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Monday May 7, 2012

Lagunitas “Maximus” 85 B This imperial IPA consists of a great deal of malt, counter-balanced by an equally heavy, resinous hopping. Malt is pale, cereal grain based. The dominant hop flavor is pine, with an additional note of over-ripe pineapple. It features more prominent yeast character than the average double, which adds to the fruity character of the beer, but also gives off a funky accent to the mix. It ends things off with a thirsty feel, growing progressively dry with mouth coating hop oil. There’s a lot going on with this beer, but somehow it doesn’t manage to come together very well. To top it off, alcohol comes across a tad too much, with a solvent character to it. Overall, I’m not terribly thrilled with this offering. I find the candy-like sweetness a bit too cloying and sticky, with too much caramel. The hop combo really doesn’t seem to be working too well together. For some odd reason, Lagunitas does a great job with seasonal selections, while many of their standards seem to be lacking. There are better options out there. Not recommended. 8.2% 72.41 IBU Petaluma, California http://25.media.tumblr.com/52f6119197bfb5554cc1f95aaace313d/tumblr_m3oa00jdik1rpzglno1_r1_1280.jpg Lagunitas “Maximus” 85 B This imperial IPA consists of a great deal of malt, counter-balanced by an equally heavy, resinous hopping. Malt is pale, cereal grain based. The dominant hop flavor is pine, with an additional note of over-ripe pineapple. It features more prominent yeast character than the average double, which adds to the fruity character of the beer, but also gives off a funky accent to the mix. It ends things off with a thirsty feel, growing progressively dry with mouth coating hop oil. There’s a lot going on with this beer, but somehow it doesn’t manage to come together very well. To top it off, alcohol comes across a tad too much, with a solvent character to it. Overall, I’m not terribly thrilled with this offering. I find the candy-like sweetness a bit too cloying and sticky, with too much caramel. The hop combo really doesn’t seem to be working too well together. For some odd reason, Lagunitas does a great job with seasonal selections, while many of their standards seem to be lacking. There are better options out there. Not recommended. 8.2% 72.41 IBU Petaluma, California http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3oa00jdik1rpzglno2_1280.jpg

Lagunitas “Maximus”

85 B


This imperial IPA consists of a great deal of malt, counter-balanced by an equally heavy, resinous hopping. Malt is pale, cereal grain based. The dominant hop flavor is pine, with an additional note of over-ripe pineapple. It features more prominent yeast character than the average double, which adds to the fruity character of the beer, but also gives off a funky accent to the mix. It ends things off with a thirsty feel, growing progressively dry with mouth coating hop oil. There’s a lot going on with this beer, but somehow it doesn’t manage to come together very well. To top it off, alcohol comes across a tad too much, with a solvent character to it.


Overall, I’m not terribly thrilled with this offering. I find the candy-like sweetness a bit too cloying and sticky, with too much caramel. The hop combo really doesn’t seem to be working too well together. For some odd reason, Lagunitas does a great job with seasonal selections, while many of their standards seem to be lacking. There are better options out there. Not recommended.


8.2%

72.41 IBU

Petaluma, California

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