Imperial Red Ale
Lagunitas Brewing Company in Petaluma, California, United States 🇺🇸
Amber / Red Ale - Imperial Rotating Out of Production|
Score
7.32
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This Special Ale is, in reality, a reconstructed exhumation of the very first ale that we ever brewed way, way back, in 1993. Brewed with a big head, a muscular malty thorax, a silky texture & all strung together with a hoppy sweet nerve sack... yum.
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6/10
Tried
on 13 Dec 2024
at 16:53
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draft at Spruce Tap House 11-14-14
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Sep 2020
at 19:32
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Reddish brown color. Malt, raisin, flowery hops in the aroma. Malty sweet raisinny flavor with a hint of tartness, red berries, oily hops and grapefruit. This beer has a somewhat vinous chharacter with some tannines. Earthy aftertaste
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Aug 2019
at 12:07
8/10
Backlog
Tried
on 05 Sep 2018
at 09:41
8/10
Backlog
Tried
on 05 Sep 2018
at 09:41
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
(Bottle) Amber colour, slightly hazy, with frothy beige head. Malty, hoppy, spicy nose with treacle toffee, dried fruit (pineapple, tropical fruit), orange peel, honey, caramel and some roasted almonds. Malty, hoppy taste with notes of treacle toffee, crisp-bread, orange peel, apricot marmalade, dried fruit, maple syrup, a touch of rye and a generous citric, spicy bitterness. Medium body, with a certain sweetness. Lots of flavours, still in very good balance. Very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Nov 2017
at 15:54
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle bought @ Systembolaget. pours tiny hazy amber with a small offwhite head that slowly dissipates small sticky trace on the glass. Smell is malty, woody and tiny fruity with sweet dark bread, caramel, toffee, grapefruit juice, dried apricots, moist grass, pine needles, resinous wood, orange peal, lemon zest and hints of alcohol. Taste is slightly sweet, bitter, malty, slightly fruity, slightly grassy and slightly woody. Mouthfeel is soft, viscous, oily, astringent, tiny boozy and medium to full bodied. Finish is sweet, oily bitter and cardboardy. Past its prime I’m afraid... --- Beer merged from original tick of Lagunitas Imperial Red Ale on 04 Feb 2016 at 18:20 - Score: 6. Original review text: Tasting @ work. Should have cracked this open way sooner than i did.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Feb 2016
at 09:26
6/10
Tried
on 23 Aug 2015
at 21:05
8/10
Tried
on 14 Jul 2015
at 07:16
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
How: Bottle.
Where: Systembolaget.
Appearance: Amber-red colour with an off-white head.
Aroma: Malt, fruit, berries, caramel, citrus.
Body: Medium body and carbonation.
Flavour: Malt, berries, fruit, caramel.
Where: Systembolaget.
Appearance: Amber-red colour with an off-white head.
Aroma: Malt, fruit, berries, caramel, citrus.
Body: Medium body and carbonation.
Flavour: Malt, berries, fruit, caramel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Feb 2015
at 07:29