SpringsLicker (4048) reviewed B3K from Lagunitas Brewing Company 20 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Noogfest Clear amber color. Caramel aroma with some bisquit notes. Moderatly sweet with no real stand out flavors. Finishes a bit thin and dry.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Noogfest, thanks to flipbrewer for sending this out, next year you gotta bring it yourself though! Rich copper color with a creamy thick head. Aroma is rich and full of hops and malt in a very nice balance. The flavor follows the balance found in the aroma. Grapefruity hop flavor and caramel malt and ending in a nice dry hop finish.
Clarkvv (16523) reviewed #10 from Lagunitas Brewing Company 20 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
2005 bottle from Julios consumed 6/22/2005. Pours a clear, filtered, marigold-butter orange/yellow. Sparkling carbonation, quite light overall but does manage a large white head consisting of medium-sized bubbles. Fully collapsing, it twiddles away to a ring eventually, with no lacing. Aroma has notes of light orange fruits (nectarines, pears, tangerines), some light Belgian yeast (Westmalle it seems). Light citrus notes in addition to the other fruits, a touch of honey and then some corn or cream, not really a bad thing. Flavor is moderately sweet, quite hoppy, though it is more spicy than truly bitter. Finishes with light honey, bits of dough and white sugar, more fruits and yeast. Palate is rather loose, and the forced carbonation leaves quickly, giving the body a watery feel on the end, and being filtered, the beer looses a lot of mouthfeel. Corn flavors, not in a bad way, just lots of pils malt byproduct, I guess. Reminds me of a simpler, filtered Unibroue 1837 mixed with a little bit of Griffon Blonde. Like usual, filtration really kills the spirit. Though I guess if you just look at this as a summer session refresher, it passes pretty readily.
jgb9348 (11828) reviewed Brown Shugga' from Lagunitas Brewing Company 20 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Slightly hazy brown coloured body with a smallish tan head that fades fairly quickly. Aroma of roasted malt, strong nuts, alcohol, pit fruits and what else - brown sugar! Medium-bodied; Nuttiness strong up front with a mild sugar and malt flavour coming strong behind. Aftertaste shows more character with pit fruit, alcohol and some light vanilla. Overall, not bad at all for a brown, but not my favourite style, so some more interesting characteristics were lacking far behind. Worth trying, especially if you like browns. I sampled this 65 cL bottle purchased from Norm’s in Vienna, Virginia on 06-February-2005, Super Bowl Sunday.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
A hazy orange beer with a disappearing orange head. The aroma is very hoppy - so much that grass mixes in. The flavor is sweet and more grassy than hoppy, combined with notes of caramel, and alcohol. The alcohol gives You the warmth while drinking this.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
A clear red-brown beer with a lasting brown head. The aroma is sweet with a slight hint of chocolated. The flavor is sweet with notes of prunes as well as hints of chocolate, there is a slight sourness in the background. I’m missing some coffee in this one.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Reminds me of a high gravity version of Anchor OSA - Dark red in color, moderate head - medium hops with winter spices (nutmeg, clove) - touches of chocolate and caramel - almost oily mouthfeel - pretty good, but not as good as their other specialty beers.
BoiseBrewBlog (9108) reviewed #10 from Lagunitas Brewing Company 20 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle pours a bright clear pale golden yellow with a huge fluffy white head. Very densr and persistant. Aroma is mainly that distinct belgian spice and yeast with some mile light grain notes. Flavors are more of the same. PLenty of pale slightly sweet maltiness and an up front Belgian flavor. Fairly thin, light and a bit dry. Quite soft.
bb (18428) reviewed B3K from Lagunitas Brewing Company 20 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle. Dark ruby-amber with a big beige head. Aroma of rich malt, toffee, alcohol. Grapefruit hop flavor under a lot of smooth malt - brown sugar, toffee. Just a hint of alcohol beneath just a little berry fruit. Slightly sweet, slightly bitter, but good and surprisingly easy to drink. It’s lacking the complexity of a really nice Belgian, but otherwise this has a lot going for it.
notalush (7339) reviewed Sirius from Lagunitas Brewing Company 20 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Golden with a light copper tint and a substantial white head, great lace - fruity, malty nose with a background of mustiness and tartness - really hoppy up front, with a gradual swell of light fruits (strawberry, blueberry) and a bready, yeasty finish - quite nice.