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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 
11273.73/5.03.73/5.07.5%76.3Snifter, 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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 Fratto (670), Arlington, Texas, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Sep 20, 2009  
Bottle from the Gingerman in Fort Worth. Sweet smell, lots of hops, really nice.


snuffla (95), Chch, New Zealand
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/516/20
Sep 14, 2009  
US trip Aug/Sept 2009 - Nice zesty grapefruit, slightly flabby with malt weight but hop bitterness cleans the whole thing up nicely.


Pookie9121 (83), Columbia, South Carolina, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Sep 12, 2009  
22 oz. Bottle. Pours a cloudy amber color. Light white head. Pleaseant aroma of hops and malt. Taste is well balanced between hops and malt. Good beer. Recommended.


Shonkers (3), Ohio, USA
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3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/58/104/517/20
Sep 10, 2009  
Poured from a bottle, like a hops lollipop. Beautimous appearance, pushing a sweet, sugary smell into my nasal passages...like a (sugar) frosted pinecone. Taste belies the sweet smell, giving the lucky imbiber a hit of hoppy glory. It hurts so good. This is a fantastic beer from a solid brewery.


lefossoyeur (47), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/105/517/20
Sep 9, 2009  
Slightly hazy golden with a thick long lasting white creamy head. Light nose of hops on the fruity side (apricot, nectarine), delicate but appealing. Full bodied with a terrific mid-palate saturated by a massive dose of hops that leads to an evrlasting finale of sundried apricots. Un délice... Tasted side by side with 3 floyds Alpha King, it outclassed it by miles in every aspect.


 doubelknv3 (559), Illinois, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/102/57/104/514/20
Sep 4, 2009  
Blond-Amber with thin, white head. Citrus, orange, grapefruit, and mild grassy aroma. Grapefruit, caramel, and mild grass flavours. Balanced with medium dry-hop finish.


retrolina (2), Denmark
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4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Sep 4, 2009  
12 oz botte from BarleyWine. Clear, deep reddish colour, nice head with good retention. Smell is choco-orange, tangerine, with a solid malty backbone. The malt gives off sweet notes after the hoppy aroma. Taste is hoppy and malty, well balanced with a subte bitter finish. Very yummy, would love to try again.


 TheEpeeist (1430), Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/517/20
Aug 29, 2009  
12 oz bottle. Crystal clear topaz with a bone head; lots of lacy sheets. Nose is orange peel, tangerine and mango with hints of banana. Creamy, tangy and spicy with some nice hop resins. Taste is orange juice concentrate, maple, caramel and pine. A sweet treat with a subtle bitter finish.



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