 mike mcneil (660), St Augustine, Florida, USA
Sep 27, 2008 Pours from the bomber a translucent deep amber-orange color. Props up a thick and creamy light tan head with superb retention throughout the glass. Some spotty lacing is noted as snifter drains. Aroma is dominated by the caramel malts with smells of warm caramel apple and toasted malt with a background of herbal and spicy hops. Not sure what hop strains they’re using here , but not your typical citrus/piney west coast hop profile in this offering. Mouthfeel shows of a silky smooth and creamy texture with just a hint of tingly CO2 on the tongue. Flavor profile starts out sweet with notes of caramel candy, toffee, Grape Nut cereal and ripe fruit. Some faint s[ice and herb hop notes make their appearance mid-palate. Finish shows a slightly dry, minerally presence with a mild hop bitterness. Alcohol is very subdued. An easy drinki’ and well balanced Imperial Red.
emacgee (1859), Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
Sep 26, 2008 Pours a copper red with a 1-2 creamy yellow head. The nose is malty, has some caramel, a tad old, piney hops, alcohol, sweet, very lightly phenolic. The flavor is malty, a tad aged, sweet, piney hops, alcohol, strong alcohol, light British influence. The palate is kind of dry with a mild hop bite.
elihapa (1033), Honolulu, California, USA
Sep 24, 2008 Bomber for $3.99. Pours an amber-brown with a medium head. Aroma is intense of caramel malt, toasted caramel, dark (overripe) fruit, and bubble gum. Palate is full-bodied, medium-thick, and featuring moderate carbonation. I tasted apricot, caramel, ripe strawberry, other candied fruits and a dominant malt character. I liked the flavors of this brew, but Lucky 13 does little to erase my notion that Lagunitas’ brews all manage to taste similar. Heavy on the malt, a ton of underlying hops, and ripe fruit notes to boot. I’ll knock it point in “overall”, but can’t deny the decency of Lucky 13.
anders37 (4516), Malmö, Sweden
Sep 22, 2008 Draught @ Über Tavern, Seattle. Pours a clear amber color with a small white head. Has a malty hoppy grapefruit aroma. Malty hoppy bitter flavor with hints of grapefruit. Has a malty hoppy bitter finish with a long bitter aftertaste.
Nik925 (300), California, USA
Sep 20, 2008 The malt is extremely malty. Good bitter presence. The sweetness is somehow independent of the malt if such a thing is possible. Lagunitas hides that abv really well. Not quite a red IPA but a great combo of malt and hop. Slightly too bitter finish.
hillfiiiiire (283), Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Sep 18, 2008 Pours a big white head with a dark caramel body. Piney hop aroma and some nice sweet caramel malts. The flavor follows just like the aroma here and is quite tasty. It is lacking in some nice notes of complexity, but overall is a really sold beer.
Radek Kliber (3926), Toronto (Can) Krotoszyn (Pol), Ontario, Canada
Sep 16, 2008 Bottle 650 ml
Appearance: Thinly hazed amber/copper ale with mid oily , creamy head. 3+.
Nose: Strong, citric hop aroma. Sweet rich filling malts with bonding alcohol at back. 7+.
Flavor/Palate : Medium full bodied. Good west coast hop feel. Well carried across its spectrum. Bitterness is the main theme. Rich , big and alcohol potent. Quiet good.
Narnad (682), Wonder Lake, Illinois, USA
Sep 15, 2008 Found a bottle of this on sale up at the local liquor shop and glad I did. Opened the bottle and the piney hops aroma really started to pour out. Pours in the glass a great red color and produced a GREAT head that really lasted most of the drink. Aroma is very strong on the pine scent but has a very good caramel malt addition as well. Flavor is great! The pine and caramel meld great with some citrus acidity at the end. Can definitely taste some Fuggles hops in there. Great lacing on the glass and very little alcohol influence due to the perfect amount of hops to hide it. Truely a great beer that I will have to stock up and age em a bit. Really wish I had two more here at home!
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