Clarkvv (16523) reviewed IPA from Lagunitas Brewing Company 21 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5
2004 bottle purchased at Julio’s in Westboro, MA. For good old pasteurised, heavily filtered Lagunitas, I will have to give some credit here. First of all, they knew what they wanted. They wanted to expand the market and send a good beer from west to east coast. That’s cool, and is impressive that they distribute out here in the weak Boston market. Anyways, they pay the price. It’s just a plain filtered golden ale. Hops in the nose recommend that you smell deeper, but it’s nothing heavy. Just some moderate hops, no dry hopping it seems. Anyways, it has good flavor, which is probably its best character. Medium body, good malt presence. Spicy, but not really bitter. Light caramel.
Rerate.
2006 bottle. ended up dumping it. Just blandly boring. Cheaply sweet, filtered maltiness is extremely uncomplex. Loose, forced carbonation and a boring c-hop aroma and flavor. Not attenuated enough either. Slight acid on the end.
More simple, bland crap for the palate-lacking from Lagunitas.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Sampled at MrFacto’s ’Tosa tasting, brought by JCapriotti. Brown (but not opaque), slightly hazy body, medium cream head. Aroma of chocolate, licorice, and roasted malts; nothing too unique. Flavor was quite light for a stout, with brown sugar, light chocolate notes, toast, and earthy bitter hops competing with the rather subdued coffee. More like a sweet porter than a stout. I didn’t feel the 7.9% ABV in the least! Fairly weak with a strange hoppiness.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle Pours a clear dark copper color with a very thick long lasting light yellow tan head. Thick creamy lacing. Aroma is apples, plums, quite sweet. Tastes sweet and tart, figs, apples, brown "shugga". Citrusy hops. Bitter aftertaste but in a good way. Not a BW fan but this is nice. The ABV is noticeable but feels right. Nice "mistake"
Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Pils from Lagunitas Brewing Company 21 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
2004 bottle served in a lager glass at about 45 degrees. Pale gold color, small bubbles rising, with a small white head. Very clear. White grapes in the nose, with plenty of bitter, rusty smelling hops. Minerals and wet moss, with a light amount of pils malt in the background. Flavor is crisp right away, with a decent amount of yeastiness, light notes of honey, green pears and some faint citrus. Medium body, finish is quite crisp, though has some muddled sweet/sour notes; slight traces of syrupy alcohol mixed with malt residue. Strange, but the beer is still quite refreshing.
Lubiere (24459) reviewed XS Ale from Lagunitas Brewing Company 21 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Light amber ale with honey head. Light hop aroma , pimhey. Sweet malt and classic west coast c-hops, withhoney notes. Good bodied. Summer 2004.
jgb9348 (11828) reviewed XS Ale from Lagunitas Brewing Company 21 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
Dark amber coloured body with a nice tan head that fades fast. Aroma of fresh hops, strong caramel malt, some metal, pine and grapefruit all rolled into one. Heavy-bodied; Strong spiceyness of pine and grapefruit with a large malt backbone and a taste that fades quickly. Aftertaste shows none of the beer that was picked up right at first sip, the beer fades off to nothing. Overall, a beer that lacks in complexity, but looks and smells promising. I sampled this 65 cL bottle puchased at BevMo in Danville, California on 06-December-2004.
Lubiere (24459) reviewed Maximus from Lagunitas Brewing Company 21 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Light hazy gold with restrained hops aroma, very pleasant. Good solid sweet malts with hops comming well in final, but not in your face. Alcohol very present, but overall pleasant. (Sept. 2004)
bb (18428) reviewed Brown Shugga' from Lagunitas Brewing Company 21 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle. Rich amber color with a big off-white head. Sweet malt aroma with some citrus hops. Sweet malt and caramel flavor. Sugary sweet finish. Just enough hops. Just too sweet. Hides alcohol well. Tried a year later and the sweetness is all but gone, but so is the life of the beer - not much to it. Rating is for fresh version.
notalush (7339) reviewed Pils from Lagunitas Brewing Company 21 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Golden straw color with impressive lacing - not your typical pilsner aroma, quite malty in fact - same for the flavor - quite sweet and chewy for a pils, and it doesn’t finish clean like one either - there is a light, flowery hop presence that compliments the light, fruity sweetness - there is nothing really special happening here - just a solid, drinkable beer - run of the mill, but worth a try.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle Poured clear dark brown with a small wispy head and good lacing. Lots coffee on the nose along with some chocolate and smokiness. Some classic dark roast flavors, not as much coffee as I was expecting. Somewhat bitter trailer but a nice heavy feel.