No clever names here. The Lagunitas IPA gets straight to the point - it's an IPA from Lagunitas Brewing Company, and it's a great one. I've been drinking it for many months now. I had one last night and finally decided to write about it. I tried to take a picture, but my camera kept insisting I had to "change the battery pack". I hope that just means "charge the battery", which I'm currently doing. Then maybe I'll be forced to have another one today, so I can get my picture.
Lagunitas (or, as can be found on their web site LAH-GOO-KNEE-TUSS) is in Petaluma, CA. I'm thinking there's a trip to the left coast in my near future to visit all these incredible breweries. Maybe I'll take advantage of that Jet Blue All-You-Can-Jet Pass. But I digress.
This IPA pours a nice deep amber, just like you would expect from an IPA. The aroma is hoppy - citrusy, piney - which isn't surprising given that there are 43 hops in the beer. Taste is wonderful - a smooth bitterness from the hops mixed with a sweet maltiness that comes from 65 malts. ABV is 5.7%, nice and low. Comes in at about 180 calories.
I'll be as succinct in my wrap up as Lagunitas was in the naming of this beer - drink it. You won't be disappointed.
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Chatted with you a bit at Pope last night and wanted to check the blog out.
Very Nice! Really like what you are doing and I plan on following along, but I still think the different beer glasses are a marketing ploy! LOL
Hey Rob - thanks for the note and compliments! It was great meeting you. Be sure to let me know when you have a great beer you think I should try.
ReplyDeleteOne of my favorite beers of all time
ReplyDeleteHey Corey - I agree. Can't go wrong with this beer!
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