4.5 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 19/2012oz bottle into a pint glass.
Pours a nearly clear medium cold with a rock solid one finger white head. Really amazing head retention and strong lacing cleaning to the sides of the glass.
Aroma is packed full of tropical fruit. Tangerine and pineapple along with cut grass. A little bit of bready malt is buried underneath but the citrus hops totally dominate.
Flavor is a hop wallop from the get go. Very juicy and heavy on pineapple, mango, and orange. Some cut grass sneaks in but takes a back seat to the tropical fruit. Bitterness is moderate to high and is long lasting. There is some sweetness here but it is nicely balanced by the bitterness. Not much malt flavor, maybe some bread, with a nice soft wheat mouthfeel.
Overall, a really good beer and probably my favorite so far from Lagunitas. Awesome example of the style and dangerously drinkable with the 7.5% completely hidden. One to pick up whenever possible.
4.6 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
I think this is actually an American Pale Wheat Ale. Normally, a Wheat ale is not a go-to beer for me, but this one is an exception. I drank one of these without knowing it was a wheat beer, I thought it was an unusual but exceptional I.P.A.. Whatever it is, it’s really good. It has some nice yeast esters in the smell and flavor. It has a variety of fruity flavors and a nice malt backbone: quite unique. Good on ya, LaGunitas.
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
On tap @CBC13. Clear light amber with white head. Aroma of bread, caramel, citrus, perfume and pine. Taste follows with same notes and finishes with a nice bitterness.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Muy buen aroma para esta IPA. Se perciben las notas características dulzonas, frutas tropicales, piña, coco y principalmente notas citricas y cascara de naranja. Aromas fresco y que denota lupulo y mucho lupulo.
En cuanto a su apariencia, color naranja intenso, transparencia importante, carbonatación casi nula, espuma media de escasa retención.
En boca suave, equilibrada y algo citrica.
Al paladar es una cerveza bien equilibrada. Entra suave y destacan en primera instancia sus sabores frutales, notas cítricas principalmente a zumo de naranja. El dulzor de la malta se percibe en el primer trago, sin embargo al final del trago los lupulos equilibran con su amargor, logrando que nonguno de sus principales sabores destaquen sobre el resto. Sin embargo podriamos haber esperado un amargor mas intenso para una IPA.
En resumen una muy buena cerveza, la cual cumple con las características de una buena cerveza IPA. Aromas y sabores frutales pero principalmente cítricos. Muy buen equilibrio entre dulce y amargo, aun que en lo personal, quedando a deber en el uso de los lupulos.
5 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 20/20
Nice fruity and floral notes. Nice balance in the taste this is a great brew to drink in the summer.
3.3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
A: slightly hazy yellow with some orange. Thin head; spare lacing
Aroma: not much that stuck out
Flavor/palate: malty, slight wine feel somehow, bready...
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4.4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Delicious, but a little for me to really put my finger on what I specifically liked about it. Just an all around great ale.
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4.2 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Pours a clear gold with medium white head and decent lacing. Aroma is juicy orange peel dominating with other citrus - apricot, mango, grapefruit - and pine in the background. This smells really great. Taste is a second or two of sweet malts and citrus hops, then into a moderate hop bitterness - a bit more resiny pine here. Bitterness fades in the aftertaste, letting a little sweetness of the malt come through, but this is still a hop-forward brew. Really tasty overall. My kind of summer beer.
4.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
This beer shouldn't beer a surprise to anyone that knows the great beer that Lagunitas makes. A text book IPA, readily available all the time that tastes great.
---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone so go have a DIPA!
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Really smooth, has a nice mild pine hop aroma, a good body with a nice spice taste blended in. Nice brew
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle. Clear yellow/orange with a medium sized good lacing white head. Bread, biscuit and caramel in the aroma along with citrus and pine. Taste is light/medium sweet and bitter. Pretty crisp and long lasting fresh mouthfeel ending in a light bitter and dry finish. Medium body, oily texture, soft carbonation.
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