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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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 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
7473.6/5.03.59/5.0Winter9%64.3Snifter, Trappist glass
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 Hawksfan17 (717), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/57/104/513/20
Feb 10, 2008  
Very thick dark brown pour. Smells sweet like fruit and berries. It was very faint though, much better in the flavor department. Sweet malt flavor with notes of hops. It is very complex and blended. I mainly picked up a cherry licorice/cough syrup thing here. Smooth and warming as the alcohol kicks in.


 chicagobears (336), Elk Grove Village, Illinois, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/515/20
Feb 10, 2008  
Pours a dense mahogany with a creamy 2 finger head. Aroma of berries, figs, cookie dough and brown sugar. As MrBunn says below this has a bit of fig in the flavor. Has a dry smokiness in the flavor, good hop bitterness. Nicely balanced with smooth malts. Alcohol is well present and the dryness seems to linger. This is not a far cry from some American barely wines that I have tried. More than one at a time could be too much for the palate. Having one though is quite enjoyable.


 MrBunn (1520), Western, Pennsylvania, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Feb 9, 2008  
Bottle. Color is a lovely brown with quite a few highlights coming through in the light... Head is tan, dense and about two fingers high. Aromas are sweet and dark... dark brown sugar, almost soy sauce-like at times. Flavor is sweet and has a bit of a fig and brown sugar mainstay to it. It almost tastes like an dubble without some of the complexity. Things border on cloying as I head to the finish of this one.


 cheapdark (2011), Monacatootha, Pennsylvania, USA
1.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/53/102/56/20
Feb 9, 2008  
weird mild rotten fruit fragrance, but in a good way. First taste, ooooh, yes, strong; is certainly the correct style for this beer. Big dark red tinge beer, nearly as black as stout but not opague. Quite rude yet persistently interesting, continuously. Like any other of Lag’s brews, it’s over the top, max for the style and this is american alright. What else can be said, 9% alky finish. Duh. I used to think I gave dis agreers the hairy eyeball but now I know better. Ass kicking.


 mar (1740), Rowlett, Texas, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/514/20
Feb 8, 2008  
deep mahogany pour with no head at all. thick sweet malts and a slight alcohol scent as well. pretty light on the hops but the malts come in and take over at the perfect time.


 highibus (421), Mill Creek, Washington, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/516/20
Feb 8, 2008  
Nice deep mahogany color with off white head. Aroma of sweet dark fruit. Flavor have notes of oak and cherry with a slight bit of alcohol. Very nice beer for a great price ($1.33 per single). Probably my favorite Lagunitas beer to this point.


 milewide (609), Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/55/104/516/20
Feb 8, 2008  
Reddish copper color. Lots of carmel taste, but a bit on the sweet side. Light on hops. Firm body and good head.


 Pwn3d (1036), Manhattan, New York, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/54/102/510/20
Feb 8, 2008  
12oz bottle like the one shown. I dont know what the hell it is with these guys at Lagun00bs. I hate every beer they make (excepted uncensored), i have found them to be poorly balanced and offensive in the past and this is no exception. With that said, here goes... Overall its not easy to drink. Yes, its complex with many flavors but so is a anything that comes out of a blender, and does that deserve a good rating? Nice Dark ruby color. Nose of hops and astringent, mouth of smoke, whiskey, ball sweat.. and probably the most painful bitter finish for the style. As my buddy put it... Hairy Eyeball is when Kahlua meets Jack Daniels. I will avoid this brewery from now on because i feel bad bringing down there average ratings.



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