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Rating: 90

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Brewery: Lagunitas Brewing Company · Petaluma, CA
Variety: Ale · American Ale · American Double / Imperial IPA
Alcohol: ABV 7.50% / ABW 6.00%
IBU: 74
Preferred vessel: Pint glass
Color: Red/Brown (American Amber) (13 SRM)
Added by mikegee
Last updated by Keith

At the height of the heat in the heart of the summer, we felt the only cure was a raging mouthful of fresh Hops and Malt. Caution: May remove enamel from teeth.

Malty, Balanced, Bitter, Hoppy

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  1. Review by mikegee
    Rating: 88

    mikegee

    drank this beer from a Snifter in Miami, FL
    Jan. 17th, 2009 at 1:29 p.m.
    Comment:

    Great IPA. I was comparing it to Racer 5 at the time. It had a nice grapefruit smell but not as intense as Racer 5.

    Characteristics:
  2. Review by nfarrell1
    Rating: 97

    nfarrell1

    drank this beer from a Pint glass
    March 26th, 2009 at 8:22 p.m.
    Comment:

    The best I have ever had!

    Characteristics: Great hops! Incredibly malt quenching! thirst tremendous with
  3. Review by M@
    Rating: 85

    M@

    drank this beer from a Pint glass in Washington, DC
    May 22nd, 2009 at 12:33 p.m.
    Comment:

    pours caramel in color with little head.

    floral aroma

    taste is sweet and hoppy. A great balance between the two. It’s an even better balance with the alcohol. Considering it’s 7.5% and no sign of it in the taste.

    mouthfeel is kind of heavy. very nice.

    Characteristics: balanced bitter floral hoppy malty
  4. Review by scredsfan
    Rating: 90

    scredsfan

    drank this beer from a Pint glass in Aiken, SC
    July 31st, 2009 at 9:56 a.m.
    Comment:

    Another great brew from Lagunitas and one of my new favorites. Pours rich copper color with a medium head, but the key word here is balance. The taste is very complex - bready sweet,with a hoppy bite. This is one beer I could drink a lot of. Highly recommended to anyone who wants a hearty, balanced IPA.

    Characteristics: balanced bready fabulous hoppy malty

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