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Lagunitas Maximus 3.73 1149

Lagunitas Maximus

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96
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bottled
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11493.73/5.03.73/5.07.5%77.2Snifter, 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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 TChrome (1303), Bedford, Texas, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/516/20
Apr 21, 2002  
Nice floral aroma. Looks nice in my glass, though not as good as Victory Hop Devil. Good flavor, though dominated by hops to the exclusion of any malt flavor. Quite good.


 Bov (5514), Bienne, Switzerland
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Jan 30, 2009  
courtesy of Allen - clear amber colour with a fair off-white head; aroma of quinces and cream; good malt body and with a regular carbonation; solid bitterness before a long aftertaste of quinces, apricot and cream - a very nice one which brings some balance between malt and hops


 Indra (2041), Prairie Village, Kansas, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/516/20
Aug 2, 2003  
Interesting and hoppy aroma, faintly woodsy and earthy, with some tangerine and pineapple citrus, herbal spice and toasty, caramel malt sweetness. Light orange-amber color, unfiltered and heavily sedimented, with a fine, creamy head. Good dosage of fresh piney, fruity, citrusy and spicy hop bitterness and flavor, blended nicely with toasty, sweet, light caramel malt. Finish is nicely bittering and juicy. Quite tasty.


 TAR (2097), Boulder Co., Colorado, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Jun 11, 2002    Updated: Nov 2, 2003
Foam is very dense, rocky, and well retained atop an amber liquid. Typical pine and orange aroma with whispers of grass, plastic, nutty malt, and some sort of tinginess. Strawberry shortcake also comes to my mind? This aroma is rather soft, similar to Stone's IPA. Pale malt structure is well displayed in the middle. Tangerine finish and semi-aggressive bitterness make battle for what seems like minutes. Nice hop burps, to boot. Not a bad IPA, but this left me beckoning for a little more. However, (I know this varies greatly from one IPA to the next), bitterness is much more pronounced at room temperature and the potential is more evident.


 pivo (2537), Germany
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/516/20
Jan 4, 2004  
Big fresh hop and piny nose, hazy orange color and a lathery head. Decent malt body to support the heavy hopping. Meaty and a very full body.


 Andrew196 (1091), Katy, Texas, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/57/104/515/20
Aug 26, 2002  
fresh texas st augustine + water + yeast = lagunitas maximus....hoppy as hell....very nice if you are in the mood for it, but not as good as the stone IPA.


 heykevin (1269), Iowa City, Iowa, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Nov 7, 2001  
Maybe I should have waited until having their regular IPA before trying this one. I was expecting an over the top bitterness a la arrogant bastard, but got a surprizingly balanced beer. Decent IPA, but not worth too much effort to find.


 papajohn (1055), San Diego (Mira Mesa), California, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Sep 1, 2002  
Slightly cloudy orange with a dense foam head. Maximus hopus grapefruit/ orange peel up front, just a hint of malt sweetness then, POW hop bitter/ sour aftertaste finish.



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