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Lagunitas Maximus

Lagunitas Maximus - Imperial/Double IPA

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 Percentile 
96
overall
Brewed by Lagunitas Brewing Company
Style: Imperial/Double IPA

Petaluma, California USA

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
11263.73/5.03.73/5.07.5%76.6Snifter, Tulip
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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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 Pinball (2693), Allerød, Denmark
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Apr 23, 2009  
approx 0.65 litres bottle, according to my google translation of ancient measuring system used on bottle ;-). lovely deep orange with a smooth thick yellow/light orange head. pleasantly mild hoppy aroma, somewhere between pine/grape and yellow fruits. some malts and some salt can also be detected. flavor is very malty, very hoppy, quite dry (comes almost as an acid note), salt licorice. both malt and hops are powerfull. the balance is okay. quite sweet brew. i like it a lot. good DIPA, one of the sweeter ones. i’ve tasted.


 nickd717 (1276), Palo Alto, California, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Apr 20, 2009  
Bottle. Pours amber with a nice off-white one-finger head and decent retention. Aroma is really piney with sweet caramel malt also noticeable. Flavor is very sweet malt up front and citrusy hop bitterness. Think I had an old bottle because hops had faded a little bit. Nice medium palate with hop oils and a dry finish. Above average for the style.


 twitcher (293), framingham, Massachusetts, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/516/20
Apr 15, 2009  
bottle. Pours a bright, clear light copper color, half inch of tight off white head that sticks around and leaves plenty of lace. Aroma of light, crisp grapefruit and sweet oranges. Flavor starts with sharp grainy bitterness, sharp lemons and grapefruit, some pine needles. Not much malt or sweetness to speak of- some thin grainy sweetness in the background that stays there. Palate is even and full, lightly crisp and dry finish. Solid DIPA, though would be helped by some more depth to the hop character.


jdmaher58 (22), Dover, Ohio, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/517/20
Apr 14, 2009  
Awesome beer. Hoppy but sweet, much better tha the Pils from lagunitas, just a really good IPA. Alchol flavor is very present for a 7.5 abv beer. smooth and very tasty nonetheless. Highly recommended.


 decaturstevo (1971), decatur, Tennessee, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Apr 12, 2009  
Gold/orange pour with light white head and lace. Aroma of light citrus and evergreen. Flavor is more citrus with a semi sweet malt kicker. Abv hidden really well at 7.5. Nice lingering medium/hard bitter. Well balance. Just not a lot of hops in the nose for me but a very good beer.


 fidel (885), Livermore, California, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/512/20
Apr 9, 2009    Updated: Jul 18, 2009
Poured golden yellow, floral, malty, citrus, little piney hops, little fuity, little honey.


 drseusszb200 (183), Florida, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/517/20
Apr 5, 2009  
was expecting better from lagunitas. name says mazimus but not very extreme. pours nice pale color nice white head smells kinda weak and taste is good but not "maximus"


jcweaver (65), VA Beach, Virginia, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/104/519/20
Apr 4, 2009  
The name says it all. Maximus, very hoppy very good beer, poured from a bottle with an amber color and a nice head, a must try



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