Lagunitas Nuevo Noir

Brewed by Lagunitas Brewing Company
Style: Belgian Ale
Petaluma, California USA

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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An amber beer with a nice brown head. The aroma is sour with notes of caramel, toffee, and herbs, while the flavor is sweet buttery with light notes of caramel and herbs. I’d call this a "New Stout" - it resembles the New Stout from Skands, more than any Belgian I’ve had.

(Bottle 65 cl) Beautiful, clear ruby red beer with a small, off-white head. Sweetish, malty aroma with a touch of yeast. Fairly full-bodied with lots of roasted malt and plenty of sweet caramel. Somewhat odd notes of overripe fruit make this unbalanced and flakey. Almost no bitterness. 160106

Bottled. Clear orange coloured with a beige head. Aroma of malts, caramel, fruits and herbs. Flavour of herbs, malts and caramel with spicy notes. Spicy finish.

Light brown colour. Aroma leads with woodsy American hops before proceeding to light bubblegum, floral esters and a light toffeeish malts. Soft, fairly light body. Nothing especially Belgian about this - it occupies a geographical No Man’s Land that befits Lagunitas’ innovative outlook. However, it’s rather restrained. I’d go so far as to say timid. It’s a decent product in terms of craftsmanship but lacks a sense of purpose. It’s defining element is not having a defining element and that’s not good.

Clear brown colour. Thin offwhite head. Sweet caramel aroma and malty. Sweet brown sugar flavour, some spices. Weak hints of yeast in the aftertaste. Not that bad, but it feels more like a brown ale.

(22oz bottle) Fluffy off-white head atop a crystal clear copper body. Aroma is medium sweet, caramel, some nutty, herbal, raisin. Taste is moderately sweet, brown sugar, caramel, herbal, some raisin, light orange peel. Clean medium body. On paper it looks to be fantastic beer, but the taste is a notch below that -- still good, just not great.

22oz bottle acquired in trade with DarkElf (thanks!). Poured a dark orange / copper color with a large sized off white head. Aromas of caramel, yeast, spices and very light dark fruits.Tastes of caramel, brown sugar, toffee, and light spices. On the sweet side (but not cloying).

Red amber ale with a thin white head. Light cherry malt aroma, faint and short, with more of a c-hop background. Sweet caramel malt in mouth, nutty notes, but not very Belgian....Russian River Beer Revival & Barbecue Cook-Off, August 20, 2005.

Tap at Hop Devil Grill. Dark brown ber, thin-head. Sweet malty aroma, brown sugar, maple syrup, toffee, molasses and some nice sweet dark spices. Soft nuttiness. Complex malty flavour. Dark caramelly flavour with toffee and rummy notes. Soft textured and fairly sweet. LIngering yeasty spiciness. A bit sweet, but I like what they’re doing.

Pours a clear deep copper amber with a thin white head. Aroma of burnt marshmallows and mild Belgian yeast. Starts sweet and dark with some roasty caramel Belgian maltiness and mild biscuit flavor. A confused, but lightly complex brew.