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Lagunitas Maximus

Lagunitas Maximus

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An Imperial/Double IPA brewed by
Lagunitas Brewing Company

Petaluma, California USA

bottled
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on tap
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9123.76/5.03.76/5.07.5%67.2 Snifter, Tulip P  Stats

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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doppelmeup (47), Wake Forest, North Carolina, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/59/104/518/20

Apr 25, 2008  
Nice looking sunshine yellow with a creamy, pillowy head. A nice lacing remains on the glass. Fresh hoppy aromas of fresh cut grass, grapefruit, citrus and pine. I’m not always good at separating out the individual aromas, but this seems to hit them all! Great taste. Bitter, as expected, but also fresh and slightly sweet to balance. Creamy mouthfeel. Goes down very easily! Overall a nice beer, and recommended.

 ucusty (760), Wake Forest, North Carolina, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/515/20
Jul 6, 2008  
6pack from knightly sprits in o-town. Thanks again Alan! Clear copper pour with a fluffy white head and picture esque lace. Pine hops aroma. Strong but not cloying, lots of hops balanced this out.


xcrunner_1 (9), Hudsonville, Michigan, USA
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3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/57/103/513/20
Jul 6, 2008  
Has a grassy aroma, a little earthy with a mild citrus. It pours beutifully, with a thick head that settles down, clear, copper/orange color. Nothing outstanding with the flavor, aboot a normal IPA, a little grassy. Bitter on the palate and finishes with th grassy flavor. Overall, it is not one of my favorite IPA’s, but not bad.


 fredandboboflo (264), East Setauket, New York, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/515/20
Jul 6, 2008  
Bottle. Nice aroma of pine, citrus, caramel malt. Flavor keeps some strong, fruity malt, but the hops are a little less pointed in the mouth and turn to more general spiciness/bitterness. Still, not oppressively bitter, and has a particular, bitter finish that can be a blessing or a curse. Very nice.


 LilBeerDoctor (244), East Setauket, New York, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/514/20
Jul 6, 2008  
Bottle. Pours orange with a thick white head and leaves nice, thick lacing. Aroma of rich bready/cookie malt and flowery hops. Flavor of lots of hop spices, bitter hops. The flavor is very muddied and it was hard to pick out anything specific. This beer has a spicy bite to it. Mouthfeel is thick and heavy. An ok IIPA but not very well balanced and too heavy for my liking.


 Beerman6686 (510), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/514/20
Jul 4, 2008  
POured a nice amber color with a small off white head. Aroma was very nose bitting bitter hops, mainly citrusy/pineapple notes. Flavor was also very much the same, not too smooth, just very bitter




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