Lagunitas Maximus

Style:Imperial IPA
Alc %:7.5
Brewery:Lagunitas Brewery
Country:USA
Tap/Bottle?:bottle,
Where/When:Dec. 2010
Cost:
Rating:8/10

Nice orange/copper colour, and nice white bubbly head.

Candied sweet citrus nose. V nice.

Nice toasted malt backbone. Slightly dank pine needles with a hint of grapefruit sweetness and a mild pleasant bitterness. For a Imperial IPA (according to Beer Advocate) it's just on the right side of intensity of flavour for my pallate- not over the top.

I like this and think it's session able for sure.

Hop Stoopid

Style:Imperial IPA
Alc %:8
Brewery:Lagunitas Brewery
Country:USA
Tap/Bottle?:bottle
Where/When:Home, Nov 2010
Cost:$13
Rating:8

Nice white head. light orange/copper colour.
Lovely floral and citrus nose.
Strong malt all the way, bit of pine and a bit of citrus-grapefruit mainly.
Although the taste lingers on the tongue it's not heavily bitter.
It's a lovely drop and I'd love to have one ready to pop in the fridge when I felt like it.
I enjoyed this and rate it as highly as when I last had it....just.
This is a grey import. I had one in the States at the end of September and I wouldn't say this bottle had a freshness problem anymore than I could say the bottle I had in LA did.

Lagunitas Hop Stoopid IPA

Lagunitas Hop Stoopid IPA, Imperial IPA, 8% ABV
Upfront the flavour is lovely- very morish-
That was the extent of my notes- suffice to say I enjoyed this 2xIPA.
The label say's:"102 IBU 4 U"
8/10
Cost: US$4.49

Lagunitas IPA

Style:American IPA
Alc %:5.7
Brewery:Lagunitas Brewery
Country:US
Tap/Bottle?:bottle
Where/When:New York 09
Cost:approx $2
Rating:6.5

nice amber pour with a slight off white head that dissapears.

sweet malted citrus on the nose.
a little juicy/fleshy up front (possibly orange zest), then a little malt and mild bitterness that hangs just a little.
a solid but not outstanding ipa. quite drinkable with a acceptable alc % level.
6.5