bb (18428) reviewed The Hairy Eyeball from Lagunitas Brewing Company 22 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle. Nice mahogany color with a good sized beige head. Aroma is a little spicey (a little pine) and has plenty of malt. It drinks easy with a pine resin flavor of hops and a good malt backbone, that gives way to a complex hop/malt/alcohol warming flavor. There's a slight tannic flavor of the roasted malts, but otherwise if you like an intense beer, this is good. Not as good as an Arogant bastard, but this is better than the double bastard that's mentioned below. Seems to be a very intense and hoppy winter beer.
bb (18428) reviewed Olde GnarlyWine from Lagunitas Brewing Company 22 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle. A dark amber color with a little bit of red and a beige head that quickly falls. Hops make a great flavor thats backed up with a little caramel sweetness finishing with a mild pine hop bitterness. Aroma isn't overly strong, but there's an earthy hopiness to it. At first sip it feels like a heavy body, but its not thick at all. Medium finish that leaves yiou wanting more. Very good beer that hides it's alcohol until about half bottle. and then just adds a warming touch. Very nice all-round balance on a well made beer.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle. Amber beer with a decent head that quickly falls. Slight citrus aroma, but the taste is more a grassy/floral hop with an underlying caramel. Dry finish and easy to drink.
Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Maximus from Lagunitas Brewing Company 22 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
2003 bottle. Interesting experience I had. I try it at about 55 degrees and it seems exceedingly bitter, overhopped, out of balance. I let it warm up to about 60-63 and all of a sudden there is ample sweet malt to balance it out. Still, nothing out of the ordinary here, well made, PNW alpha hops, pale malt. Very bitter. Nice appearance, duller amber-red, small amount of head, tons of sediment that hangs in suspension throughout. Typical bitter hop smell, mildly citric. Not overly complex in aroma, average complexity in flavor.
bb (18428) reviewed Pils from Lagunitas Brewing Company 22 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle. Star colored with a decent head and very faint aroma. This is a very hoppy pils - probably too much so for the style. Fruity/spicey hops dominate, but give way to a slight metallic taste that's not unpleasant.
bb (18428) reviewed Decimator from Lagunitas Brewing Company 22 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Bottle. Great hoppy aroma on top of an orange beer. The first taste is a huge presence of hops, but there's enough body to stand up to it and leave a slightly sweet presence that again fades to hops and a high alcohol presence. It does have a slight sharpness, but otherwise a bit of grapefruit and pine. A fantastic strong IPA.
Lubiere (24459) reviewed IPA from Lagunitas Brewing Company 22 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
The head is thin and collapses quickly, but you are assaulted by wonderful hops, and grapefruits on the nose. Orangy hazy light brown. Beautiful rich body, with the hops and citrus cutting thorugh the malt in harmony...Hops heaven...excellent beer!
notalush (7339) reviewed Maximus from Lagunitas Brewing Company 22 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5
Golden, bit of a copper tint, minimal white lacing - aroma is heavy with pine - nice malt/hop balance - not as aggressively hopped as many Cali. beers, but that doesn't have to be a bad thing - citrus, maybe even some melon, and a nice woodiness - a mouthful of sweet maltiness in the initial flavor makes way for a clean, hoppy finish - very smooth considering its alcohol content.
jgb9348 (11828) reviewed #10 from Lagunitas Brewing Company 22 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Clear golden colour with a thin white head. Aroma of wheat, yeast and bananas. Medium to Light-bodied; Decent sweet bananey flavour with strong wheat characteristics. Aftertaste shows some of the wheat and subtle spicey character. Overall, a different-albeit strong summer beer! Definately worth trying....I really enjoyed it! I owe a great big deal of thanks to Phil (Haddon90) for bringing this 65 cL bottle back all the way from California for me to sample on my visit to Knoxville on 27-September-2003.
jgb9348 (11828) reviewed Maximus from Lagunitas Brewing Company 22 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Slightly hazy orange/amber colour with a medium-sized dense off-white head. Super strong hoppy aroma with the alcohol noticeable. Medium-bodied; Strong hoppyness in the taste with a slight medicinal quality. Aftertaste very hoppy and fairly alcoholic. Overall, a great IPA one to be had by everyone! I owe a great big deal of thanks to Phil (Haddon90) for bringing this 65 cL bottle back all the way from California for me to sample on my visit to Knoxville on 27-September-2003.