Lagunitas Sirius Ale

On tap at Papago. Bright copper pour with a foamy head that slowly fades. Sweet malty aroma, along with light fruit and citrus hops. Flavor is similar, big on sweetness and fruit, but the hops tend to come through more than they did in the nose. Medium, lightly creamy body. The sweetness is balanced out on the hoppy finish. A good brew.

a lingering carmel malt flavor. Tough to sample this with other stuff, as it’s flavor is kind of overpowering. Nice and light. again...dchmela is the MAN!

12oz bottle. Shiny penny, thin white head. Some peachy, raspberyish, grapefruit, mango inspired hops aromas. Sweet fruitiness really, and the malts just support it, without adding much grain or caramel character. Malty flavor, also fruity and a bit sweet. Hops are quite less evident in the mouth. Those hoppy aromas just don’t translate into much bitterness. Nectarine and cumquat citrus. Medium-bodied and a little chewy. I can see this getting a little cloying with repeated pints, but one works nicely. Lagunitas does an ASA with mellow hops and good balance, but as well as they usually do the style. Good beer.

Smells is sweet and malty. Head clears down to patches. Taste is malts and grains then given to hops. I didn’t expect such hoppiness but I don’t mind. Not too bad, but I expected something different.

Smells super sweet and malty, like someone made a brass monkey with some Malta and OE. Thin patchy head and a bit of chunky sediment - bottle’s been in the back of my fridge for a while, so hopefully this is OK. Oily mouthfeel, and the 7.6% ABV is very pronounced - tastes like malt liquor with a shot of vodka and molasses in it. Not a fan, but I’m assuming this was just a bad bottle and will give it an average rating so as not to blow the curve. Will try again later with a fresh one.

12 oz. bottle from BevMo - Pours a crystal clear copper color with a one finger thick off white head. Light lacing. Aroma is floral and pine hops. Flavor is very hop farward with some light malt sweetness to back it. Palate has that hoppy, Strong Ale/IPA bite. I’m not sure where the Cream ale fits in, but I like this beer.

An incredibly tasty cream ale from Lagunitas. It is a very hoppy and almost tangy/spicy cream ale with a touch of sweetness, but still keeps a fine balance of strength and smoothness. Pours golden brown with a delicous creamy head.

Bright golden-amber colour. Woody, berryish aroma with a plasticy alcohol back note. Sweet, woody, fruity hop and almost doughy malt on the palate. Not bad, pretty drinkable though more than two of them might get syrupy.