Imperial Red Ale
Lagunitas Brewing Company

Imperial Red AleImperial Red Ale
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From:
Lagunitas Brewing Company
 
California, United States
Style:
Imperial Red Ale
ABV:
7.8%
Score:
92
Avg:
4.11 | pDev: 9.73%
Reviews:
780
Ratings:
2,303
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jan 26, 2022
Added:
Mar 05, 2005
Wants:
  244
Gots:
  322
54.2 IBU
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Ratings by MattSweatshirt:
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Reviewed by MattSweatshirt from Texas

4/5  rDev -2.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Small bottle pour

Clear reddish orange body and a big fluffy off white head.

Hoppy aroma. Pine and citrus fruit.

Nice bitter bite and pine overlaying some grapefruit.
Dec 18, 2014
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.14 by TMoney2591 from Illinois

Jan 26, 2022
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Reviewed by BeerAndGasMasks from Virginia

3.61/5  rDev -12.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
From the 7 year old bottle found stored, it pours a clear amber color with a nice light tan/off white head that slowly reduces. Alcohol hits the nose first, followed by malts of various types. Taste is slightly caramel malts with alcohol and other malts. Seems to have aged reasonably well...
May 11, 2021
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Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway

3.73/5  rDev -9.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
355 ml bottle, will soon be available at Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV is 7.8%, OG 1072, IBU 54.2. Red (or reddish brown) colour, moderate off-white head. Pleasant fruity (berries, dark dried fruits) and malty aroma with some caramel notes. The flavour is distinctly malty, again with some caramel notes, without being overly sweet. Fruity and resinous hops with a firm bitterness in the finish.
Apr 18, 2021
 
Rated: 3.47 by Oh_Dark_Star from Washington

May 07, 2019
 
Rated: 4.14 by tommyboy985 from Massachusetts

Mar 22, 2019
 
Rated: 4.2 by DKGreen from California

Feb 14, 2019
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Reviewed by mothmanscott from Georgia

4.1/5  rDev -0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
From notes 2/29/12: Pours a clear deep amber with nice 2 finger, beige, somewhat lasting head that leaves a pasty coating of lace. Nose is citrus, resinous hops and is biscuit, toasted malt heavy. Taste is hop forward but nicely balanced with toast and caramel malt imparting a subordinate sweetness it finishes with full pine, citrus and zippy spice hoppiness. A pleasant bitter finish and aftertaste. Overall malt malt and hops have a high degree of balance. Quite possibly the best Amber/Red Ale that I've tasted to date. Too bad it is limited release.
Dec 19, 2018
 
Rated: 4.58 by Danner3 from California

Feb 08, 2018
 
Rated: 3 by 1971bernat from Virginia

Jan 01, 2018
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Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada

3.5/5  rDev -14.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Great clarity and redness to the beer, 1" head, off white. Aroma imparted a lot of that red malt woodsiness, hops were behind that.

Now the hopes hit you in the taste, they definitely ramp up the bitterness of this one. Minor malt residual sweetness. I dunno if they just changed the name for Lucky 13 or these are discernably different beers. Its a pretty standard high IBU imperial red for Lagunitas, you know what you're getting into if you've already had a few dozen Lagunitas beers. Hides the alcohol well.
Sep 09, 2016
 
Rated: 4.01 by Bammer21 from Illinois

Aug 27, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by elvisdoc from Florida

Aug 10, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by wpreynolds from New Jersey

Jul 20, 2016
 
Rated: 4.16 by Jodio from Texas

Jul 18, 2016
 
Rated: 4.06 by shigg85 from Japan

May 05, 2016
 
Rated: 4.75 by spedprof from West Virginia

Mar 13, 2016
 
Rated: 3.42 by atlandy from Georgia

Mar 07, 2016
 
Rated: 4.25 by HoppyBeerisHappyBeer from Indiana

Feb 15, 2016
 
Rated: 2.95 by Billg1967 from Oklahoma

Dec 30, 2015
Imperial Red Ale from Lagunitas Brewing Company
Beer rating: 92 out of 100 with 2303 ratings