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Lumpy Gravy
Lagunitas Brewing Company
- From:
- Lagunitas Brewing Company
- California, United States
- Style:
- American Brown Ale
- ABV:
- 7.2%
- Score:
- 84
- Avg:
- 3.71 | pDev: 11.32%
- Reviews:
- 244
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Aug 12, 2014
- Added:
- Dec 15, 2007
- Wants:
- 4
- Gots:
- 3
No description / notes.
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Ratings by ALESwhatCURESya:
Reviewed by ALESwhatCURESya from Wisconsin
3.53/5 rDev -4.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.53/5 rDev -4.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
A-Deep russet brown with incredible redness throughout. Wonderful clarity with a thin, loosely packed head.
S-Big pack of caramel and vienna malts followed by a floral hop presence.
T & M -A bit sharp from hops. Bitterness seems to battle with the malt bill. The grainy finish seems a bit too harsh. The bittering hops have some good points but overshadow the true body of this beer. A slight cocoa powder flavor and nuttiness add a little depth.
D-This one is a bit off balance for me. I am definitely not one for styles or guidelines, but this one seems to have a hard time falling in its place. Not bad, but not great
May 21, 2008S-Big pack of caramel and vienna malts followed by a floral hop presence.
T & M -A bit sharp from hops. Bitterness seems to battle with the malt bill. The grainy finish seems a bit too harsh. The bittering hops have some good points but overshadow the true body of this beer. A slight cocoa powder flavor and nuttiness add a little depth.
D-This one is a bit off balance for me. I am definitely not one for styles or guidelines, but this one seems to have a hard time falling in its place. Not bad, but not great
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by Durge from Connecticut
4.04/5 rDev +8.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
4.04/5 rDev +8.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
This bottle has been hibernating at my house for quite a while, years I believe, but here goes; Pours a pretty murky, slightly golden dark brown color with a goodly oatmeal colored head and respectable lacing. The nose hit gives up a prune-tinged caramel and brown bread and Raisinettes and sweet fruit nougat. There's a hint of fermentation but overall this smells chewy and delectable, and I suspect there is some result from the aging I've allowed. The taste is a bit more grain heavy with maple walnut and more dark fruit ideas. I get some fermenting pineapple and more brown bread with a touch of milk chocolate here and there. It's medium-plus bodied with a fairly low testosterone carbonation and a bit of an aqueous feel, but I pick up some meatiness that's hard to place. Again, I feel the somewhat careless aging process has transformed this from the initial result, but I definitely enjoy it. Leaves a little alcohol burn which I imagine wasn't the case when this bottle was fresh off the retail shelf. I liked it, as I have the other Zappa series brews so far. In its present state I would say this comes a lot closer to some sort of barleywine than any typical American brown ale.
Jan 16, 2013
Lumpy Gravy from Lagunitas Brewing Company
Beer rating:
84 out of
100 with
274 ratings
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