Lagunitas Imperial Red

Poured from the bottle a deep garnet red with off-white head and decent lacing. Aroma was hops and malts. Flavor was a blast of piney hops followed sweet malts and finishing with a bittering hop bite. Silky mouthfeel, even with all those hops. Tasted like a mildly sweet IPA, very good!

draft @ brouwer’s - dark ruby red with slight white head; aroma is lots of hops with wooden flavors and aftertaste

Draft 1/2 pint at Falling Rock Taphouse. Bright freakin’ red with a big poofy head. Brutal assault on the palate -- alcohol, hop oil, full-on blast of malt, more hop oil. Outstanding brew. (#3133, 10/10/2007)

12 oz. botle pours a ruby red color with hints of amber and brown. Huge tan head on the pour with a sugar coating of lace. The scent was of hops, citrus and some light yeasty notes. A great taste with hops dominating over malt, but not too agressively. A very spicey, piney after taste and good finish. Highly recommended ASA.

Draft at Bailey’s Taproom, Portland. A hazy brown beer with a thick brown head. The aroma is sweet hoppy with notes of berries and citrus. The flavor is sweet malty with notes of caramel, hops, fruit, and berries.

Very attractive red color. Quite bitter, but with more sweet malt flavor than an IPA.

Taster at the Flying Saucer in Fort Worth. Red colored with a decent head. Strong hop aroma and flavor. Keeps a good brussels lace. Good balance for such a strong beer.

Bottle purchased at Liquor Max in Loveland, CO. Pours clear mahagony with a small, frothy, off-white head, somewhat lasting, good lacing. Aroma is average malt (caramel, warm bread), heavy hops (flowers, citrus, pine), light yeast (dough) with notes of brown sugar, candied fruit, and cloves. Medium bodied, sticky texture, average carbonation and a slight bitter finish. Average duration, light sweetness, moderate acidity and bitterness.