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Our Ale List
Beer Blitz Rater Comments
Lagunitas Brewing Co., Petaluma, CA
Appearance
A nice dark golden brown, a brilliant reddish brown when held to a light. Clear and
effervescent. Head is a light tan, medium ht., airy yet creamy, with nice thick lacing
on the glass. A nice dark ruby red. Clean and well-carbonated. The head has a
rockiness and terrific lacing in this medium bodied ale. A very good looking and
inviting brew.
Aroma
Good strength, a strong piney hop nose, some trailing sweet malt and sweet
cherry scents and very faint roasted coffee scents. Hoppy and citrusy. Orange,
grapefruit, lemon, and lime. A basket of fresh fruit aromas along with some
warmth and caramel roast character to a hidden platform of malt. With all this, the
hops dominate, we will see if this brew reaches a balance.
Palate
Flavorful right away. The texture is a bit thin for an ale but there is a bit of
creaminess to this ales credit. The initial flavors are a lightly sweet malt, cherry
citrus, and almost an even balance of hop. This deserves the Imperial
designation, big on flavor with mild malt sweetness, some nuttiness, a dull roast,
and some alcohol heat all layered beneath a strong bouquet of hops.
Finish
Picks up some nice additional creaminess, the hops really predominate here,
followed by a quality black coffee essence and the sweetness is left sinking into
the distance background. Heavy hop acid is just slightly tempered with the depth
of sugars that seem pleasantly "burnt". Some convergence of darker flavors but
the hop is still controlling.
Synopsis
An interesting beer, attractive, and basically complex with piny hop, cherry citrus,
light sweet malt, and black coffee flavors. I think the hops are slightly overdone in
the finish for the overall ale style, but the transition of the coffee flavor was nicely
done and unexpected. A medium fortifying ale with a heavy hop carries the day
(84.2 IBU). As mentioned, there are alot of flavor components, I can't help but to
harken back to the predominance of hop. I see the balance being a little off-kilter if
you are not an exclusive IPA drinker (this is marketed as an ale, NOT and IPA).
Drinking with a fried food will sand out the rough edges.
A nice dark golden brown, a brilliant reddish brown when held to a light. Clear and
effervescent. Head is a light tan, medium ht., airy yet creamy, with nice thick lacing
on the glass. A nice dark ruby red. Clean and well-carbonated. The head has a
rockiness and terrific lacing in this medium bodied ale. A very good looking and
inviting brew.
Aroma
Good strength, a strong piney hop nose, some trailing sweet malt and sweet
cherry scents and very faint roasted coffee scents. Hoppy and citrusy. Orange,
grapefruit, lemon, and lime. A basket of fresh fruit aromas along with some
warmth and caramel roast character to a hidden platform of malt. With all this, the
hops dominate, we will see if this brew reaches a balance.
Palate
Flavorful right away. The texture is a bit thin for an ale but there is a bit of
creaminess to this ales credit. The initial flavors are a lightly sweet malt, cherry
citrus, and almost an even balance of hop. This deserves the Imperial
designation, big on flavor with mild malt sweetness, some nuttiness, a dull roast,
and some alcohol heat all layered beneath a strong bouquet of hops.
Finish
Picks up some nice additional creaminess, the hops really predominate here,
followed by a quality black coffee essence and the sweetness is left sinking into
the distance background. Heavy hop acid is just slightly tempered with the depth
of sugars that seem pleasantly "burnt". Some convergence of darker flavors but
the hop is still controlling.
Synopsis
An interesting beer, attractive, and basically complex with piny hop, cherry citrus,
light sweet malt, and black coffee flavors. I think the hops are slightly overdone in
the finish for the overall ale style, but the transition of the coffee flavor was nicely
done and unexpected. A medium fortifying ale with a heavy hop carries the day
(84.2 IBU). As mentioned, there are alot of flavor components, I can't help but to
harken back to the predominance of hop. I see the balance being a little off-kilter if
you are not an exclusive IPA drinker (this is marketed as an ale, NOT and IPA).
Drinking with a fried food will sand out the rough edges.