Lagunitas Imperial Red

With a small fluffy wuite head and a very clear bright red body, this beer looks like it is going to be sweet and gloriously malty. The smell, though, is of a massively hopped IPA or American Strong Ale. Unfortunately, to my dismay, the flavor mimics the latter. There is some good amount of malt in here to counteract the strong hop flavor and smell, but not enough to satisfy my tastes. It is thinner on the tongue than most American Strong Ales (namely the Stone Brews) and lacks that chewy, bready quality of red/amber ales. Bottle (6-pack) at Lucky Liquors in Miami.

12oz screwtop. Does indeed pour a nice red with a decent head and some good lacing. Very well balanced malt taste but it definitely brings the hops as well. It is a bit on the strong side as far as abv but you sure cannot taste the alcohol so I did not realize this until I started feeling a quick buzz coming on and looked more closely at the label. Didn’t notice the word "Imperial" in my haste to grab a dinner beer!

Really nice big and thick head. Dark amber color. Heavy malty and caramel aroma. Lots of malts in the taste, along with a nice sweetness that is counterbalanced with the hops that appear in the end. Tastes like an IPA in a way, but in another way tastes nothing like it. Smooth, but nice medium body.

from memory of last weekend- it smells sweet, fruity, friendly. it has alot of head that lingers. color is of a reddish tone. it tastes rather light for the amount of alcohol in it, but don’t let that fool you. personally not my style, as i don’t aim to get wasted. i will have one once in a while. it went good with keegan old capital.

A dark red beer with little head. Aroma is sweet, fruity hops. The taste is the same as the aroma that is like a fruit-hop-candy. Definitely another nice one by Lagunitas. I sure do love their Limited Releases.

Bottle. Pours a dark reddish amber with a thick frothy pearl head. Spicy hop aroma with sweet notes. Tastes of malt and caramel with lots of pine and spicy hops. Finishes with warming crispness. Absolutely brilliant! Something with lots of hops that isn’t an IPA or Bareleywine!

Dark amber pour. Aroma of roasted peanuts. Notes of raisin, peach, oak, and caramel with burnt malts and a hoppy bite.

Caramel hop explosion - way darker in color and roastier in flavor than expected - tastes a little like a hoppy scotch ale. The hop flavor reminds me of Sumpin’ Sumpin’ with its oranginess. Nice, different than expected, pretty intense, better than a scotch ale with a little bit of a hint of one.