Lagunitas Gonzo

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

Serve in Snifter, Trappist glass

Pours murky orange with a yeast sediment and a white head. Dry woody and dense caramel malty with a solid citric to orange note. Smooth and yet fruity hops into a slight dry finish.

Considering the style, Scores ranging from 1 to 5, 5 being the most intense
Appearance:
Body:   Clear(1)->Murky(5) : 2   Light Brown(1)->Dark(5) : 2   Ruby : XX   Still(1)->Sparkling(5) : 3
Head:   None(1)->Large(5) : 2   White(1)->Tan(5) : 2   Lasting: 2   Lacing : 3
Aroma:
Intensity : 3  
Yeast : XX   Bread : XX   Apple : XX   Esters : XX   Banana : XX   Phenols : XX   Leather : XX   Perfume : XX   DMS : XX   Diacetyl : XX
Malt : 4   Biscuity : 2   Toast : 3   Caramel : 3   Toffee : 2   Maple : XX   Molasses : XX   Nuts : 2   Candy : 4   Pumpernickel : XX   Cereals : XX   Fruits : 3   Chocolate : XX   Coffee : XX   Vanilla : XX   Grapes : XX   Blackberries : XX   Dates : XX   Cherries : 3   Plums : 2   Figs : XX
Hops : 3   Noble(1)->American(5) : 3   Leafy : XX   Floral : XX   Orange : XX   Herbal : XX   Spicy : XX   Pine/Spruce/Resin : 3
Notes :   Earth : XX   Wood : XX   Cloves : XX   Smoke : XX   Pepper : 1   Ginger : XX   Peach/Pear/Apricot : 2   Candi Sugar : XX   Anise : XX   Vinous : XX
Flavor:
Initial Flavor : Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 4   Finish Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 4   Sourness : 1   Bitterness : 3   Complex : XX   Length : XX
Palate:
Light(1)->Full(5) : 4   Flat(1)->Fizzy(5) : 2   Clean : XX   Sharp : XX   Watery : XX   Oily : 3   Chalk : XX   Astringent : XX   Alcohol : 2   Mineral : XX   Oxidation : XX   Metallic : XX

Comments: Quite fruity and very much candied (Jolly Rancher?), malt-oriented, sweet and oily ale with contrasting resinous american hops.

Thanks to hopdog for opening up this retired bottle... Appears a semi transparent amber with an off white head that fades into a mild film and collar. Streaky lacing is left around the glass. Smell is of caramel, raisins, vanilla, toffee, cookie dough, and oatmeal. Taste is of the mentioned aromas with caramel and plums breaking through as the highlights. Mouthfeel is slightly bitter with notes of flowers, cherries, and cocoa.

22oz bottle acquired in trade with DarkElf (thanks!). Poured a deep orangish color with a small sized off white head. Aromas of caramel, dark fruits (cherries and plums), citrus, and a little earthy. Tastes of caramel, light roast, dark fruits, and citrus. Smooth body with the alcohol content well hidden.

Thanks to hopdog for opening up this treat. Pours a lightly hazy deep amber with a bunch of floaties and a medium off white bubbly head. Aroma of dark fruits, caramel, leathery, some alcohol, old hops, some oxidation. Flavor of toastd malts, sweet caramel, some toffee, nuts, citrus some light hop bitterness., brown sugar and light hop bitterness. Would have like to try this one fresh to gete more of the hops out of it.

Get some caramel malts in the aroma.Pours dark amber with a medium off white head.Prety good balance of malts and hops in the flavor.Medium to full mouthfeel with a biter finish.

Thanks to Mr. Dick for being generous enough to trade this one. Caramel malt aroma. Golden brown appearance with a medium head. The palate is fairly full. Taste is of earthy hops, malt, and some bitterness.

Bottle CTV3 shared by that theif moejuck ;) thanks! Brownish orange pour with an off white head. Aroma of grassy, earthy hops and caramel malts. Flavor of caramel malts, grass, some citrus wuth a bit of sourness. Finishes bitter and clean, not bad stuff overall.