StereoHopic Vol. 2: Elixir & Loral
Lagunitas Brewing Company in Petaluma, California, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - West Coast Series|
Score
6.79
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The StereoHopic Series channels our 25+ year hop love affair into a spotlight on two special varietals at a time–and the interestingness that happens between. This second volume shows what happens when the elusive Alsatian Elixir hop and its red-wine grape notes mingle with Yakima's new noble & floral Loral hops.
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7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
12 ounce bottle from Woodman's Onalaska, 7/8/21. Clear copper, large frothy tan head, good retention. Aroma of melon, dank, green hops, hints of tropical fruit, pale malt. Taste is melon, grapefruit, dank, pale malt, resin. Juicy, mild bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jul 2021
at 03:16
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
On tap at Lagunitas - Petaluma, pours a clear copper golden with a small white head. Aroma is loaded with piney hops, a bit of tropical fruit, and crisp biscuity malt. Flavour is loaded with piney hops, gentle fruitiness, and crisp biscuity malt. Bright and piney, with a really vibrant hop character. Excellent.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Jun 2021
at 21:19
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Amber beer with a cream head. tropical fruit and earth aroma. tropical fruit and earth flavor with floral notes. Medium bodied. Good bitterness. tropical fruit and earth linger with floral notes.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 May 2021
at 21:18
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Good, nothing too exciting but a welcome showcase for the Alsatian Elixir hop; interesting how it develops recognizable red grape notes, especially as the beer settles on the palate. Backed up by veins of grapefruit, papaya, earth, and grain, with a gentle citrus finish and a clean fade. Could use a little more oomph on the back end, but still a nice pint.
Tried
on 27 May 2021
at 02:57
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle from The Davis Beer Shoppe. Pours dark, brassy gold with a decent tho transient white head. Aromas of red berry and grass with lightly roasted malt. Approaching full bodied. Flavors of red berry, grass and some following spice. Light roast malt in support. Well towards dry. Definitely bitter. Floral/spice in the finish. Just a bit malty for me, but the hop works that out. Good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 May 2021
at 00:56