Lagunitas The Hairy Eyeball Ale

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

Bottled. Pours out in a clear reddish brown colour with a firm beige foam. Fruity and rather sweet aroma of caramel, flowers, cherries and lychee. Full-bodied with an oily mouthfeel. Toasted malts, flowers, resin, cocoa-powder and grass in the flavour. Bitter finish of grass and garpefruit.

An amber apperance. This one was rather sweet with some dark fruits and licorice present in the flavor. Just a tad bit of citrus can be detected. A somewhat syrupy mouthfeel on this one. Sweet and warming finish. Not a bad beer.

had this toward the end of the evening at KP’s. the ratings get a little less informative. it has a sweet smell and a sweet taste. that’s all i got. lol

Bottle drunk 4/29. Dark ruby color. Aromawas malty and roasted. The tastew was the same with sweet caramel taste. Just ok nothiung too special.

Bottle [Big thanks to Jeppe for sharing] large creamy beige head that mostly lasted. Good lacing. Mahogany color. Rye bread, caramel, burned notes with some grapefruit, pine and elderflower. Full bodied with a light alcoholic texture. Flavor was moderated bitter with excellent balanced sweet malty notes. Light dry and bitter finish that lingers and turns into a slight liquorish feel.

pours dark brown with off white head. mild aroma of malt and some yeast. taste is thick and bold, raisons, and a nice hoppy finish. Tons of bold flavor... good one!

Yuck, that’s mostly what I remember. Bought a single 12 oz. of this when I was out in Boulder. Tastes of maple, molasses, hops. But, it seemed a bit off, not very balanced, and too hot for me to enjoy for me. A quite unique beer, but not one I liked.

Poured a dark mahogany with some lighter highlites and an off-white head. Rich aroma of wheat bread, red wine, biscuit dough, a bit of molasses. Taste is strong and sweet with powerful notes of brown sugar, molasses, and maple syrup, slowly giving way to some earthy and grassy hops and a prevailing dryness in the finish. A bit of a metallic flavor clings to the back of the palate. Strong, assertive, somewhat unrefined, perhaps even more so than other of the brewer’s offerings. Have no idea what’s up with the eyeball gimmick.