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Lagunitas Imperial Red

Lagunitas Imperial Red - American Strong Ale

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95
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Brewed by Lagunitas Brewing Company
Style: American Strong Ale

Petaluma, California USA

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
6263.71/5.03.7/5.0Special7.6%78.6Snifter, Trappist glass
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Commercial Description:
This Special Ale is, in reality, a reconstructed exhumation of the very first ale that we ever brewed way, way back, in 1993. Brewed with a big head, a muscular malty thorax, a silky texture & all strung together with a hoppy sweet nerve sack... yum. O.G. 1.072 84.2 IBU
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 thornecb (1736), Marblehead, Massachusetts, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/516/20
Jan 19, 2009  
Pours deep mahogany red into a trappist glass. Head quickly recedes to hug rim. Brown sugar aromas. Thick upfront with sweet brown sugar and a nice resin hop finish.


seanbhudson (54), , California, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/104/517/20
Jan 18, 2009  
APPEARANCE: Pours a clear copper color with a medium off-white head that has average retention. Lots of sticky lacing. AROMA: Powerful big earthy/citrusy hops, brown sugar, biscuit like malts. Hint of peach. TASTE: Rich sticky hops (grapefruit comes to mind) that is well balanced with caramel like sweet malts. You can also taste the alcohol. MOUTHFEEL: Full bodied creamy almost sticky mouthfeel. Soft carbonation. DRINKABILITY: Big flavor, yum! Very nice balance of bitter hops and sweet malts. This is a pretty rich beer so you can’t drink too many of them. NOTES: BBCSD-0812-Corey


 msante79 (778), Orland Hills, Illinois, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Jan 16, 2009  
12oz bottle from Lagunitasfan. Pours clear deep reddish amber with nice light tan head. Aroma is full with malts, hops, citrus and some spices. Flavor heavy on malt and hops with some citrus and spices. Nice thick mouthfeel with good carbonation. Good full flavored strong ale that ends with some bitterness and a touch of sweetness. Solid ale.


 MattShizzle (385), Bernville, Pennsylvania, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Jan 11, 2009  
Copper-red in color, clear. Very stong tasting and very hoppy. Excellent, full flavored strong ale.


 DocHop (278), Baltimore, Maryland, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/516/20
Jan 11, 2009  
Pours a clear red/amber with a small white head. Nice sweet citrus, and honey hop aroma. Flavor is also sweet caramel and citrus turning into a slightly bitter hop flavor. Very smooth with few harsh flavors.


 SQNfan (591), Wheaton, Illinois, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/516/20
Jan 8, 2009  
This poured amber to brown in color with a moderate head that fades quickly. The nose gives off aromas of citrus, caramel, red berries, orange pulp, malt and spice. In the mouth it was medium-bodied with good flavor concentrated and nice balance. The palate was smooth and rich with some lingering bitterness on the finish.


 TheOrange (405), Kent, Ohio, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/515/20
Jan 8, 2009  
The pour is red hued, and a small dingy ring of bubbles makes up the head. The aroma is sweet hops, with some fruity/floral overtones. The flavor is exactly what the aroma leads you to expect, the hops are strong, the bitterness pervades the whole beer flavor. The finish is slow and flowery. A good beer, not a session beer, but very good.


 ElDuderino (136), Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/515/20
Jan 6, 2009  
On tap at The Roadhouse in Brookline, MA. The body is a translucent reddish brown with a tight pure white head. Nice light floral aroma that is crisp and light. Lovely up front hop taste that is full of citrus peels and sticky pollen. Bitterness is hidden well by a balanced light malt backbone that disguises the alcohol very well. Really drinks like a much lighter beer with all the flavors of most DIPAs.



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