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Lagunitas The Hairy Eyeball Ale

Lagunitas The Hairy Eyeball Ale - American Strong Ale

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 Percentile 
92
overall
Brewed by Lagunitas Brewing Company
Style: American Strong Ale

Petaluma, California USA

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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7473.6/5.03.59/5.0Winter9%64.3Snifter, Trappist glass
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 kmeves (1080), Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Jul 9, 2008  
Pours a clear mahogany with a smallish tan head atop and nice lacing. Aroma is fruity sweet, caramel and some toastiness. Flavor is very malty, toasted, melon, cherry, caramel and nice floral bitterness. Full body, sticky texture.


 tronraner (1905), Maryville, Tennessee, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Jul 8, 2008  
Bottle. Pours mahogany in color with small tan head. The aroma is brown sugar, cola, and some light fruitiness. The flavor is brown sugar, orange, a little bit of bitter chocolate. It finishes fuzzy and slightly bitter with some fruit and char in the aftertaste. Good, but it seems like it’s missing something.


 StFun (535), Indiana, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/517/20
Jul 7, 2008    Updated: Jan 8, 2009
Big thanks to GMCC2181 for hooking me up with this one. I am usually not a fan of "boozy" type beers, as the booze tends to take away from the flavor, but this is one case where I think that more booze could have helped this beer (much like it helps Nor’Easter, for example) ! This one has a lot going for it. Nice malt backbone, yeasty aroma and flavor, a nice carmel/malt flavor that is never too sweet or sticky, and finishes with a touch of candy in the finish. This one is fairly complex, as different flavors come in and out of the mix with each sip. A very very tasty brew, and one that would make a good occasional session beer (if that makes sense). I really liked this one a lot, I just wish it had been a bit stronger.


 ucusty (1871), Wake Forest, North Carolina, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/515/20
Jul 6, 2008  
6pack from Knightly Sprits in O-town. Thanks again Alan! Dark brown pour velvety mouth-feel. Caramel malts on the nose. Excellent combo of hops and malts, with a twist of belgian candy sugar. This beer was a nice surprise I would buy it ;if it appeared in NC


 Haslinger (640), Syracuse, New York, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/515/20
Jul 2, 2008    Updated: Jul 3, 2008
Bottle thanks to KegBear. tasty beer, much stronger than I expected Would buy again amazing blend of the malt and hops. Candy taste almost leaves a maple aftertaste in your mouth. Absolutely delicious . Would buy again


 blipp (1630), Newark, New Jersey, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Jul 1, 2008  
Bottle. Pours brown with a beige head. Sweet caramel and honey aroma with a bit of brown sugar. Medium body. Flavor is again sweet, with caramel, honey, and general fruit notes. Not bad.


 BeerBlockaid (538), Jacksonville, Florida, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/517/20
Jun 28, 2008  
Bottle poured into a clear glass. Dark amber colour, almost of maple syrup. head is frothy and off colour...Nose is candy and hop-like, with licorice and brown sugar. Taste is full, and hoppy, with dark fruits, candied apples, and roasted malts. Spicey on the end and chewy mouthfeel. kudos and for a American Strong Ale, I might have to regularly stock this.


 glennmastrange (807), hobe sound, Florida, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Jun 26, 2008  
Bottle. Heavy aromas of caramel and nutty for the malt, moderate herbs and resin for the hops, light earth for the yeast and other notes of date and brown sugar. Head is creamy, off white has good lacing amd is mostly diminishing. Color is clear, dark red/brown. Flavor is moderately sweet and lightly acidic to start, then finishes moderately acidic and bitter. Palate is medium, oily and has a soft carbonation. It finishes lightly alcoholic. Hearty and rich, a great sipping beer with great aromas.



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