Lagunitas Imperial Red

Brewed by Lagunitas Brewing Company
Style: American Strong Ale
Petaluma, California USA

Serve in Snifter, Trappist glass

Bomber: Dark hazy orange with some particles, very small white head. Rich smoked pine and some citrus in the aroma, thick mouthfeel, syrupy texture, starts and ends bitter, with a long sticky bitter aftertaste.

Poured from the bottle, aroma is very pleasantly hopped, smells like other lagunitas brews. Flavor is great. Nice balance of bitter and malt quite hoppy for a red which is great. Higher alcohol content is noticed. And this looks great in the glass. Clear red color with good head.

A- nice clear copper red with and off white 1/4 inch head that stays around for a minute leaving lacing around the glass S- signature lagunitas smell, minty pine, tire rubber (in a good way), pungent somewhat tickles the noise, mostly all hops but hints of bready malts can be found when you search hard T- aah, that awesomely unique lagunitas taste, it’s why I love this brewery so much, the taste follows the nose but the bready malts make a bigger appearance that almost balances out the hops, but if you we’re to ask me to tell the difference between this and they’re maximus ipa souly on taste, I’m not sure I’d be able too... O- I love the taste of this beer like every other lagunitas I’ve had, my problem with it is besides the copper red color, what makes it an imperial red ale? Shouldn’t there be a distinct smell/flavor that tells me "yup that’s a red ale" all I know is it was great, whatever it was...

Very fine lasting head. Redbrown. Caramel.and light hoppy nose, . Medium body and length. Some bitter caramel, fatness. Wellbalanced.

Bottle 33 cl, ØlKonsortiet . Pours deep red amber with a big creamy beige head leaving lace. Very pretty in glass. Aroma is sweet, malty, berry, fruity, caramel, candy. Excellent and just lovely. Flavor is much like the aroma, lots of malts, bitterness and also well pungent. Finishes bitter sweet and longlived malty.

Bottle from Ölkonsortiet (DK) cons 2011-12-11 Göteborg AR: butter, roasted malt, american hoppiness AP: brownish ruby red wee beige head F: butter, roasted malt, american hoppiness, apricots, pine

Pours golden copper or amber colour with a fluffy white long lasting head. Aroma is caramel and hops. Flavour is caramel,a bit of bread and piney and citrussy hops. Really nice.

650mL bottle poured a nice amber color with a modest head and some fine lacing. Aroma of caramel and hops. Taste is malty sweet backbone with a nice bitter hoppy finish.

Bottle 355ml
Pours clear reddish brown with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt and caramel. Taste is medium sweet and light bitter. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.