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RATINGS: 1485   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.74   EST. CALORIES: 246   ABV: 8.2%
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%!


4
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
Jabswitch (273) - Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA - FEB 26, 2010
Beautiful pine aroma when opening bottle. Balanced by a background malt. Thin head, perfect amber in color. Bursts with flavor - none too bitter. Nicely carbonated. Very easy on the toungue for this style of beer. Smoothly bitter - if that means anything. A tasty treat that doesn’t rely on high ABV and bitterness as a selling point.

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
natejgood (323) - Denver, Colorado, USA - FEB 24, 2010
Pours a medium golden color with medium bubbles and a small white head. This beer has a nice aroma of citrus, hops and fresh cut grass. The flavor of this beer is nicely hopped, but there is a surprising malty sweetness as well that adds some nice balance to the overall flavor. The aftertaste, however, is all hops. This beer is fairly easy to drink and feels smooth in the mouth. This is a very solid IPA. It is a nice medium ground between a lightly flavored traditional IPA and an overly hopped California or double IPA.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
SHANER4 (427) - Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA - FEB 20, 2010
Bottle 12oz. - Poured amber color with medium white head. Aroma - piney and citrus hops with nice sweet malt mixed in! Flavor - ultra smooth yet crisp piney hop taste with a nice balance of malt. Palate - medium bodied with slick smooth texture. Finish is bitter and has little afteraste. Overall - nice IPA. Really does’nt seem like a IIPA to me but still a great tasteing beer!!

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
arminjewell (2445) - Parker, Colorado, USA - FEB 14, 2010
Pours deep orange with white head, aroma is full of citrusy hops. Taste up front is grapefruit, orange, and zesty hops with a tiny caramel malt middle with a bitter finish. Very nice, more like a flavorful single IPA but good!

4.4
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 18/20
william146 (80) - Winterville, North Carolina, USA - FEB 9, 2010
Purchased at Winslow’s Tavern, Greenville, NC One of the better beers I’ve had. Terrific.

1.7
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 3/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 5/20
poorbastard (42) - Bokeelia, Florida, USA - FEB 7, 2010
Apparently all of those that rated this beer so highly have little experience with IPAs or DIPAs. IPAs are designed to be a vehicle for IBUs and this beer has just too much malt giving it a sickly sweetness that just doesn’t fit the style and doesn’t work as an enjoyable beer. On a positive note I would rather drink this than battery acid...I think.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
arrogantb (899) - Denver, Colorado, USA - FEB 7, 2010
I saw some 12oz bottles of Maximus for the first time and thought what the hell. The color was a clear orange with a decent white head. The smell had a caramel aspect to it but no hops that I could detect. The taste was very balanced, almost too balanced for an IPA. I don;t think this beer was hoppy at all. The alcohol was very well hidden. At $9 a sixer I would never purchase this again. I keep buying Lagunitas beers and being disappointed. I think the only one I like is Gnarleywine. Thumbs down on Maximus. Serving type: bottle Reviewed on: 03-20-2007 15:56:1

3.9
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
rbrazell (291) - Tallahassee, Florida, USA - FEB 7, 2010
Pours clear copper with a small white head. Citrus and noticeable bready sweetness. Easy drinking IPA.


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