Lagunitas A Little Sumpin’ Sumpin’ Ale

Brewed by Lagunitas Brewing Company
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Petaluma, California USA

Bottle. Poured with a small, off-white head that diminished quickly to a thin film. Body was mostly clear with some haziness, with a nice, dark-orange color. Fantastic aroma... hops, with some citrus and wheat in there as well. Medium-body on the palate; thin, but with some slight creaminess to it as well. Average carbonation and a bitter finish. Great flavor - citrus and a small amount of wheat at first, then a very bitter aftertaste that is long-lasting. A great wheat ale / IPA... whatever the official designation may be.

On tap at the Ithaca Alehouse. Pours a clear copper color with a soapy white head. Aroma of grapefruit, hops, pine... On the tongue-super well-balanced IPA with citrus, hops, and a bit of sweetness. Very well done!

Name: Sumthin
Date: June 25, 2009
Mode: Draft
Source: Brick Store Pub
Appearance: clear gold, dense off white head, scattered lace
Aroma: grassy citrus aroma, malty sweetness
Flavor: sweet malt flavor, touch of candy sweetness, plenty of citrus hops, bit of fruityness, light bitterness, honey sweetness comes through upon warming
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 12/20
Rating: 3.1/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4

Very hoppy nose in the grapefruit vein. Nice fragrance. Color is slightly hazy gold, with a white head. Palate is nice. Some maltiness envelopes the hoppiness. Kinda velvelty feel to it which in my mind is a bit unusual in an IPA. I like it. But it is relatively straight ahead, not much subtlety which keeps it from a top rating.

Draft at BrewGarden. Poured a clear golden color with a 2 finger white head. Nose is uber citrus, piney hops. Medium bodied, great carbonation. Pretty sweet with a huge hop presence. Lots of caramel, earthiness, pine, and citrus. Very crisp beer with a good dose of hops bitterness. Finishes sweet and bitter. Overall very one dimensional which is exactly how I like my IPAs. Lagunitas is really impressing me with their IPAs and this one is no exception, Killer.

This is one of the best of this years summer seasonals! Great color, an aroma of wonderful fresh hops, nice head with good lacing, a very well balanced easily drinkable beer with just the right amount of bitterness.

Bronze colored with light head and not a whisper of the advertised wheat essence through out. For all intents and purposes this is a standard, but solid west coast IPA. Chinook and citrusy hops fill the nose and translate similar to the flavor profile with pronounced Chinook bitterness on the finish. Slight off-tastes of sourness and soap, but mostly clean. On the downside, this lacks complexity--pretty much a one note brew.

12 fl oz bottle. Pours clear and golden orange with a small white head. Distinct amarillo hops aroma. Crisp hoppy and amarillo fruity hoppy flavoured. Fruity and crisp bitter finish.