 jhumphries69 (656), Tyrone, Georgia, USA
Feb 7, 2008
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.
DiabolikDUB (96), Portland, Oregon, USA
Jun 30, 2009 Poured from Bottle into Pint glass.
Pours a clear, but dense, dark copper color with 2 fingers of rocky, creamy light tan colored head that never fully disappears. The aroma is very malty and heavy with toffee, molasses and a touch of hops. The flavor is sweet malt, some citrus hops and finishes very strong with brown sugar and a very noticeable alcohol presence. Its full to medium bodied that is a touch sticky. I would say this beer is a pretty cross between a scotch ale and a malty barleywine. Overall, I’m just not impressed with it. Alcohol is a little too noticeable.
dkachur (1909), Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
Jun 23, 2009 12 ounce bottle from Wine Warehouse in Charlottesville, VA. Pours a clear ruby color with a medium head. Average head retention and lacing. Aroma is toffee, brown sugar, pineapple and resiny hop notes. Taste is strong toffee and brown sugar with an assertive hoppy finish. This is very much like a barleywine. Full bodied.
decaturstevo (1757), decatur, Tennessee, USA
Jun 20, 2009 Aroma is deep molasses and or brown sugar. A deep amber pour with off white head and lace. Flavor of sweet malt, abv, with a pleasant finishing bitter. A tad thin but overall an excellent offering.
Slipstream (628), USA
Jun 20, 2009 Silly name and label. Aroma of molasses, hops, and yeast. Dark pour with no head. Very earthy flavor, like a hoppy brown ale. It tastes a bit like some of my less successful homebrews. There is nice warm tingle on the palate. Hairy eyeball is a little rude and unpleasant, like some other Lagunitas releases I have had. In my opinion, this is one of their misses.
mistersinalin (349), St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
Jun 13, 2009 Maybe I shouldn’t have had this right after a Brown Shugga’ but I did. The flavor of this beer was nice and malty, but it didn’t have that mellow warming mouth feel you usually get from a strong ale.
bigrond (979), factoryville, Pennsylvania, USA
Jun 12, 2009 This beer presents a sweetness that deadly. Silky smooth and very drinkable. Pours a deep reddish brown. head slips away quickly. Another winner from these guys
GG (1481), NorCal, California, USA
Jun 12, 2009 Aside from their Frank Zappa dedicated beers, this might just be my favorite offering from Lagunitas. The beer pours out a dark amber/copper color, with a nice creamy off white, 1" thick head. Body is clear with light carbonation present. Lacing left behind was really nice to look at (the wife even noticed). Aroma has some nice sweetness to it, with caramel and molasses taking center stage. Some dark fruits and rum raisins also seemed to show up. Flavor has a nice malt profile with tons of raisins/dark fruits, dark brown sugar, light earthy hops and a big dose of toffee. While "The Hairy Eyeball" might be one of the worst named beers ever, it’s quite delicious.
WakeandBake (366), Greenville, Michigan, USA
Jun 8, 2009 Updated: Jun 19, 2009Bottle. A deep dark clear amber body with a thick offwhite head, light to meduim carbonation , lots of lacing left on the glass. Aroma is of sweet caramel malt , with a bit of spicy hops,and just a hint of alcohol. Flavor is rich like caramelized sugar,rasins and dry malt grains,with some zesty piny hop notes,honey, a little spice like maybe peppercorn or something like that but very faint, full body with a smooth texture, nice malty finish, the 9% ABV was well hidden. This was a really good drinker, I plan to buy more.
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