Maximus
Lagunitas Brewing Company in Petaluma, California, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Imperial / Double Rotating|
Score
7.31
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Colossal Double IPA
Maximus is our Colossal take on a Double IPA. 9% ABV. Full of Simcoe and Cascade hops balanced against tons of rich malted barley—a bed of smooth malted wheat, biscuity Munich malt, and English Crystal. Maximus’ massive dry-hop bill entertains with spice, floral and berry notes … For the hop heads!
Maximus is our Colossal take on a Double IPA. 9% ABV. Full of Simcoe and Cascade hops balanced against tons of rich malted barley—a bed of smooth malted wheat, biscuity Munich malt, and English Crystal. Maximus’ massive dry-hop bill entertains with spice, floral and berry notes … For the hop heads!
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7.4/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Bottle at home. Pours almost clear amber with off-white head. Aroma of caramel, pine needles, dark dried fruits, some metallic notes. Tastes slightly sweet with balancing bitterness. Medium bodied, alcoholic warmth.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Systembolaget Strömstad - Oslovägen 56
on 06 Apr 2026
at 18:17
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can from Beer Republic. Clear golden, stable, foamy, white head. Aroma of pine resin, olive oil, green olive, toasted onion, dank melon, hashish, grass, biscuit. Taste has sweetish melon, grape & pear in a biscuity malt body, surrounded by dank onion & hashish, even some almost umami-like olive oil. Piney & peppery hops in the finish, bitter grapefruit, onion and warming gin-like alcohol. Medium to full body, oily texture, soft carbonation. Mellow, dank and bitter, very nice.
Tried
on 31 Dec 2025
at 10:49
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
A dense off-white head on a light golden body. Nose includes malt, tangy hops, spice and brown sugar. This is a nicely bended malt-first IIPA. The taste profile extends from the elements in the nose, including dank and fruity hops, apricots, some spice and chewy, slightly caramel malts. Nice richness and density. A bit of alcohol warmth too.
Tried
on 23 Sep 2025
at 20:05
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Opalescent orange to amber colour, medium sized dense yellow-ish ecru head; aroma of marmalade, honeycomb toffee, orange peel oils, pine resiny, some yeast extract/soy sauce, grape and slight tropical fruity notes; taste of hoppy bitterness with the same notes as can be felt in the aroma; really enjoyable 'classical' imperial IPA
Tried
from Can
on 29 Jun 2025
at 01:18
7.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Pours with reddish/orangeish color and lots of head. Pleasant bitter smell, and the hops predominate but not too overpowering like some other IPA’s. Great balance, IMO.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 May 2025
at 00:42
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle. Dark gold with a medium sized head. Aroma is citrusy grapefruit. Taste is malty sweet upfront with a hoppy bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Mar 2025
at 05:49
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
aroma is all citrus, and hops!
one of the better IIPA’s i’ve had. i havent had many, but man this is great stuff! love it! flavour is all citrus, and bitterness
one of the better IIPA’s i’ve had. i havent had many, but man this is great stuff! love it! flavour is all citrus, and bitterness
Tried
on 27 Feb 2025
at 05:31
6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 9
Overall 6.5
Aroma is bready, some caramel malt, grapefruit rind, pine. Taste has a moderate building to high pithy bitterness backed by significant caramel malt sweetness. Old school. Almost veers into American barleywine territory.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Feb 2025
at 00:49
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 8
Clear amber color. Steady head. Aroma of hops, dried fruit and pine resin. The taste is pine resin, a little bit of raisins and a growing hop bitterness. My bottle may not have been as fresh as it should have been, but it was still good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Feb 2025
at 19:16
8/10
Tried
on 13 Dec 2024
at 16:49