Lagunitas A Little Sumpin’ Wild Ale

Brewed by Lagunitas Brewing Company
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Petaluma, California USA

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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Bottle at Pizzeria Luca (ABQ). Pours a medium gold with fluffy white head. Aroma is some citrus and sweetness. Taste is minimally bitter with substantial sweetness. Medium carb. Good.

Dégustée en fût au "Prohibition Pig" à Waterbury, VT. De couleur dorée et légèrement voilée. Nez de houblon fruité (agrumes, notes d’abricots), herbeux (incluant des notes de menthe), légèrement floral aux notes résineuses, de levures fruitées (agrumes) aux notes rustiques et épicées (poivre très doux) et léger de grains de malt sucrés. Moyennement ronde en bouche avec un pétillement moyen ainsi qu’une texture légèrement huileuse. Goût de levures fruitées (agrumes) aux notes épicées (poivre doux) et rustiques accompagné d’une moyenne amertume de houblon fruité (agrumes, notes d’abricots), légèrement herbeux (incluant des notes de menthe) aux notes florales (une amertume présente en arrière-goût toute la gorgée) lors de l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute un goût de grains de malt pâle légèrement sucrés avec des petites notes de pain puis en finale l’amertume de houblon se fait légèrement plus herbeuse avec des traces résineuses. Post-goût moyen-long, moyennement amer de houblon fruité (zeste d’agrumes, traces de pelures d’abricots), moyennement herbeux et aux petites notes florales avec un léger goût de levures fruitées aux notes épicées. (1er mai 2013)

Bottle:   Fireweed like honey in color, fairly clear and bright, lively carbonation, large rocky off-white head, steady lacing.   Strong peppery shrubby aroma, a little yeasty and bready.   Bright shrubby floral flavors up front, very yeasty but not bready/heavy.   Some alcohol notes, fairly warming.   Body and mouthfeel are moderate.   A slight astringency on the backside, warmth, strong peppery/shrubby notes.   This is a little bit of an odd duck, but one that I keep trying to get a handle on it.   Enjoyable, and certainly different.

Bottle - Orange, grains and yeast. Clear gold with a light bubbly head. Grapefruit and yeast are quite prominent and the finish is quite bitter. Not a big fan of the Belgian IPA styles.

Bottle. Poured golden with billowing white head. Strong nose of hops, pine, and a dash of citrus. Medium bodied, nice and creamy. Wasn’t really taken with it at first, but once the flavours started coming out it grew on me.

Bottle 22oz. Slightly cloudy amber color. 1.5 fingers of head. Piney hop aroma. Light carbonation with smooth finish.

Poured this beer from a regular-sized bottle into a trumpet glass to drink. The beer had a semi-cloudy amber-straw color with a good-sized foamy, and touch creamy, white head with good retention, and very good cling and lacing. The aroma featured citrus and pine hops blended with yeast along with some candy and sugar notes, and some touches of grass, spice, and floral components. The taste had a good citrus and pine character which was mostly bitter, but had some light sweetness, and a grainy bitter aspect too. It was a very lively and fizzy beer with good carbonation and a fairly full mouthfeel, though it was a touch dry and thin.

Golden in appearance with a thin off white head which retains well. Nose comprises Belgian yeast esters, pineapple and other tropical fruit tones. Tastes of bitter grapefruit, Belgian yeasts, orange pith, spice, a little pine, light caramel malt. Medium bodied with soft carbonation, smooth drinking, bitter finish. Enjoyable stuff!

Bomber (from backlog). Deep golden pour with a medium/tight head. Pine, citrus, hops and funk. This is really good.

12oz bottle. Pours a clear golden color with a large white head and good lacing. Aroma of yeasty bread, pineapple, citrus, and slight herbal. Taste is toasted bread, pineapple, yeast, slight herbal notes, with a nice hop finish.