Lagunitas Maximus

Brewed by Lagunitas Brewing Company
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Petaluma, California USA

Serve in Snifter, Tulip

This is a great IPA you could definitely have a few of. somegting I would reccomend for a hot day. The body is not as heavy as some others in the dbl category. great citrus hop with rich malt balance. Great beer.

Had this from the bottle, smells quite fruity, and looks orange-red-ish. Wasn’t able to get a good head while pouring and tastes very hoppy, and a little bitter.

.5 inch white head holds in aroma. Amber color, relatively clear... inviting look. Bitter with relatively clean finish. Full body. Not as much taste / aroma as expected given the name and strength.

12oz bottle. Pours a crystal clear, orange colored body with a golden-copper hue. Finger-width, creamy, off-white head that dissipates quickly and leaves a nice lacing. Aroma is caramel malt cookies and lots of hops. Some brown sugar, bread, and a touch of buttery crystal. The hops are piney and orangey with some resin, syrup, and chewy toast. Flavor is similar. Lots of thick, caramel cookies and chewy crystals with a hint of toast. Big on the pines, sweeter oranges, resins, and somewhat sticky florals. Finishes with a good amount of sweet bitterness and a lengthy aftertaste. Medium body with a somewhat lively carbonation. Overall, a decent DIPA. Lots of malts and sweet hops with a higher level of bitterness. I found this less than exciting, but it was enjoyable and filled with balanced flavor.

Props to shakespeare33 for hooking me up with this one. Lagunitas went in an interesting direction with their DIPA, much more character and personality than their traditional IPA. Smells of sweet caramel, and syrupy hoppiness, like Dogfish Head but not as intense. Pours a deep golden amber, so fresh and so clean. Palate shot is a respectable hoppy bitterness, but with balance. I typically look for a hop overload with bite but I’m digging the subtle strength of the Maximus. Less San Diego citrus hop domination, more English/East Coast, malt and caramel sweetness. I dig this better than 90 Min or Hop Juice, etc...well balanced, tasty and robust without overdoing it. Bet its great on cask.

sixer from my man eddie down at express liquor in Pacific Beach.. Pours a delicious honey suckle amber orange with a french vanilla head... the smell is not overly hopped out but rather some sweetness touches my nostrils and coaxed another wiff outta me.. is it vanilla I smell on the back end? First sip is good.. it really reminds me of softer version of the elder, I know the degree is less on this one but that same almost ETOH malty sweetness is infused on the back of each sip (I understand some of you russian river folks might think thats blasphemy) but I write what I feel!! .. You can tell this guy has a powerful engine but he’d rather cruise the block and pick up chicks, and hey, what part of that dont ALL of us enjoy!! The hops are there early, some floral but its the malts that settle this DIPA in and make it very enjoyable. Wish it had a little more punch and the lower degree of difficulty does play a part in my rating, but still, this DIPA is like eddie murray, can hit from both sides of the plate and in all directions!!... I like the IPA and quite frankly this DIPA is better...

12 oz bottle - pours a hazy orange with a little head that left decent lacing - floral aroma - medium body and bitter taste (though not overly bitter) - lively carbonation - overall a very good DIPA

Pretty orange-copper color with a fizzy-frothy head brought on by swirling. Aroma quite hoppy with notes of citrus, caramel, pine, and grass. Flavor has the same notes as the aroma; very hoppy. Mouthfeel medium-thick; slightly creamy and sticky on the lips. Overall very solid; a little heavy on alcohol and hops but very solid.