanced. Hop character wasn’t overpowering, but a great malt back ground. I could drink more of these.
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