IPA
Lagunitas Brewing Company

sebert3030 from California

4.11/5  rDev +5.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Pours a medium amber color with a two finger head., mild carbonation, and some lacing on the glass. Smell reveals citrus, pine, and caramel. Taste follows the same with citrus, pine, caramel, and mild hop bitterness. Feels sticky with a medium finish. Overall, my go to IPA.

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hankp59 from New York

3.78/5  rDev -3.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

Medium amber color with 2 finger head in pint glass. More malt than hops on the nose with just a hint of hops. Rounded malty and rich mouthfeel somewhat unusual for the type. The hops are more floral than piney which brings me more to higher proof German beers. Fun to drink but not for hopheads.

Aug 23, 2021

rex_4539 from Greece

3.83/5  rDev -2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75

L: Clear amber color, two finger white head, nice lacing, good carbonation.

S: Hops, malts.

T: Hops, malts. Nice.

F: Medium bodied, nicely flavored, highly drinkable.

O: Standard IPA.

Aug 18, 2021

BucBasil from Rwanda

4.1/5  rDev +4.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Not sure how I haven't reviewed this since this is such a classic that I have had many times in the last decade or so.

Poured from the tall can into a pint glass. The beer is an orange-gold color with an off-white fluffy white head of 2 fingers with good retention. Streams of carbonation visible in the glass, and some lacing.

Relatively balanced with a bready malt coming through over a bed of floral and piney hops.

Taste is also balanced. Earthy and slightly spicy hops lead the way into caramel and toasted malt flavors. Then come the bitter hops - some pine and some peel in there. Finishes balanced but slightly dry.

I feel like this seemed a lot more intense a while ago, but now has settled into somewhat of a prototype for many IPAs out right now. Rightfully a staple.

Jul 18, 2021

MrOH from Malta

4.03/5  rDev +3.1%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

Clear bronze, big off-white head, good retention, lots of lace
Aromas of dank, grapefruit, and caramel
Tastes like tea with grapefruit zest, caramel sweetness
Medium-light bodied with appropriate carbonation
Definitely a relic from 12-15 years ago, but it's good

Jul 12, 2021

CopperGoblin

1/5  rDev -74.4%
look: 1 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1

the taste is really only comparable to the sweat rain that comes from the ceiling at a teenage rave. this beer has the musky smell to match.  It looks as pale and and sad as a once mighty oak that weathered by time lost its virility. it feels textured and grainy like the softest sand piled in the mildest desert.

Jun 25, 2021

deleted_user_1314598

4.68/5  rDev +19.7%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Such a good, crisp/safe IPA..I absolutely love this beer...Its approachable, easy drinking, and it has a background that speaks for itself..

Poured this classic into my 14.2 ounce Rastal Teku glass, and got a perfect 2 finger head, with spiderweb lacing on every sip...I get a smooth grapefruit, pine, followed by a slight toffee after-tone...

This beer has become one of my favorites and I trully see it as a real-deal/no frills no/nonsense IPA...

Citrus fruits, cut with enough slight malt notes to make it a all around perfect IPA..Love this beer...Love Langunitas!!!

May 25, 2021

AdmiralOzone from Minnesota

3.81/5  rDev -2.6%
look: 5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

Pours a beautiful clear gold with a white cap and continuous "champagne" type bubbles. Spotty lacing. Aroma is mild, floral hops, bread yeast and pine. Flavor much more in your face than the aroma although the same as the nose. Feel is light bodied and well carbonated. Overall a very nice well priced beer.

May 13, 2021

FunInDaTub

3.12/5  rDev -20.2%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5

Look - Nice light amber color, no head.
Smell - Very bland, only a slight pine aroma if anything.
Taste- Some pine taste to it, nothing fruity or citrusy.
Feel- nice thin body, good carbonation.
Overall: Decent IPA, very easy to drink, would recommend if you just want a very simple and light IPA.

Apr 30, 2021

elnachooo from Spain

2.52/5  rDev -35.5%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

De un color dorado oscuro, con dos dedos de espuma de buena retención. Cuerpo y carbonatación media. Aroma a lúpulo y malta. En boca destacan matices herbáceos y lupulados. Final seco.

