Lagunitas Freak Out

Formerly brewed at Lagunitas Brewing Company
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Petaluma, California USA

Serve in Shaker, Tulip

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This was a hoppy and citrus flavored beer with hints of malts witha nice thick frothy head,a good tribute to the man it is named for with a nice floral ZAP to it.CHEERS!

22 oz bottle. Hoppy aroma, with some honey malts. Pours orange amber color with a thin white head. Hoppy flavors, piney, grapefruit, with tosty malts, some honey, you can taste a little age on this bottle the hop flavors are diminishing, but its still good, very drinkable IPA.

22oz bottle from Bevmo. Pours a yellowish color with a pure white, fluffy head. Piney citrus aroma. Nice toasty malt flavors behind some citrus hop flavors. Very floral in the finish. Really nice and drinkable, this one has some good character, and hides the alcohol well. A very solid, tasty brew.

In the bottle from Logan’s Pre-GABF party. Orange amber in color with a medium white head. Nice but harmless floral and citrus nose with a dash of pine. Taste is subpar for Lagunitas- medium oranges/chocolates, but nothing edgy. I’m not sure Frank would be too proud of this travel-in-the-pack IPA.

From bottle, no 15 at Papsoes blindtasting. Pours hazy orange and with a diminished white head. Hoppy spiced aroma. Soft fruity and sweet caramel flavoured with a nice lingering finish. Somewhat soapy and spiced in the far finish. Solid to nice, not thrilling though.

Bottled. A hazy golden beer with a lazing beige head. The aroma is sweet hoppy and fruity - the hops giving it notes of grass and peaches being the strongest fruit. The flavor is sweet malty with notes fo peaches and citrus, as well as light notes of alcohol, leading to a dry bitter finish. The alcohol leaves a slight burn in the throat. Thanks Papsoe for sharing.

#15 [Blind tasting session @ Papsoe 30-11-2007] Average white fizzy head that mostly diminished. Fair lacework. Cloudy golden color. Grain, caramel, citrus. The sniff was somewhat weak. Over the palate moderated notes of bitter hops. Pine, grapefruit and citrus. Medium bodied with an average carbonation and dry texture. Moderated bitter flavor with light sweet notes. Dry and bitter floral finish that lingers and bites your gums.

2007-11-30, Papsø’s Blind Tasting
Cloudy golden color; thin creamy head. Nice hoppy aroma, soft, with vanilla and light spices. Medium body strength, with a nice vanilla hop, creamy malt, long final, with light cookies too. Good, sweetish hoppy beer.

Bottle. Pours a hazy deep golden colour. Aroma of sweet ripe fruits, hops and some malt. Good mothfeel. Bit sweet, dry fruity pleasant flavour with citrus, pine and bitter hops. Sweetish fruity finish.

(Bottle 65 cl) Courtesy of kramer17801. Pours a hazy golden with an off-white head. Lightly citrusy nose with a touch of overripe fruit. Medium body with lightly sweet caramel and overripe fruit with some bitterness. Not your typical IPA - more like a Barley Wine light. 301107