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Lagunitas Imperial Red

Lagunitas Imperial Red - American Strong Ale

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95
overall
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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 brianjames1 (322), Northridge, California, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Sep 21, 2007  
22oz bomber. Aroma is decent, pours a deep amber, taste is very malty wish it had more of a hop taste, not as well balanced as i hoped. Not bad but also not the best.


 BeerVirgin72 (778), Pataskala, Ohio, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/516/20
Sep 20, 2007  
Had on draft at Brews in Granville. POured a dark amber color. Very floral and hoppy aroma. Taste was actually much more malty then I was expecting. Very delightful brew.


 Snojerk321 (1917), San Diego, California, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
Sep 19, 2007  
This stuff rocks! Pours a rusty amber with a nice off white head with good lacing. Nose of citrusy hops, with a heavy malt character.


 Lowe1983 (1029), Fairborn, Ohio, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/517/20
Sep 19, 2007  
Pours a copper color with an off-white head. Aroma is of citrus and pine hops, caramel, and sweet malts. Flavor is sweet up front with the sweet malts and caramel and finishes decently bitter with the citrus and pine hops. Nice lingering flavor on this one. Another good Lagunitas brew.


 Grandpa (325), Verona, New York, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/58/104/517/20
Sep 18, 2007  
This was good. It poured a dark gold with a nice head. The sweet malt came in first, coating the mouth, followed by a strong hop finish. It seemed fuller bodied and stronger than a typical Red.


 Tejas (693), Dallas, Texas, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/59/104/518/20
Sep 18, 2007    Updated: May 6, 2008
Draught > Flying saucer. I like this. Perfect mix of sweet and bitter. Starts sweet and smooth then finish hoppy. Great beer, IMO. Definitely my favorite Lagunitas thus far.


 LooseCannon (914), Norfolk, Virginia, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/519/20
Sep 17, 2007  
12oz bottle. Pours reddish copper color with lite brown head. Aroma of citrus hops. Taste of grapefruit and sweet malt with bitter after taste. Aroma and taste of lite Double Bastard, outstanding ASA.


 Wulfstan (509), California, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/519/20
Sep 17, 2007    Updated: May 28, 2008
This is a rich, flavourful beer with complexity, body, great balance and a pleasant, flowery element in the finish. It’s full of strong flavour, yet very drinkable and smooth. A nice reddish-brown, it has a rich foamy head with good lacing.



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