Sloefmans (15389) reviewed Brown Shugga' from Lagunitas Brewing Company 22 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Thick yellowish head, creamy, fast dissipating. Amber-orange beer, and an unbelievable funky stuff floating around - Unidentified Floating Obscenities. Citrussy smell, but not much further nose. Nice hoppy (USA) taste, balanced by a full maltiness, developping some sweetness - nearly not as much as the name suggest. To make things better, there is a naturally tasting acidity to counterbalance the beer. Very full - sugar in the aftertaste, becoming quite dry. This doesn't start me liking Lagunitas - I liked them already. Here's more proof - but when I look at those UFO's, I wonder what sort o'brown shugga they added...
Oakes (33493) reviewed Equinox from Lagunitas Brewing Company 22 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Hazy golden-amber; lemony hop aroma with pale malts and, yes, oats. Tropical fruit esters (guava, mango, tangerine). The palate is fruity (peach, tangerine, lime), with some cedary hops. Light & refreshing.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
Golden colour you'd expect from an APA, with a very small white head. The smell is a citrusey hoppyness, which is very nice for the style. The taste is a bit watery, after a good hop kick. Not much of a malt balance on this one, but all-in-all, not a bad beer. Now off to find the Lagunitas IPA!
crit200 (5324) reviewed #10 from Lagunitas Brewing Company 22 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
Gold, lasting white head.Spicy yeasty nose. Sweet spicy yeast forestaste that finishes quite dry & acidic, almost puckery.
omhper (44752) reviewed Brown Shugga' from Lagunitas Brewing Company 22 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
Bottled. Redish amber. Rich grapefruity hop aroma. Sweet and malty with clean, hard mouthfeel. The finish is sharp and resiny. Too raw and unbalanced to impress. All this apart, it is still a good beer, but I expect more of a barley wine than hops.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Amber-foxy; thick yellowish head, collapsing. Nose of preserved (confits) dessert fruit, sugared oranges, Mandarine Napoléon. Hop punch, about an inch below the beltline. Malty underbuild, roasted malt. Liqueurish flavour, aperitif wine. Dry and sweet at the same time. Hops keep going on. Quite good. But for a barley wine, I could do with some more spiciness and dark malts, something plumpudding-like…
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
Chestnut colour, mahogany. Yellowish-amber head, thick. Nose of orange-marmalade cake. Beautifully hoppy-bitter, restrained and yet powerful. There’s a mighty malt punch underneath, a rich, velvety cake. Something pine-y there as well, resinous. Blends in well. Rich, full mouthfeel. Alcohol there, but restrained. The resinous hops are still there in the aftertaste. AH. This is American ale at its best.
Sloefmans (15389) reviewed Maximus from Lagunitas Brewing Company 22 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Bright pink-orange. Yellowish, thick head, disappearing. Citrussy nose, noble hops. Very hoppy, lemony taste. Outspoken hopbitter. Slightly harsh finish going into resinous. Well bodied. Good carbonation, but CO2 can’t win from the hops. Aftertaste are hops, resinous again. Very IPA. Mind you, it could grow on me.
omhper (44752) reviewed New Style Old Ale from Lagunitas Brewing Company 22 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7.5
Bottled (at the Rate Beer gathering at Flying Saucer, Addison).
Nut brown. Dry and nicely malty. Gentle and soft with notes of burnt sugar and a pleasant mild finish.
omhper (44752) reviewed The Hairy Eyeball from Lagunitas Brewing Company 22 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Sampled draught at The Flying Saucer, Addison, Texas.
Dark ruby with rich citrus aroma. Richly malty, with some crystal malt character and clean mouthfeel. Very buitter finish.