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Brown Shugga'
Lagunitas Brewing Company
- From:
- Lagunitas Brewing Company
- California, United States
- Style:
- American Strong Ale
Ranked #86 - ABV:
- 10%
- Score:
- 90
Ranked #9,072 - Avg:
- 4.03 | pDev: 11.17%
- Reviews:
- 1,685
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Feb 17, 2024
- Added:
- Dec 13, 2001
- Wants:
- 316
- Gots:
- 1,481
IBU 51.1
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Ratings by dsa7783:
Reviewed by dsa7783 from New Jersey
4.67/5 rDev +15.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.67/5 rDev +15.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
22 oz "Sweet Release" bottle purchased from Buy Rite on Oak Tree in South Plainfield for $3.99...
"Ale fermented with fresh brown sugar" on the front logo sticker...
Pours a very hazy, cloudy, and murky, brown appearance with a decent-sized frothy head that left a lot of lacing around the glass...
Smell was certainly on-point - very barleywine-like with tremendous aromas of caramel, vanilla, toffee, and brown sugar....
Taste strongly complemented the aroma, with powerful suggestions of a nice balance of malts and hops, toffee, caramel, candied sugars, dehydrated fruits, figs, and plums...
One of the best American barleywines I have sampled in a long time... Forget about labeling this as an American Strong Ale - this has barleywine written all over it, from the nose to the mouth...
Very creamy, rich, and thick mouthfeel, bursting with wonderful, sugar-laden, sweet flavors without being too cloying or over-bearing...
Excellent drinkability, too, without the slightest hint of the hefty 9.9% ABV...
Lagunitas did extremely well with this one, and one thing I really like about this brewery, is that they make their great beers available without the hefty, ridiculous prices often seen in other American breweries...
Definitely recommended...
Mar 01, 2008"Ale fermented with fresh brown sugar" on the front logo sticker...
Pours a very hazy, cloudy, and murky, brown appearance with a decent-sized frothy head that left a lot of lacing around the glass...
Smell was certainly on-point - very barleywine-like with tremendous aromas of caramel, vanilla, toffee, and brown sugar....
Taste strongly complemented the aroma, with powerful suggestions of a nice balance of malts and hops, toffee, caramel, candied sugars, dehydrated fruits, figs, and plums...
One of the best American barleywines I have sampled in a long time... Forget about labeling this as an American Strong Ale - this has barleywine written all over it, from the nose to the mouth...
Very creamy, rich, and thick mouthfeel, bursting with wonderful, sugar-laden, sweet flavors without being too cloying or over-bearing...
Excellent drinkability, too, without the slightest hint of the hefty 9.9% ABV...
Lagunitas did extremely well with this one, and one thing I really like about this brewery, is that they make their great beers available without the hefty, ridiculous prices often seen in other American breweries...
Definitely recommended...
More User Ratings:
Rated by weseaststream from Alabama
4.08/5 rDev +1.2%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.08/5 rDev +1.2%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
rich with enough bite to be interesting
Aug 02, 2023Reviewed by DrOfGolf from Delaware
3.58/5 rDev -11.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75
3.58/5 rDev -11.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75
Local beer store had this as a single and I took a chance. First of all, I couldn't find any dates or date codes anywhere on the bottle.
Poured cloudy brownish color with a tan head. The smell is sweet and almost of a maple syrup. The flavor is sweet and has a warmth boozie feel. A decent beer, if you like sweetness in your beers. Not my kind of beer but hey, it was a one off shot.
Aug 08, 2022Poured cloudy brownish color with a tan head. The smell is sweet and almost of a maple syrup. The flavor is sweet and has a warmth boozie feel. A decent beer, if you like sweetness in your beers. Not my kind of beer but hey, it was a one off shot.
Reviewed by izraelc from New York
4/5 rDev -0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev -0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours a hazy amber. Thick foam. Malty aroma. Big flavors. Bitter hop body followed my syrupy malt sweetness. Light brown sugar finish. You can taste the alcohol. Complex but well balanced. An excellent strong ale.
Mar 05, 2022Reviewed by chum_husk from Minnesota
3.25/5 rDev -19.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 5 | overall: 3.25
3.25/5 rDev -19.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 5 | overall: 3.25
12oz bottle
One of my old favorites, this is a big boozy sugary drink with a decent scent and look, and dangerous drinkability. I used to get sixers of this for $8 back in college, and many a blurry night were spent in its embrace
Jul 31, 2021One of my old favorites, this is a big boozy sugary drink with a decent scent and look, and dangerous drinkability. I used to get sixers of this for $8 back in college, and many a blurry night were spent in its embrace
Brown Shugga' from Lagunitas Brewing Company
Beer rating:
90 out of
100 with
6036 ratings
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