Lagunitas The Hairy Eyeball Ale

pours a crystal clear rich copper hue with a thin khaki head. aroma is malt centric... brown sugar, light roasted grains along with some grassy and fruity hops. lightly sweet grainy flavor is combined with brown sugar, soft grassy hops, oranges, alcohol and nice spiciness. the finish is quite dry. medium body develops some creaminess as it gets sloshed around.... reminiscent of a lighter watered down version of brown shugga?

deep red-brown pour. thin to medium beige head that dissipates quickly - with a fair amount of lacing. smells like root beer and oranges. spice, grass and smoke up front with a lingering sweet malty dry finish.

12oz bottle. Pours vividly clear with a nice red color: burnt umber with ruby highlights. It pours with a medium-sized, light tan head that doesn’t last too long and doesn’t leave much lace on the glass. The aroma is very malt-focused: sticky, sweet barley malt with some notes of roasted grain and dark toast. There is also a fruity hop tinge to the aroma that, combined with the malts, is reminiscent of fruitcake. There is also a note of ethanol in the smell. The flavor starts with an interesting combination of bitter, earthy, and fruity hop notes along with sweet crystal malts and some roast/toast. By the middle of the tongue, the bitter sweet combination of spicy hops and sweet malts reaches a crescendo - and bitter ethanol adds to the complexity of the flavor. The flavor of alcohol isn’t well-hidden, but at the same time it isn’t rough or hot - it complements the beer nicely. The finish is sweet with alcohol and hop bitterness and notes of dark fruit. The mouthfeel is quite lively - tingly carbon dioxide tickles the palate. The body is medium-full. Overall, a nice strong ale.

Very red. Dark red. Awesome red. Malty and sweet with great bittering hops. Citrusy finish. Really good beer.

puke nasty. The malt is overpowering with not enough hop bitterness to balance. It really tastes kind of like a cheap malt liquor. I cant believe they actually put this hell in a bottle. I love high gravity beers, but this is just bad.

nice tan head that quickly recedes, dark amber mahogany color with some good caramel and chocolate flavors, high alcohol is a plus for this one

very very good yet still has some flaws do it the astringent after taste of the beer. its aroma is deep in caramel and some fruit, it looks perfect and the flavor has a fruit tropical taste. one for the book

The aroma is deep and dark with toasted malt, caramel, and pineapple hops. The appearance is dark amber with a nice head. The flavor is is like the aroma. The palate is smooth. Overall it’s very good.