Lagunitas Lucky #13

Pours a really nice ruby red with a thin off white head. Aroma is pine hops and malt. Flavor is pretty nice. A little bitter but more malty than anything. A really nice well balanced beer.

Poured a heftly looking copper hue with a nice tan head. Aroma had strong caramel malt notes and nice bittering hops. Flavor has a cloying note to it initially and that was balanced out by a hops/alcohol mix. A nice rich finish.

From a 22 oz. bottle purchased locally. Aroma is hops and toast, slightly sweet and malty. The color s a burnt orange amber that is crystal clear with a thick beige head. Flavors are some orange citrus with the bitterness from the hops, some toasty bread from the malt, and a hint of sweetness that is carried away with the hop bitterness. Full bodied and not over carbonated. I like that the hop flavor compliments malt, even with the higher gravity. Nicely balanced. Not as over the top as Red Rocket, but some similarities.

Bomber shared with my contractor last night. Big hoppy and forceful in both nose and body. Pours a very nice deep amber in the glass with a bubbly head. The 8% is in the wings but still pokes its head out and relaxes the senses. Maltly finish.

Bottle which Daniel brought. Thank God it was more redeeming than that Genesis was. This beer pours out a dark red color with a tan head on it. The smell is very malty and full of caramel, sugar hops, grass, and a touch of citrus. Taste is great, alcohol is well hidden, sweet and malty as well. Nice hop profile included in this one as well. A nice beer that reminds me of Arrogant bastard, if not a tad more bold. Good stuff

bottle - Pours amber with a medium sized, lingering head that offers some lacing. Pine and citrus hops merge with caramel malt in the aroma and let us know what’s to come. This is a hoppy beer in case you hadn’t gathered that from the 77 IBUs. It’s said that humans won’t taste much beyond 80. It’s not a double IPA though as the malt profile, and the hops one to a lesser extent, is distinctly different. There’s more caramel goodness in this beer. The heavy citrus and pine accented hops are joined by plenty of malt to give a bitter but balanced flavor. This medium bodied brew has a long, heavily hopped finish. Very nice.

Incredibly rich beer. Pours a beautiful copper with thick white head. Malty aroma and the flavor is up front malt (tons of it) and caramel with a slight smokiness and spiciness followed by an alcohol warmth and just a bit of hop bitterness in the finish. Nice beer from a wonderful brewery.

Pours a clear ruby colour with a dense tan head that leaves spotty lacing. The nose is ripe with resin-like and grapefruit hops, brown sugar and citric fruits. The flavour is a bit on the boozy side, but there is plenty of hoppy zest, pine and honey-sweet malts to back it up, though the alcohol presence in the finish is a bit much. The palate is softly, though amply carbonated with a sticky sweet body. For the price I would definitely purchase this again.