Lagunitas Daytime "Fractional IPA"

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  1. FunkyMacGroovin

    FunkyMacGroovin Initiate (0) Sep 22, 2009 California

    Yesterday I ordered a few cases of Lil' Sumpin' Wild 6-packs, hoping maybe one or two would show up. Today I get to work and find a brand new Lagunitas Seasonal instead - Daytime! It's listed as the August seasonal on Lagunitas' website, with a picture of the label and a short description:

    http://www.lagunitas.com/pdfs/Lagunitas_DayTime.jpg

    Note that the picture states 4.9% abv, but the bottle I'm looking at says 4.65% instead. Has anyone seen or tried this beer yet?
     
    #1 FunkyMacGroovin, Aug 24, 2012
  2. tjensen3618

    tjensen3618 Maven (1,391) Mar 23, 2008 California

    Really excited that they decided to go with 6 packs on this one!
    The original label approval was for 22's and i was dissapoint.
     
    #2 tjensen3618, Aug 24, 2012
  3. bifrost17

    bifrost17 Initiate (0) Dec 16, 2011 Washington

    Hope I see this around Seattle soon!
     
    #3 bifrost17, Aug 24, 2012
  4. Bond111

    Bond111 Zealot (708) Feb 14, 2011 Minnesota
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    I've been looking forward to trying this. Seems to be that here in Minnesota we get seasonals 3 or so weeks after the intended release. Hope this pans out to be a great beer.
     
    #4 Bond111, Aug 26, 2012
  5. BanditSF1

    BanditSF1 Initiate (0) Jun 21, 2011 California

    Big Lagunitas/all things IPA fan here in SF CA. Picked up a sixer of Daytime this afternoon, three in and I'm pleased in the sense that this is a quenching pale with the trademark Lagunitas aggressive hop. What it lacks in complexity it balances in drink ability with color and texture like a European Pils. Maybe I'm just in my mid thirties but its nice to occasionaly drink a beer that hits the notes you crave at a comparatively modest 4.65%. I'll go out on a limb here and say Lagu made an innovative move with this one that will likely be copied. It would be awesome if they put this one in to full rotation, great session beer and a bar time go to.

    Bad news: $9.99 for 6 w/LESS bang for your buck.
    Good news: That delicious West Coast flavor without turning you into an ass hat.
     
    #5 BanditSF1, Aug 29, 2012
  6. FunkyMacGroovin

    FunkyMacGroovin Initiate (0) Sep 22, 2009 California

    I
    think part of the reason for the price point is that it's a seasonal, and as such has the same upc as things like imperial red.
     
    #6 FunkyMacGroovin, Aug 29, 2012
  7. UCLABrewN84

    UCLABrewN84 Initiate (0) Mar 18, 2010 California

    I am on the lookout for this one.
     
    #7 UCLABrewN84, Aug 31, 2012
  8. RonMex

    RonMex Initiate (0) Oct 21, 2010 Oregon

    on sale for 7.99 at the pdx freddies. not on my radar, but grabbed it without hesitation when I read the label. low gravity IPA - yes, please. and, if I read this julian date correctly, it was bottled 11 days ago. fantastic hop aroma and flavor (grapefruit/pine). light bodied and dry, but that's what I was expecting. enjoyed over lunch, as the name suggests.
     
    #8 RonMex, Aug 31, 2012
  9. ShemRahBoo

    ShemRahBoo Initiate (0) Jan 28, 2010 New Jersey

    looking forward to seeing this in NJ, love me some session ipa
     
    #9 ShemRahBoo, Aug 31, 2012
  10. fredthecat

    fredthecat Initiate (0) Mar 23, 2010 New York

    Can anyone explain the discrepancies between the ABV/IBU listed on the Lagunitas website/six-pack holders and that printed on the bottle labels? I can think of four or five of their beers that list one thing on the bottle and something (slightly) different elsewhere.
     
    #10 fredthecat, Sep 1, 2012
  11. Nachos4two

    Nachos4two Pooh-Bah (1,944) Nov 26, 2011 Illinois
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    Spooted in the west burbs of Chicago yesterday FYI 10.99 a sixer
     
    #11 Nachos4two, Sep 2, 2012
  12. treehouse

    treehouse Initiate (0) Jan 14, 2011 California

    2 cases spotted at hollingsheads deli in orange....
     
    #12 treehouse, Sep 11, 2012
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  13. einhorn

    einhorn Savant (1,175) Nov 3, 2005 California

    All day IPA @ 4.6% ABV? So it's a pale ale?
     
    #13 einhorn, Sep 11, 2012
  14. Hopmother

    Hopmother Initiate (0) Jun 22, 2012 California

    just got it today from Mr. k's
     
    #14 Hopmother, Sep 13, 2012
  15. Handle

    Handle Initiate (0) Mar 16, 2009 North Carolina

    Only if you think the only thing separating a pale ale and an IPA is ABV.
     
    #15 Handle, Sep 18, 2012
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  16. einhorn

    einhorn Savant (1,175) Nov 3, 2005 California

    Of course, IBUs are also adjusted accordingly to balance the beer. Is there another way of discerning between the two styles?
     
    #16 einhorn, Sep 19, 2012
  17. FunkyMacGroovin

    FunkyMacGroovin Initiate (0) Sep 22, 2009 California

    Fun fact: Lagunitas IPA has the same ABV as the New Dogtown pale ale, but fewer IBUS. Daytime has a lower ABV than either, but the same IBUs as New Dogtown.
     
    #17 FunkyMacGroovin, Sep 19, 2012
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  18. smcgowan70

    smcgowan70 Initiate (0) May 30, 2007 Virginia

    I saw this last weekend at Total Wine in Fairfax VA for $13.99 or $14.99 a sixer. I honestly can't remember which it was, because I stopped caring when I saw the price.
     
    #18 smcgowan70, Sep 21, 2012
  19. errantnight

    errantnight Pooh-Bah (2,015) Jul 7, 2005 District of Columbia
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    That's all that's separating them. So... yes.
     
    #19 errantnight, Sep 21, 2012
  20. Jnorton00

    Jnorton00 Maven (1,338) Apr 13, 2007 Massachusetts

    It's good but not great.
     
    #20 Jnorton00, Sep 21, 2012
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