Fusion 46 (XLVI): Rum Barrel-Aged Shugga
Lagunitas Brewing Company in Petaluma, California, United States 🇺🇸
Barley Wine - Barley Special Out of Production|
Score
7.22
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Rum barrel aged American Strong Ale with brown sugar
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8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
32oz crowler pours with a crystal clear copper amber body that supports a dirty white head of foam. The aroma offers up sweet rum, candied citrus hop fruitiness and then crystal malt nuanced oak and booze. The taste delivers smooth malty sweet crystal malts and then some boozy rum and oak. Towards midway a sweet candied hoppy citrus sensation intercedes and creates a pleasing drinkable balance to the barrel and somewhat booze forward flavor. Solid brew that's a little too barrel and booze forward but not by much. There's still enough balance to provide interest and repeated quaffing.
Tried
from Crowler
on 02 Apr 2018
at 15:08
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
On tap. Pours a clear copper with light head. Aromas of sweet toasted malts. Flavors of toffee, fruit jelly, bread crust and light sweet rum. Nice but like a watered down brown shugga.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Mar 2018
at 00:10
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at Elizabeth Station, pours a clear copper with a small white head. Aroma brings out caramel, light rum and a hint of vanilla. Flavour is boozy in a pleasant sense, with caramel, light rum and vanilla. Complex and well-balanced. Very good.
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Mar 2018
at 04:01
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Sampled from the tap at ABR 2017. Pours a clear amber gold with a tan head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has a strong boozy rum note with sweet grains and a bit of a brown sugar note. Flavor is boozy with sweet grains, toffee and a bit of a brown sugar note.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Dec 2017
at 18:02
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Tap at The Davis Beer Shoppe. Pours hazy dark brown with a beige head. Aroma of brown sugar and rum. Full bodied. Flavor is brown sugar and rum; maybe a little heat, but not much. Seems to have some pale stone fruit in a minimal way. Not at all dry, but the rum and heat balance the sweetness somewhat. Just excellent.
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Dec 2017
at 17:23
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Daft. Rich amber beer with a cream head. Rum and caramel aroma. Caramel and rum flavor with light citrus. Medium bodied. Caramel and rum lingers with light dried fruit and light citrus.
Tried
on 04 Nov 2017
at 11:59
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draft @ Rattle n Hum East. Clear dark amber color. Dense off white head.cAroma's of soft rum, sweetish. Retronasal it's sweetish, rum, a bit alcoholic, bitterish. Flavor is moderate bittersweet. Medium bodied, prickly carbonation. Long finish, slightly dry.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Oct 2017
at 08:01