Lagunitas Brewing Company Lucky 13

Lucky 13

 

Lagunitas Brewing Company in Petaluma, California, United States 🇺🇸

  Amber / Red Ale - Imperial Rotating
Score
7.36
ABV: 8.8% IBU: 77 Ticks: 137
AN ULTRA-MEGA-MONDO RED ALE
From the first day of the first mash of the first recipe in the first brewhouse in the first space to these coordinates on the cone of space-time; We have worked hard to walk in the footsteps of our hero brewers. Now we have found our own voice as brewers but our admiration for the Great Ones has not dimmed one bit. If we walked well down the hero’s path, perhaps we too have been an inspiration for others. Beer is a Bronze Age business and we feel honored to leave our footprints on it’s path into history- at the same time leaving our flavors on your buds. Obey those Buds! Thanks for your trust over the years and we hope you enjoy this specially brewed Hi-Gravity Auburn offering. Beer Speaks, People Mumble!
 

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6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Bottled. Poured red w/decent to small head. Aroma is hops w/some sweet malts. Taste is hops and a bit woody w/caramel tinges. I agree with other raters insofar as Lagunitas’ brews all tend to taste rather similar.

Tried from Bottle on 20 May 2025 at 00:57


5.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Bottle. What we have here is a very average beer in every way with a high gravity.

Tried from Bottle on 10 Mar 2025 at 06:06


4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3

Notes from 2/17/09. A throw in on one of my suitcase treks across Manhattan's bottle shops. No BB date, but I think this one was the next to last on the shelf last month. Pint glass pour. Clear ruby iced-tea body, & an inch plus of light tan head, which in turn leaves me plenty of sticky, ugly, soap scum-like lace(a good omen). Maybe not. Smell is a real overabundance of caramel, raisins, soaked bread, the sharpness of steak sauce, & just a squirt of fresh citrus right at the end. Underfermented & soggy. The ABV seems bigger then stated. Smells like an opening round at a one & done homebrew competition. I don't think I like where this is going. A little better here, though not much. The carbonation is right up front, lending itself to a slight roast. Though it quickly gets dominated by a sharp malt taste, along with a lingering acidic grapefruit rind bitterness. A slight tang. The ending dries out on newspaper & a metallic snag of hops. Alcohol is very solvent like. Even free, I'd be hesitant.

Tried from Bottle on 31 Dec 2024 at 21:21


8

Gotta get my beer in. Good stuff.

Tried on 13 Dec 2024 at 18:27


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

(Bottle) Reddish amber colour with frothy, beige head. Malty, fruity nose with notes of caramel, dried fruit, apricot marmalade, maple syrup, oat crackers and a touch of rosehip. Malty, fruity taste with dried fruit, orange peel, apricots, caramel, a touch of maple syrup and a generous citric, spicy bitterness in the finish. More than medium body, quite sweet. Rich, tasty and really well balanced. Very nice.

Tried from Bottle on 15 Oct 2020 at 20:35


7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Early rating from Beer Buddy app

Tried on 27 Sep 2020 at 19:40


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Mörkt bärnstensfärgad vätska med fingertjockt skum. Dofter av kåda, lite tallbarr och fruktkaka. Hög maltsötma som matchar en hyfsad beska. Eldig munfyllnad.

Tried on 23 Jun 2020 at 15:24


6.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Can from Systembolaget. I mean it was fine but yet again a Lagunitas beer that tastes like all other lagunitas with some subtle differences. Red instead of gold; more meaty and less fresh.

Tried from Can on 17 Apr 2020 at 07:33


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Crystalclear, amber with full head. Plum and nut aroma. Taste of raisin, with balanced bitterness.

Tried on 11 Apr 2020 at 19:37


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Tried on 15 Mar 2020 at 23:44