Lagunitas Fusion III

Brewed by Lagunitas Brewing Company
Style: Imperial Stout
Petaluma, California USA

Serve in Snifter

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It’s big, it’s dark, it’s got a load of beige foam on it. Not much to the aroma but that could well have been the heaps of foam dampening that down on my small glass, maybe some roast. Huge, creamy, big, a little bit of sweetness to it, plenty of roasted bitterness. Lasts quite a long time in the mouth with some chocolate milky flavours going on. The bitterness definitely overrides the sweetness but it is not imbalanced. It’s not something I’d seek out necessarily but I’ll order it if I see it.

After a couple sips I’m wondering about some vanilla ice cream to pour this over, ut only partly, Wish belmont station didn’t have the tap on this so cold. yet still quite fine and redolent. a little warmer would be more of the dark & milk chocolate, coffee aromas. dark khaki head. a luxurious beer-- serve it in a demitasse. balanced & strong finish

Draft. Dark pour with tan head. Chocolate, dark malts, dark fruit and roasted flavor. Finishes a bit sweet.

On tap at Flaming Grill Sacramento. Pours dark brown with a foamy tan head and a coffee and treacle aroma. There is a carbonated chocolate and raisin flavor with a sweet dry finish. Very tasty.

Aroma is very nice, rasinis, chocolate, vanilla, coffee. The appearance is deep brown/black, creamy tan head. The flavor is chocolate, licorice, brown sugar, some alcohol, very nice. The body is medium, thin for thi style. The finish is roasty, boozy, earthy hops. Very good.

Tap at Pap. Nearly black pour with a foamy tan head. Aroma is fairly sweet with lots of prunes, molasses, raisins. Flavor is sweet with a light roastiness. Nice brew.

Roasted malts and notes of coffee on the aroma... Color is black with tannish head... Flavor is robust, roasted malts and coffee flavor... Pretty solid

Sampled on tap @ 1702, Tucson; November 2010
This beer arrives with a touch of an amber tinge to it, but is still opaque and is a mostly black beer. The head is a brown tinged, tan color that is long lasting despite not being all that thick. The nose is quite roasted smelling, especially in contrast with the Trout Hop I just had; rich, dark chocolate aromatics are backed by a backdrop of espresso as well as a decadent dark-malt sweetness and in the finish a touch of herbal hop character. A touch of bitter, burnt grain character is noticeable after a bit.

The beer feels smooth and creamy as it first hits my tongue. It picks up a prickly tingle of carbonation as it moves across my palate and the finish has a bitterness to it that is mostly hop derived, but is boosted by a burnt grain character. This is quite smooth, with deep chocolate flavors that are accentuated by the decadent dark-malt sweetness that is more complex than cloying. This beer is really lush and satiating and I like that it drinks quite a bit bigger than its strength would suggest. As the beer warms up a touch of alcoholic heat is noticeable towards the finish.

Draft. Pours a black body with an off white head. Sweet chocolate malts with a hint of fudge. Dark and roast y bitterness, a hint of soy and dark fruits. Malty with a roast y finish and modest warming. okay.

Tap at Bier Stein. Nice black pour with a moderate tan head and minimal lacing. Aroma of roast coffee, light chocolate and some figs. Tasted of roast, chocolate, whiskey, and figs but it was all muddled together and the mouthfeel was too thin for me. One of my least favorite Lagunitas offerings, but they can’t all be winners I suppose.