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Lagunitas Imperial Red

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bottled
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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
6313.71/5.03.7/5.0Special7.6%77.7Snifter, Trappist glass
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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 RiverHorse (454), New Jersey, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/516/20
Oct 11, 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.


 Ungstrup (15095), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Oct 10, 2007  
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.


 milewide (609), Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/58/104/518/20
Oct 9, 2007  
Very attractive red color. Quite bitter, but with more sweet malt flavor than an IPA.


 travita (1887), Frisco, Texas, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Oct 8, 2007  
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.


 BeerandBlues2 (3203), Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
Oct 8, 2007  
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.


 Trooper11 (464), Suffolk, Virginia, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/517/20
Oct 8, 2007  
Dark copper with red hues large tan head. Malty sweet citrusy IPA like aroma. Great hops presence, lets you know its there. Excellent hops malt combination as the malt fights to make it presence known as well. Dry and bitter with a nutty finish. Aftertaste is unsweetened grapefruit. Fabulous American Strong.


 jeremytoni (1089), Swedesboro, New Jersey, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/59/103/515/20
Oct 8, 2007  
From a bottle poured dark amber with a fair amount of head. Nice malty/hoppy flavor with a smooth finish.


 Arayaga2 (948), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/516/20
Oct 8, 2007  
Amber in color with thin white head. Pleasant prominent grapefruit hop aroma. Taste is clean even hop bitterness that sticks to the palate long after the apparent finish. $3/12oz



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