Lagunitas Lucky 13 Mondo Large Red Ale | Lagunitas Brewing Company
Brewed by:
Lagunitas Brewing Company
California, United States
lagunitas.com
Style: American Amber / Red Ale
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 8.80%
Availability: Spring
Notes / Commercial Description:
Our 13th Anniversary Beer in was a Staff Favorite, So We Make it Each Year. BIG on the Amarillo Hops and Rich Dark Malts for a Round and Huge, Smoky Flavor.
Added by BeerAdvocate on 02-24-2007
View: Beers | Place Reviews | Events
Ratings: 2,690 | Reviews: 957
4.1/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev -2.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.17/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.06/5 rDev -1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
3.79/5 rDev -7.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
4.15/5 rDev +1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Pours a red amber into a fifteen ounce mug the same temperature as the beer. One finger off white head that dissipates quickly to a lasting thin rime. Some lacing.
The nose is herbal and floral hops. Some ripe white grapefruit. Dark sweet fruit. Touch of pine with some biscuit.
The palate is struck first by a big malt backbone backed up immediately by floral and herbal hops. Bread with an understated sweetness. Slightly bitter finish balances the sweetness well.
Good carbonation makes for an almost full creamy mouthfeel. Probably closer to medium on second thought.
A very good brew. Well balanced. Crisp and refreshing. With an 8.80% ABV enjoy cautiously.
677 characters
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Pours a red amber into a fifteen ounce mug the same temperature as the beer. One finger off white head that dissipates quickly to a lasting thin rime. Some lacing.
The nose is herbal and floral hops. Some ripe white grapefruit. Dark sweet fruit. Touch of pine with some biscuit.
The palate is struck first by a big malt backbone backed up immediately by floral and herbal hops. Bread with an understated sweetness. Slightly bitter finish balances the sweetness well.
Good carbonation makes for an almost full creamy mouthfeel. Probably closer to medium on second thought.
A very good brew. Well balanced. Crisp and refreshing. With an 8.80% ABV enjoy cautiously.
677 characters
4.23/5 rDev +3.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.02/5 rDev -2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
4.26/5 rDev +3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.14/5 rDev +1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
3.6/5 rDev -12.2%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.78/5 rDev -7.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
4.2/5 rDev +2.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
This red ale pours a dark russet color with a medium frothy off-white head. The smell is big on malts with a sweet bread quality, but there is a mild hoppy citrus undertone to it as well. The taste is big on malts also with sweet bread, nutty, brown sugar, and caramel flavors, but it is balanced by some pretty big hop flavors with citrus and some herbal notes. This leaves a mild lingering bitterness and a very light dryness in the finish, which also has a somewhat creamy mouthfeel. I was very surprised to find out that this is 77 ibu though, the malts are so big, that I would have guessed more like 40 - 50 ibu. There is also a little bit of an alcohol flavor, which I don’t mind at all, and is not surprising given that this is a very big red ale at 8.8% alcohol. The body is on the high end of medium. Is this a “hoppy red”? Perhaps, it’s certainly hoppier then the average, but I have had hoppier and it is quite well balanced. Is this a big, bold red? Without question, everything about this is bold: the flavors, the alcohol, and the body. It is indeed “Mondo large” and has the feel of being between a red ale and a barleywine. This is definitely a very interesting version of what I normally view as a pretty boring style. It is a must try for red ale fans.
1,283 characters
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
This red ale pours a dark russet color with a medium frothy off-white head. The smell is big on malts with a sweet bread quality, but there is a mild hoppy citrus undertone to it as well. The taste is big on malts also with sweet bread, nutty, brown sugar, and caramel flavors, but it is balanced by some pretty big hop flavors with citrus and some herbal notes. This leaves a mild lingering bitterness and a very light dryness in the finish, which also has a somewhat creamy mouthfeel. I was very surprised to find out that this is 77 ibu though, the malts are so big, that I would have guessed more like 40 - 50 ibu. There is also a little bit of an alcohol flavor, which I don’t mind at all, and is not surprising given that this is a very big red ale at 8.8% alcohol. The body is on the high end of medium. Is this a “hoppy red”? Perhaps, it’s certainly hoppier then the average, but I have had hoppier and it is quite well balanced. Is this a big, bold red? Without question, everything about this is bold: the flavors, the alcohol, and the body. It is indeed “Mondo large” and has the feel of being between a red ale and a barleywine. This is definitely a very interesting version of what I normally view as a pretty boring style. It is a must try for red ale fans.
1,283 characters
3.93/5 rDev -4.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
The appearance had an orange/amber/slightly brown colored body with a two finger white foamy head that rises a bit and then falls leaving a decent amount of clingy foamy lacing in its wake. The smell had a very caramel-forward, and a decent amount of breadiness, hopped just enough to keep the "hopheads" satisfied on this brew. The taste had caramel flavored hops - well balanced, holey moley, very well balanced, caramel aftertaste, no finish. On the palate, it sat about a medium, uh - maybe sessionable - perhaps. The carbonation seemed good for the style and for me, becomes slightly creamy. Overall, this is a very flavorful beer well worthy of having more pours.
669 characters
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
The appearance had an orange/amber/slightly brown colored body with a two finger white foamy head that rises a bit and then falls leaving a decent amount of clingy foamy lacing in its wake. The smell had a very caramel-forward, and a decent amount of breadiness, hopped just enough to keep the "hopheads" satisfied on this brew. The taste had caramel flavored hops - well balanced, holey moley, very well balanced, caramel aftertaste, no finish. On the palate, it sat about a medium, uh - maybe sessionable - perhaps. The carbonation seemed good for the style and for me, becomes slightly creamy. Overall, this is a very flavorful beer well worthy of having more pours.
669 characters
4.03/5 rDev -1.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.22/5 rDev +2.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
4.08/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
4.25/5 rDev +3.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.21/5 rDev +2.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.34/5 rDev +5.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Lagunitas Lucky 13 Mondo Large Red Ale from Lagunitas Brewing Company
4.1
out of 5
based on 2,690 ratings.
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
A sweet malt and hop scent when opened. There was no foamy head when poured. It was a reddish-pale ale, with a dark amber color. Looked delicious. A very nice hop taste that lingered. Would be worth having another one.
218 characters