Apr 17, 2021

BloodSoakedAleMug from New York

4/5  rDev +2.3%
look: 5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Look: Pours a vibrant and beautiful shade of golden yellow with a big frothing two finger head of white suds. Laces the glass exceptionally well with intricate webs of lacing, a very pretty looking beer for sure.

Aroma: Funky, semi-tart grapefruit and bitter pinesap with a backdrop of caramel malt. A note of sweet orange.

Taste: Malty off the bat, the initial flavor reveal is all caramel malt, similar to lightly toasted bread and butterscotch. Goes floral briefly with notes of orange peel, then transitions into flavors of sweet grapefruit and spicy, rich pine resin.

Feel: Very easy drinking and sessionable for the style. Medium body, medium carbonation.

Overall: Not my absolute favorite, but this is a good representation of the style featuring lots of orange/grapefruit flavor and a rich malt bill with a prominent, but still approachable amount of bitterness that isn't abrasive to the palate.

Apr 16, 2021

Sigmund from Norway

3.75/5  rDev -4.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

355 ml bottle, from Ølkonsortiet, Aalborg. ABV not mentioned on the label. Deep golden colour, moderate white head. The aroma is fairly moderate, notes of dust and fruity hops, hints of tropical fruits. The flavour is distinctly hoppy throughout, as expected from an IPA, with fruity notes. Bitter finish, but not too extreme. Not too sweet, refreshing.

Mar 23, 2021

Derptiluderp from Indiana

4.15/5  rDev +6.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Standard session IPA. Minor lacing. Low IBU. Almost an anise bitterness. No fruit to speak of. Maybe something mild, like melon. Throaty upfront, but crisp and not too dry. Poured from a 19.2 oz can. I wish this size in four pack were common.

Feb 27, 2021

mmontalto from Massachusetts

3.55/5  rDev -9.2%
look: 2 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

Looks- very transparent, nothing crazy
Smell- floral, bit of pine
Taste- average west coast ipa. Floral and flavorful at first, slightly assertive hop bitterness, finishes malty
Feel- good carbonation, although I’ve heard some people have had almost flat/not well carbonated cans. Full bodied

Feb 23, 2021

Foyle from North Carolina

4.25/5  rDev +8.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

Poured from 12 oz bottle into pint glass. 2" sudsy off white head drops slowly with moderate lacing. Color is hazy orange with abundant streaming carbonation. Aroma dominated pine, citrus, tangerine, over white bread backbone. Mouthfeel is medium, sticky, with a slowly drying finish. Flavor bready malts with orange and pine resinous hops. Overall: excellent

Jan 18, 2021

Olesjm from Kansas

3.51/5  rDev -10.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

A: copper colored with a white long lasting head with excellent lacing.
S: malt heavy with pronounced citrus hops.
T: mildly bitter for a west coast IPA. Very smooth and drinkable.
M: medium bodied
O: a great basic IPA and a great intro or gateway IPA. Not as harsh or bitter as most west coast IPAs have become.

Jan 06, 2021

CodyBasden from Texas

3.67/5  rDev -6.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

L: copper in color with white bubbly head no lacing head disappears clear a little darker of the ipas
S: citrus not very strong smell a little pineapple
T: goes in sweet and ends with a bready orange flavor with bitterness at the end that doesnt kill and stick
F: heavy body low carbonation leaves mouth kind of dry a little sticky
O: an average ipa

Dec 19, 2020

GStone899 from Minnesota

3.3/5  rDev -15.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

It's an okay IPA. Honestly, it's very drinkable but you can find.much better. Got a 12 pack of it in a 24 pack at Costco that I bought for the Lil Sumpin Sumpin. Has a pretty watery mouth feel and not as many ibu's as a typical ipa. Very malty.

