Lagunitas Brewing Company Brown Shugga'

Brown Shugga'

 

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

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Score
7.22
ABV: 10.0% IBU: 51 Ticks: 166
Originally a failed attempt at a 1997 batch of Olde GnarlyWine Ale resulting in an all-new-beer-style we like to call…Irresponsible.
 

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

2017 bottle from review package. Sweet sugar smell right under the cap. Light brown ale beer, with some haze, under a foamy tan head. Sweet nose fades a bit once it's in the glass. Taste brings back the sweetness, and some slightly oxidized malt. There's still a bit of hop sharpness to it. Guess I'll have to get the latest one to see how it compares fresh.

Tried from Bottle on 29 Oct 2025 at 02:24


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

Backlog January 2009. Clear amber body under a bright beige head. Aroma of malt, caramel and alcohol. Taste is sweet malt, caramel, cellar notes and nice bitterness. Fine body with long lasting aftertaste. Nice, bold and tasty beer that reminds me a bit about strong Belgium ales.

Tried on 22 Oct 2025 at 19:14


5.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Bottle. Copperish- amber color. Decent head with not much lace. Aroma was a sweet citrus and bread smell. Taste was really a too sweet hoppy taste with a very bitter finish. Just not for me.

Tried from Bottle on 24 Mar 2025 at 04:43


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Quite a hoppy barley wine. Some nice buttery maltiness, but man there are lots of hops in here. I found it actually took away from the really nice bitterscotch malts i was enjoying. A nice beer none the less, but a little less hops would be nice.

Tried on 27 Feb 2025 at 12:11


9

It's so damn smooth

Tried on 13 Dec 2024 at 18:34


10

well that's delicious! like some candy I had when I was a kid.

Tried from Can on 13 Dec 2024 at 18:25



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

Early rating from Beer Buddy app

Tried on 27 Sep 2020 at 19:43


7

0,3 litre Bottle from Systembolaget Charlottenberg. Golden brown with little beige head. Malts, hops, yeast, barley, Caramel, booze, some bitterness.

Tried from Bottle on 09 May 2020 at 20:14


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

At first this one seemed….hmmm…a bit thin Think I had it a bit to cold at first It really grew while the temperature grew Excellent and lovely evening sipper Dangerously easy drinkable Toffee, fruity, some spices and pine in the flavor Pleasant and fine intensity in the aroma [Bottle from Systembolaget in Sweden]

Tried from Bottle on 31 Dec 2019 at 16:26