Shugga' Original Recipe
Lagunitas Brewing Company in Petaluma, California, United States 🇺🇸
Strong Ale - American Rotating|
Score
6.98
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Ya wished and wished and here it is. The rich and caramelly original recipe. 9.9% ABV
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6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
I was in the closest big box supermarket recently and they had a huge, repeat, huge display of six packs of this beer. Fortunately they were also selling singles because a similar iteration of this beer I’ve had years ago was only okay. Snifter ready to go, I make the pour. It arrives an impressive clear shiny amber topped by a decent skim of light tan foam. A sweetish smell with grain showing up also. A drink now. I’ll say that my expectations were low and the beer exceeds but not by a whole bunch. Mostly malt, grain, Karo syrup, maybe a hint of molasses. I wish it was thicker. Sweet, yes, but not too much. I am surprised by how much the ABV is covered up. Not bad, I’m reminded of barrel aged Arrogant Bastard back in the day only sweeter, but I am glad that I got only one bottle and not a sixer. Lagunitas used to be out in front of of it with Undercover, Little Sumpin, Hop Stoopid, Sucks and more recently Maximus but that seems to not be the case now. Unfortunate.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Oct 2025
at 23:09