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Lagunitas Maximus

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
11323.73/5.03.73/5.07.5%76.6Snifter, Tulip
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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 NJJereme (263), Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Jun 20, 2008  
12 oz. bottle. Pours a copper color with a light to medium head. Pretty hoppy and medium bodied. Citrus and floral flavors predominate. Hits pretty hard on the back of the palate. Pretty tasty brew.


 Imperial-John (155), Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/59/104/516/20
Jun 20, 2008  
650ml bottle at Beer Bistro in Toronto. Amber with white head. Floral, mango, malty aroma. Bittersweet taste of hops, malts, and mango. Very smooth mild taste. Completely hides the alcohol.


 craftbeerdesign (744), Alpharetta, Georgia, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/518/20
Jun 19, 2008  
on draft... excellent IIPA... nice deep golden / amber color with a good white head. solid hop filled aroma... medium to full body with near sticky hop notes on the palate. piney hops are most prevalent... even over the palate and a nice bitter finish... this one is a borderline IPA and IIPA.... it is kind of caught in the middle somewhere.... a bit more hops would truly make this one stand out more. for the price, you can’t beat Lagunitas... they make some excellent beer at affordable prices. Maximus is another example of a true go to beer that will never disappoint.


 michael-pollack (2644), King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/514/20
Jun 19, 2008  
12oz. Bottle: Aroma of caramel, malts, hops, biscuit, resin, and a hint of alpha acid. Poured amber in color with a medium-sized off-white head that diminished but lasted. Clear. Sparkling. Very good lacing. Flavor is lightly sweet and medium to heavily bitter. Tastes of hops, resin, caramel, malts, and more hops. Medium body. Oily, then sticky texture. Soft carbonation. Hoppy, lightly dry finish.


 Changed (163), Ithaca, New York, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/516/20
Jun 17, 2008  
12oz bottle, pours like... an IPA! thin head, amber color, smells of a variety of citrus, pine, etc... It’s all been stated before. Tastes very good, nicely balanced, but stronger and more alcohol taste than DFH 90 Minute that was drank previously in the day.


 AgentSteve (1357), SF Bay Area, California, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/516/20
Jun 16, 2008  
Pours an attractive clear copper hue with a two finger creamy head. The nose is nicely balanced with pineapple and floral hop & caramel malt. The front falvor is more toward th hop influence, but there is a caramel malt mid that then reverts back to the dry hoppy, bitter finish.


 thefederalist (226), Jonesboro, Arkansas, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/105/517/20
Jun 16, 2008    Updated: Oct 27, 2008
Bottle. Pours a clear amber brown with a diminishing head that leaves nice lacing in the class. Thick, grassy cascade hop aroma. Initial sweetness is balanced by tremendous bitterness, all inside a viscous body. The finish is lingering and pleasant.


 HopHeadinAZ (120), USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/516/20
Jun 15, 2008  
12oz bottle: Pours a slight hazy amber with a 1-2 finger head of ivory foam. The aroma is pure IPA with mostly piney notes.The flavor continues the aroma with some malt sweetness and notable hop bitterness. The pine flavors come through again with only a hint of citrus. The mouth feel is smooth with less coating than i would expect in a double IPA. Overall this is a solid beer but this is a crowded category with many great examples.



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