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Lagunitas Maximus

Lagunitas Maximus - Imperial/Double IPA

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An Imperial/Double IPA brewed by
Lagunitas Brewing Company

Petaluma, California USA

bottled
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Broad Distribution
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10793.74/5.03.73/5.07.5%74.5Snifter, Tulip P  Stats

Commercial Description:
At the height of the heat in the heart of the summer, we felt that the only cure was a raging mouthful of fresh hops and malt. Caution: May remove enamel from teeth. This is Lagunitas IPA pumped up by about 30%!
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daleharshman (75), San Diego, California, USA
2.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/53/102/56/20
Jun 29, 2009    Updated: Jun 30, 2009
12 ounce bottle from local liquor shop. This was marked down to $1.39 and still says "Limited Release" -- it might be old?? Pours a golden orange with thin white head. Hoppy aroma includes pineapple and a fair amount of booze. Flavor has some citrusy/pineapple-type hops. It’s bitter, but the booze taste dominates. Yeah, this does not taste as fresh as I would expect. It’s probably just old -- will try to re-rate with a fresh bottle.


 kenb (984), Oregon, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/514/20
Jun 27, 2009  
12 oz bottle via Hagen. Pours a near clear copper with a massive beige head that lingers. Nose is strong citrus hops..grapefruit, pine and orange. Taste starts and ends sweet actually, with lingering resiny pineapple/pine syrup in the aftertaste. In between there is lots of orange, tangerine and grapefruit. Body is full. Carbonation is light/medium. I would prefer less malt and more hops, as this is more barleywine tasting than IIPA tasting...


Listigovers (40), Ontario, Canada
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/56/103/512/20
Jun 27, 2009  
650ml bottle. As one of the first double IPA’s I’ve tried, it was good, but the malt covered up much of the hoppiness. While the bottle stated 70+ IBU it felt more like it was in the 50’s because of the large amount of malt in the beer. I feel like a double IPA is supposed to be unbalanced, and when you try to balance out the extreme hoppiness with extreme maltiness you lose the appeal.


 Maddog (174), Kettering, Ohio, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/517/20
Jun 27, 2009  
A very good beer and a good value as well for a 1.5 IPA. Very full of floral hops on the nose, the pour was clear amber. I was very impressed over the amount of hops that came through the nice amount of malt in the body. A very nicely hopped beer in the citrus realm. I would not put this in the same league as Dreadnaught or 90 Min. or some of the other legends, but this beer was nice, very easy in consumption.


 Cavie (707), Arlington, Texas, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Jun 24, 2009  
Clear orange. Hoppy aroma but well balanced. Lots of sweet hops with another style added for depth. Ooo lots of edge of the tongue bitterness that fades into a solid finish. Lovely


 1more4dessert (225), Upstate, New York, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/105/517/20
Jun 24, 2009  
clear amber sizeable lasting cotton candy head floral nose with pineapple long clean hop finish good bitter sweet flavor body not too heavy to drink in summertime


 Bragesnak (1953), Aarhus, Denmark
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/516/20
Jun 21, 2009  
Tasting at DØE, Aarhus Syd, DK. Bottled, 170609. Orange with white head. Aroma of malt and alcohol. Flavor is more malt and alcohol, hop spices and caramel


 carruthm (889), Seattle, Washington, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Jun 19, 2009  
Bottle. orange clear pour with a medium head. clean but surprisingly mild hop aroma for a self proclaimed imperial IPA. Still, pretty solid.



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