Dec 06, 2020

hreb from Washington

3.48/5  rDev -11%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

Imperial pint can served in a pint glass. Brilliant brassy and clear, with ample off white head. Crystal clear. Aroma is less impressive -- this beer is so oldschool west coast IPA it's not even dry hopped. Assertive bitterness profile matched with a malt backbone featuring some kilned malts and a bready flavor. Enduring and ubiquitous, but not remarkable.

Nov 13, 2020

AccentsAndAles from California

3.33/5  rDev -14.8%
look: 4 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

funny video review here: https://youtu.be/Cnay4LJfcao

We purchased our IPA from a grocery that did not refrigerate the IPA. It lost a lot of aroma and was overly malty. More like an Amber Ale. We missed the IPA bitterness of a West Coast IPA and the excellent hop aroma. We look forward to trying IPA direct from their tap in Petaluma, CA!

Great Company.

Oct 16, 2020

SimplySinister from Florida

3.75/5  rDev -4.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

A - Restrained pour into an authentic British pint glass producing a solid gold transparent brew with moderate carbonation and one finger snow-white head.

S - Floral notes, hops, citrus. Typical of the style, nothing out of the ordinary or unexpected here.

T - Floral, bitter, citrus, and hops. Good tasting IPA with a slight snap to it.

M - Thin, non-lingering on palate. Dry and clean.

D - I've had much better IPAs. With that being said, this isn't bad for a basic IPA. Good starting point for those wanting to explore the style.

Oct 13, 2020

Kenny_Gage2 from Missouri

4.04/5  rDev +3.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

Poured an bright amberish gold like color with a thick foamy 2 finger head, which left a good amount of lacing. Decent amount of carbonation. Taste and aroma consist of pine, and a slight toasty/malt flavor. Not a big hop head, but this IPA was tasty, and a lot less aggressive than others.

Oct 05, 2020

lastmango from Pennsylvania

3.77/5  rDev -3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

Poured a dark amber color with a 2 finger white head that dissipated slowly. Heavy lacing was present. Nose of grapefruit and pine hops. Slight malt forward taste with grapefruit pith and piney hops on the finish that lingers for a while. Moderate like carbonation and feel. Not bad but there are much better IPAs.

Oct 02, 2020

MNAle from Minnesota

4.29/5  rDev +9.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

Imperial pint can poured into a 20 oz Belgian Tulip.

Aroma is strong - it hits as soon as I cracked the can. Citrus and tropical. Orange and melon. Slight pine.

Clear deep amber color, topped by a tall bubbly head with OK retention, leaving thick lacing down the glass. Great look.

Taste is an interesting combination of the citrus, tropical fruits, and (as a weaker player) pine. The bitterness begins in the aftertaste of the first sip and grows from there with each successive drink. The aftertaste is decidedly resiny and bitter. This influence grows, giving the entire taste a piney, resiny, and bitter dominance after half-way through or so, more than you might expect from the IBU rating. The citrus and tropical fruits remain as a delightful aspect throughout. I really like the taste of this beer overall.

As the beer warms, it develops a malty, slightly sweet undercarriage that balances the bitterness quite well.

Body is moderate for the style, perhaps on the thick side (again, for the style!).

Overall, an excellent American IPA of the West Coast substyle.

Sep 07, 2020

Shiredave from New York

3.52/5  rDev -10%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

The only beer worth buying off the singles rack in the gas mart cooler but $2.49 for a tall can is the blessing of mass production and distribution.
Slow carbonation rises through a crystal clear, golden liquid supporting a 1 inch head of soapy white foam. The head slumps quickly leaving a few speck of trailings.
The aroma is IPA lite like - some pine and citrus with a faint malt sweetness in back.
Flavor is that of a hoppy pale ale. But wait - that's the definition (almost) of an IPA so....yea it's in the ball park but lacks.... substance.
This has little going for it beyond good drinkability and I think that's all the brewer(y) was shooting for with it's flagship. The beer is missing both a signature hop character in either aroma or flavor and any malt heft to offer complexity or balance.
Mouthfeel is thin and the finish is dry and astringent. Mildly pleasing and refreshing but ultimately disappointing aside from it's value pricing and broad crowd appeal.

Aug 28, 2020