Lagunitas Maximus

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

Serve in Snifter, Tulip

Bottle Ölkonsortiet cons 2011-12-12 Göteborg Ar: rich hoppy, rich apricot marmelade sweetness and some herbal tee Some plums and caramel is reveled when poured Ap: orange copper colored body,high frothy of beige head F: heavy apricots marmalade sweetness, pine, grape fruit, finish is dry and sweet, warming feeling, some white peppar,

Bottle 33 cl, ØlKonsortiet. Pours clear copper amber with a creamy and bubbly beige head leaving lace. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel, fruity, piny and grapefruit. Flavor is sweet, pungent, bitter, caramel, fruity, citric, tropical fruits and has a very nice malty base. Finishes dry, malty and bitter.

Bottle/12oz - Pours a darkish amber in color with a very small white head that quickly fades to nearly nothing. Aroma is heavy with resinous hops and toffee/caramel. Flavor is similar with plenty of hop bitterness offset by the malty understructure. Slightly sweet initially, but the hop bitterness wins over in the end. Lingering strong pine resin hop flavor and slightly sweet... Well constructed and very enjoyable!

Poured from bottle. Aroma of burnt sugar and hops. Copper, white head, lacing. Big pine/floral hops lead the flavor, followed with a burnt caramel with a creamy malt base. Not noticing the alcohol at all. About midway thru I really start to realize the amazing amount of hops in this. This beer gets better as I drink, leading to a great finish. A classic.

Little head, cloudy deep yellow. Heavy hoppy caramel nose.fullbody and some length. Fresh caramel with hops. Quite sweet and heavy. Pleasant but saturating.

Another solid hit by the Lagunitas people. Served at a good temperature and with a nice cream colored, foamy, fine head that settled out after a while and good lacing. Color is a clear red honey amber with lots of tiny bubble trails. Aroma is hops, malt, caramel, toffe, bread dough. Flavor is much like nose and has slight sweetness, good carbonic tang, yeast, some citrus, and resin. Body n carbonation are nailed. Finish is like flavor, of good length, and slightly boozy. These guys make the beer.

Dark golden poor, good head That lingers. Clean scent of pine and grapefruit. Initially bitter, but lightens to good hoppy flavor. The flavor continues to change over time, passing through citrus on its way to a faint and surprising bubblegum at the end. Very nice.

Don’t mistake this rating as not liking the beer, it just had ZERO aroma. I swear, I thought I was smelling water. Palate and finish were awesomely bitter with a good west coast hop profile and not too much body or sweetness, which I hate in double IPAs. Good!